ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 497029 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.79
Score 0% 76%

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1

A sports card collection contains football, baseball, and basketball cards. If the ratio of football to baseball cards is 7 to 2 and the ratio of baseball to basketball cards is 7 to 1, what is the ratio of football to basketball cards?

53% Answer Correctly
9:2
49:2
3:8
3:1

Solution

The ratio of football cards to baseball cards is 7:2 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards is 7:1. To solve this problem, we need the baseball card side of each ratio to be equal so we need to rewrite the ratios in terms of a common number of baseball cards. (Think of this like finding the common denominator when adding fractions.) The ratio of football to baseball cards can also be written as 49:14 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards as 14:2. So, the ratio of football cards to basketball cards is football:baseball, baseball:basketball or 49:14, 14:2 which reduces to 49:2.


2

How many hours does it take a car to travel 50 miles at an average speed of 50 miles per hour?

85% Answer Correctly
1 hour
9 hours
4 hours
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 = \( \frac{50mi}{50mph} \)
1 hour


3

What is the least common multiple of 5 and 7?

72% Answer Correctly
35
7
34
17

Solution

The first few multiples of 5 are [5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50] and the first few multiples of 7 are [7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70]. The first few multiples they share are [35, 70] making 35 the smallest multiple 5 and 7 have in common.


4

Simplify \( \frac{40}{44} \).

77% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{5}{16} \)
\( \frac{5}{11} \)
\( \frac{10}{11} \)
\( \frac{1}{5} \)

Solution

To simplify this fraction, first find the greatest common factor between them. The factors of 40 are [1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40] and the factors of 44 are [1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44]. They share 3 factors [1, 2, 4] making 4 their greatest common factor (GCF).

Next, divide both numerator and denominator by the GCF:

\( \frac{40}{44} \) = \( \frac{\frac{40}{4}}{\frac{44}{4}} \) = \( \frac{10}{11} \)


5

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 7, 13, 19, 25, __________ ?

92% Answer Correctly
40
22
31
25

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 6

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 + 6
a6 = 25 + 6
a6 = 31