ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 4617 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.15
Score 0% 63%

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1

If \( \left|b - 8\right| \) - 9 = -8, which of these is a possible value for b?

62% Answer Correctly
-8
5
-2
7

Solution

First, solve for \( \left|b - 8\right| \):

\( \left|b - 8\right| \) - 9 = -8
\( \left|b - 8\right| \) = -8 + 9
\( \left|b - 8\right| \) = 1

The value inside the absolute value brackets can be either positive or negative so (b - 8) must equal + 1 or -1 for \( \left|b - 8\right| \) to equal 1:

b - 8 = 1
b = 1 + 8
b = 9
b - 8 = -1
b = -1 + 8
b = 7

So, b = 7 or b = 9.


2

Solve 5 + (4 + 3) ÷ 3 x 5 - 52

53% Answer Correctly
-8\(\frac{1}{3}\)
\(\frac{2}{3}\)
1\(\frac{1}{6}\)
\(\frac{1}{3}\)

Solution

Use PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multipy/Divide, Add/Subtract):

5 + (4 + 3) ÷ 3 x 5 - 52
P: 5 + (7) ÷ 3 x 5 - 52
E: 5 + 7 ÷ 3 x 5 - 25
MD: 5 + \( \frac{7}{3} \) x 5 - 25
MD: 5 + \( \frac{35}{3} \) - 25
AS: \( \frac{15}{3} \) + \( \frac{35}{3} \) - 25
AS: \( \frac{50}{3} \) - 25
AS: \( \frac{50 - 75}{3} \)
\( \frac{-25}{3} \)
-8\(\frac{1}{3}\)


3

Simplify \( \frac{20}{60} \).

77% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{1}{3} \)
\( \frac{4}{7} \)
\( \frac{10}{19} \)
\( \frac{9}{11} \)

Solution

To simplify this fraction, first find the greatest common factor between them. The factors of 20 are [1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20] and the factors of 60 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60]. They share 6 factors [1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20] making 20 their greatest common factor (GCF).

Next, divide both numerator and denominator by the GCF:

\( \frac{20}{60} \) = \( \frac{\frac{20}{20}}{\frac{60}{20}} \) = \( \frac{1}{3} \)


4

The total water usage for a city is 50,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 32% is for personal use and 51% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
1,600
11,500
9,500
5,200

Solution

51% of the water consumption is industrial use and 32% is personal use so (51% - 32%) = 19% more water is used for industrial purposes. 50,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{19}{100} \) x 50,000 gallons = 9,500 gallons.


5

Which of the following is not a prime number?

65% Answer Correctly

7

2

9

5


Solution

A prime number is an integer greater than 1 that has no factors other than 1 and itself. Examples of prime numbers include 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11.