ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 419988 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.63
Score 0% 73%

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1

The total water usage for a city is 35,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 21% is for personal use and 38% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
10,400
5,950
15,749
1,650

Solution

38% of the water consumption is industrial use and 21% is personal use so (38% - 21%) = 17% more water is used for industrial purposes. 35,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{17}{100} \) x 35,000 gallons = 5,950 gallons.


2

Find the average of the following numbers: 14, 12, 14, 12.

75% Answer Correctly
17
16
13
14

Solution

To find the average of these 4 numbers add them together then divide by 4:

\( \frac{14 + 12 + 14 + 12}{4} \) = \( \frac{52}{4} \) = 13


3

What is the distance in miles of a trip that takes 6 hours at an average speed of 75 miles per hour?

87% Answer Correctly
35 miles
440 miles
320 miles
450 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 = \( 75mph \times 6h \)
450 miles


4

13 members of a bridal party need transported to a wedding reception but there are only 2 5-passenger taxis available to take them. How many will need to find other transportation?

75% Answer Correctly
3
9
5
6

Solution

There are 2 5-passenger taxis available so that's 2 x 5 = 10 total seats. There are 13 people needing transportation leaving 13 - 10 = 3 who will have to find other transportation.


5

Convert a-5 to remove the negative exponent.

68% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{-5}{-a} \)
\( \frac{1}{a^{-5}} \)
\( \frac{1}{a^5} \)
\( \frac{5}{a} \)

Solution

To convert a negative exponent to a positive exponent, calculate the positive exponent then take the reciprocal.