ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 438530 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.87
Score 0% 57%

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1

In a class of 14 students, 7 are taking German and 5 are taking Spanish. Of the students studying German or Spanish, 3 are taking both courses. How many students are not enrolled in either course?

63% Answer Correctly
12
5
11
13

Solution

The number of students taking German or Spanish is 7 + 5 = 12. Of that group of 12, 3 are taking both languages so they've been counted twice (once in the German group and once in the Spanish group). Subtracting them out leaves 12 - 3 = 9 who are taking at least one language. 14 - 9 = 5 students who are not taking either language.


2

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
72 m2
98 m2
18 m2
8 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


3

Monica scored 91% on her final exam. If each question was worth 3 points and there were 210 possible points on the exam, how many questions did Monica answer correctly?

57% Answer Correctly
62
64
68
55

Solution

Monica scored 91% on the test meaning she earned 91% of the possible points on the test. There were 210 possible points on the test so she earned 210 x 0.91 = 192 points. Each question is worth 3 points so she got \( \frac{192}{3} \) = 64 questions right.


4

How many hours does it take a car to travel 325 miles at an average speed of 65 miles per hour?

85% Answer Correctly
4 hours
5 hours
1 hour
6 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 = \( \frac{325mi}{65mph} \)
5 hours


5

What is \( 2 \)\( \sqrt{20} \) + \( 7 \)\( \sqrt{5} \)

35% Answer Correctly
14\( \sqrt{100} \)
11\( \sqrt{5} \)
14\( \sqrt{20} \)
14\( \sqrt{4} \)

Solution

To add these radicals together their radicands must be the same:

2\( \sqrt{20} \) + 7\( \sqrt{5} \)
2\( \sqrt{4 \times 5} \) + 7\( \sqrt{5} \)
2\( \sqrt{2^2 \times 5} \) + 7\( \sqrt{5} \)
(2)(2)\( \sqrt{5} \) + 7\( \sqrt{5} \)
4\( \sqrt{5} \) + 7\( \sqrt{5} \)

Now that the radicands are identical, you can add them together:

4\( \sqrt{5} \) + 7\( \sqrt{5} \)
(4 + 7)\( \sqrt{5} \)
11\( \sqrt{5} \)