ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 359708 Results

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1

If a mayor is elected with 62% of the votes cast and 45% of a town's 42,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?

49% Answer Correctly
11,718
13,419
10,584
9,639

Solution

If 45% of the town's 42,000 voters cast ballots the number of votes cast is:

(\( \frac{45}{100} \)) x 42,000 = \( \frac{1,890,000}{100} \) = 18,900

The mayor got 62% of the votes cast which is:

(\( \frac{62}{100} \)) x 18,900 = \( \frac{1,171,800}{100} \) = 11,718 votes.


2

Which of the following is a mixed number?

82% Answer Correctly

\({5 \over 7} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)

\({a \over 5} \)

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)


Solution

A rational number (or fraction) is represented as a ratio between two integers, a and b, and has the form \({a \over b}\) where a is the numerator and b is the denominator. An improper fraction (\({5 \over 3} \)) has a numerator with a greater absolute value than the denominator and can be converted into a mixed number (\(1 {2 \over 3} \)) which has a whole number part and a fractional part.


3

What is the least common multiple of 2 and 4?

72% Answer Correctly
4
2
1
5

Solution

The first few multiples of 2 are [2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20] and the first few multiples of 4 are [4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40]. The first few multiples they share are [4, 8, 12, 16, 20] making 4 the smallest multiple 2 and 4 have in common.


4

If a car travels 180 miles in 6 hours, what is the average speed?

86% Answer Correctly
50 mph
20 mph
60 mph
30 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 = \( \frac{180mi}{6h} \)
30 mph


5

How many hours does it take a car to travel 240 miles at an average speed of 60 miles per hour?

85% Answer Correctly
9 hours
2 hours
4 hours
8 hours

Solution

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

speed = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \)

Solving for time:

time = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{speed}} \)
time = \( \frac{240mi}{60mph} \)
4 hours