ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 469981 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.09
Score 0% 62%

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1

If a car travels 220 miles in 4 hours, what is the average speed?

86% Answer Correctly
25 mph
55 mph
40 mph
70 mph

Solution

Average speed in miles per hour is the number of miles traveled divided by the number of hours:

speed = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \)
speed = \( \frac{220mi}{4h} \)
55 mph


2

Find the average of the following numbers: 10, 4, 8, 6.

74% Answer Correctly
7
5
12
9

Solution

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

\( \frac{10 + 4 + 8 + 6}{4} \) = \( \frac{28}{4} \) = 7


3

What is \( 3 \)\( \sqrt{50} \) + \( 9 \)\( \sqrt{2} \)

35% Answer Correctly
27\( \sqrt{25} \)
27\( \sqrt{50} \)
24\( \sqrt{2} \)
12\( \sqrt{100} \)

Solution

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

3\( \sqrt{50} \) + 9\( \sqrt{2} \)
3\( \sqrt{25 \times 2} \) + 9\( \sqrt{2} \)
3\( \sqrt{5^2 \times 2} \) + 9\( \sqrt{2} \)
(3)(5)\( \sqrt{2} \) + 9\( \sqrt{2} \)
15\( \sqrt{2} \) + 9\( \sqrt{2} \)

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

15\( \sqrt{2} \) + 9\( \sqrt{2} \)
(15 + 9)\( \sqrt{2} \)
24\( \sqrt{2} \)


4

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b0 = 1

b1 = 1

b1 = b

all of these are false


Solution

A number with an exponent (be) consists of a base (b) raised to a power (e). The exponent indicates the number of times that the base is multiplied by itself. A base with an exponent of 1 equals the base (b1 = b) and a base with an exponent of 0 equals 1 ( (b0 = 1).


5

Monty loaned Betty $800 at an annual interest rate of 1%. If no payments are made, what is the total amount owed at the end of the first year?

71% Answer Correctly
$872
$856
$808
$832

Solution

The yearly interest charged on this loan is the annual interest rate multiplied by the amount borrowed:

interest = annual interest rate x loan amount

i = (\( \frac{6}{100} \)) x $800
i = 0.01 x $800

No payments were made so the total amount due is the original amount + the accumulated interest:

total = $800 + $8
total = $808