ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 404782 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.46
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1

What is 8y6 - 3y6?

71% Answer Correctly
-5y-6
5y6
11y36
11y6

Solution

To add or subtract terms with exponents, both the base and the exponent must be the same. In this case they are so subtract the coefficients and retain the base and exponent:

8y6 - 3y6
(8 - 3)y6
5y6


2

What is the distance in miles of a trip that takes 6 hours at an average speed of 55 miles per hour?

86% Answer Correctly
375 miles
450 miles
280 miles
330 miles

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 distance:

distance = \( \text{speed} \times \text{time} \)
distance = \( 55mph \times 6h \)
330 miles


3

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 5:1 and all 32,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
26,667
33,600
24,667
20,667

Solution

A ratio of 5:1 means that there are 5 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 6 fans, 5 are home fans and \( \frac{5}{6} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

32,000 fans x \( \frac{5}{6} \) = \( \frac{160000}{6} \) = 26,667 fans.


4

What is the greatest common factor of 32 and 44?

77% Answer Correctly
24
2
4
18

Solution

The factors of 32 are [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32] and the factors of 44 are [1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44]. They share 3 factors [1, 2, 4] making 4 the greatest factor 32 and 44 have in common.


5

If \( \left|y - 4\right| \) + 4 = 6, which of these is a possible value for y?

62% Answer Correctly
-2
2
-24
14

Solution

First, solve for \( \left|y - 4\right| \):

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

The value inside the absolute value brackets can be either positive or negative so (y - 4) must equal + 2 or -2 for \( \left|y - 4\right| \) to equal 2:

y - 4 = 2
y = 2 + 4
y = 6
y - 4 = -2
y = -2 + 4
y = 2

So, y = 2 or y = 6.