ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 351054 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

If a car travels 275 miles in 5 hours, what is the average speed?

86% Answer Correctly
55 mph
30 mph
70 mph
15 mph

Solution

Average speed in miles per hour is the number of miles traveled divided by the number of hours:

speed = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \)
speed = \( \frac{275mi}{5h} \)
55 mph


2

If \( \left|c - 3\right| \) - 2 = -6, which of these is a possible value for c?

62% Answer Correctly
0
-11
7
3

Solution

First, solve for \( \left|c - 3\right| \):

\( \left|c - 3\right| \) - 2 = -6
\( \left|c - 3\right| \) = -6 + 2
\( \left|c - 3\right| \) = -4

The value inside the absolute value brackets can be either positive or negative so (c - 3) must equal - 4 or --4 for \( \left|c - 3\right| \) to equal -4:

c - 3 = -4
c = -4 + 3
c = -1
c - 3 = 4
c = 4 + 3
c = 7

So, c = 7 or c = -1.


3

What is \( \frac{21\sqrt{10}}{3\sqrt{5}} \)?

71% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{1}{7}\) \( \sqrt{2} \)
\(\frac{1}{2}\) \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{7}} \)
7 \( \sqrt{2} \)
7 \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{2}} \)

Solution

To divide terms with radicals, divide the coefficients and radicands separately:

\( \frac{21\sqrt{10}}{3\sqrt{5}} \)
\( \frac{21}{3} \) \( \sqrt{\frac{10}{5}} \)
7 \( \sqrt{2} \)


4

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 15% off." If Frank buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $43, how much money will he save?

70% Answer Correctly
$8.60
$12.90
$4.30
$6.45

Solution

By buying two shirts, Frank will save $43 x \( \frac{15}{100} \) = \( \frac{$43 x 15}{100} \) = \( \frac{$645}{100} \) = $6.45 on the second shirt.


5

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, __________ ?

69% Answer Correctly
27
31
40
39

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 2(n - 1)

where n is the term's order in the sequence, an is the value of the term, and an-1 is the value of the term before an. This makes the next number:

a6 = a5 + 2(6 - 1)
a6 = 21 + 2(5)
a6 = 31