ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 439989 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.56
Score 0% 71%

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1

How many 8-passenger vans will it take to drive all 40 members of the football team to an away game?

80% Answer Correctly
4 vans
3 vans
5 vans
6 vans

Solution

Calculate the number of vans needed by dividing the number of people that need transported by the capacity of one van:

vans = \( \frac{40}{8} \) = 5


2

If \(\left|a\right| = 7\), which of the following best describes a?

67% Answer Correctly

none of these is correct

a = 7

a = 7 or a = -7

a = -7


Solution

The absolute value is the positive magnitude of a particular number or variable and is indicated by two vertical lines: \(\left|-5\right| = 5\). In the case of a variable absolute value (\(\left|a\right| = 5\)) the value of a can be either positive or negative (a = -5 or a = 5).


3

Which of the following is an improper fraction?

70% Answer Correctly

\({2 \over 5} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({a \over 5} \)


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.


4

How many hours does it take a car to travel 385 miles at an average speed of 55 miles per hour?

85% Answer Correctly
5 hours
1 hour
2 hours
7 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 = \( \frac{385mi}{55mph} \)
7 hours


5

53% Answer Correctly
6.3
3.2
2.8
1

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