ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 483520 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.36
Score 0% 67%

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1

How many 7-passenger vans will it take to drive all 82 members of the football team to an away game?

81% Answer Correctly
8 vans
4 vans
15 vans
12 vans

Solution

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

vans = \( \frac{82}{7} \) = 11\(\frac{5}{7}\)

So, it will take 11 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 12 vans.


2

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 5, 13, 25, 41, __________ ?

69% Answer Correctly
53
61
62
55

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 4(n - 1)

where n is the term's order in the sequence, an is the value of the term, and an-1 is the value of the term before an. This makes the next number:

a6 = a5 + 4(6 - 1)
a6 = 41 + 4(5)
a6 = 61


3

Which of the following is an improper fraction?

70% Answer Correctly

\({a \over 5} \)

\({2 \over 5} \)

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)


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

The __________ is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of two or more integers.

56% Answer Correctly

absolute value

greatest common factor

least common factor

least common multiple


Solution

The least common multiple (LCM) is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of two or more integers.


5

What is \( \frac{8}{6} \) - \( \frac{5}{10} \)?

61% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{5}{6}\)
2 \( \frac{8}{30} \)
2 \( \frac{2}{30} \)
1 \( \frac{8}{15} \)

Solution

To subtract these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 6 are [6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60] and the first few multiples of 10 are [10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90]. The first few multiples they share are [30, 60, 90] making 30 the smallest multiple 6 and 10 share.

Next, convert the fractions so each denominator equals the lowest common multiple:

\( \frac{8 x 5}{6 x 5} \) - \( \frac{5 x 3}{10 x 3} \)

\( \frac{40}{30} \) - \( \frac{15}{30} \)

Now, because the fractions share a common denominator, you can subtract them:

\( \frac{40 - 15}{30} \) = \( \frac{25}{30} \) = \(\frac{5}{6}\)