ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 381165 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

If a car travels 350 miles in 7 hours, what is the average speed?

86% Answer Correctly
25 mph
40 mph
55 mph
50 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 = \( \frac{350mi}{7h} \)
50 mph


2

What is -6z4 x z7?

75% Answer Correctly
-6z11
-5z7
-6z7
-5z11

Solution

To multiply terms with exponents, the base of both exponents must be the same. In this case they are so multiply the coefficients and add the exponents:

-6z4 x z7
(-6 x 1)z(4 + 7)
-6z11


3

Frank loaned Charlie $400 at an annual interest rate of 8%. If no payments are made, what is the interest owed on this loan at the end of the first year?

74% Answer Correctly
$32
$72
$3
$60

Solution

The yearly interest charged on this loan is the annual interest rate multiplied by the amount borrowed:

interest = annual interest rate x loan amount

i = (\( \frac{6}{100} \)) x $400
i = 0.08 x $400
i = $32


4

If a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide and has a perimeter of 18 meters, what is the area of the rectangle?

47% Answer Correctly
18 m2
32 m2
162 m2
50 m2

Solution

The area of a rectangle is width (w) x height (h). In this problem we know that the rectangle is twice as long as it is wide so h = 2w. The perimeter of a rectangle is 2w + 2h and we know that the perimeter of this rectangle is 18 meters so the equation becomes: 2w + 2h = 18.

Putting these two equations together and solving for width (w):

2w + 2h = 18
w + h = \( \frac{18}{2} \)
w + h = 9
w = 9 - h

From the question we know that h = 2w so substituting 2w for h gives us:

w = 9 - 2w
3w = 9
w = \( \frac{9}{3} \)
w = 3

Since h = 2w that makes h = (2 x 3) = 6 and the area = h x w = 3 x 6 = 18 m2


5

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 35% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 55% of his shots. If the guard takes 10 shots during a game, how many shots will the center have to take to score as many points as the guard assuming each shot is worth the same number of points?

42% Answer Correctly
13
10
15
14

Solution
If the guard hits 55% of his shots and takes 10 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 10 x \( \frac{55}{100} \) = \( \frac{55 x 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{550}{100} \) = 5 shots

The center makes 35% of his shots so he'll have to take:

shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \)
shots taken = \( \frac{\text{shots taken}}{\frac{\text{% made}}{100}} \)

to make as many shots as the guard. Plugging in values for the center gives us:

center shots taken = \( \frac{5}{\frac{35}{100}} \) = 5 x \( \frac{100}{35} \) = \( \frac{5 x 100}{35} \) = \( \frac{500}{35} \) = 14 shots

to make the same number of shots as the guard and thus score the same number of points.