ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 478749 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.27
Score 0% 65%

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1

How many hours does it take a car to travel 45 miles at an average speed of 45 miles per hour?

86% Answer Correctly
8 hours
4 hours
1 hour
5 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 = \( \frac{45mi}{45mph} \)
1 hour


2

Latoya scored 76% on her final exam. If each question was worth 4 points and there were 280 possible points on the exam, how many questions did Latoya answer correctly?

57% Answer Correctly
66
65
53
62

Solution

Latoya scored 76% on the test meaning she earned 76% of the possible points on the test. There were 280 possible points on the test so she earned 280 x 0.76 = 212 points. Each question is worth 4 points so she got \( \frac{212}{4} \) = 53 questions right.


3

This property states taht the order of addition or multiplication does not mater. For example, 2 + 5 and 5 + 2 are equivalent.

60% Answer Correctly

associative

distributive

PEDMAS

commutative


Solution

The commutative property states that, when adding or multiplying numbers, the order in which they're added or multiplied does not matter. For example, 3 + 4 and 4 + 3 give the same result, as do 3 x 4 and 4 x 3.


4

If \( \left|a - 8\right| \) - 6 = 9, which of these is a possible value for a?

62% Answer Correctly
-5
23
2
16

Solution

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

\( \left|a - 8\right| \) - 6 = 9
\( \left|a - 8\right| \) = 9 + 6
\( \left|a - 8\right| \) = 15

The value inside the absolute value brackets can be either positive or negative so (a - 8) must equal + 15 or -15 for \( \left|a - 8\right| \) to equal 15:

a - 8 = 15
a = 15 + 8
a = 23
a - 8 = -15
a = -15 + 8
a = -7

So, a = -7 or a = 23.


5

In a class of 36 students, 14 are taking German and 11 are taking Spanish. Of the students studying German or Spanish, 4 are taking both courses. How many students are not enrolled in either course?

63% Answer Correctly
31
28
15
23

Solution

The number of students taking German or Spanish is 14 + 11 = 25. Of that group of 25, 4 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 25 - 4 = 21 who are taking at least one language. 36 - 21 = 15 students who are not taking either language.