ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 505836 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.38
Score 0% 68%

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1

If \( \left|x + 6\right| \) + 9 = 7, which of these is a possible value for x?

62% Answer Correctly
-9
-8
-11
-7

Solution

First, solve for \( \left|x + 6\right| \):

\( \left|x + 6\right| \) + 9 = 7
\( \left|x + 6\right| \) = 7 - 9
\( \left|x + 6\right| \) = -2

The value inside the absolute value brackets can be either positive or negative so (x + 6) must equal - 2 or --2 for \( \left|x + 6\right| \) to equal -2:

x + 6 = -2
x = -2 - 6
x = -8
x + 6 = 2
x = 2 - 6
x = -4

So, x = -4 or x = -8.


2

What is (c5)2?

80% Answer Correctly
c7
c3
c10
2c5

Solution

To raise a term with an exponent to another exponent, retain the base and multiply the exponents:

(c5)2
c(5 * 2)
c10


3

What is \( \frac{2}{6} \) ÷ \( \frac{3}{6} \)?

68% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{2}{3}\)
\(\frac{2}{15}\)
\(\frac{2}{27}\)
\(\frac{1}{7}\)

Solution

To divide fractions, invert the second fraction and then multiply:

\( \frac{2}{6} \) ÷ \( \frac{3}{6} \) = \( \frac{2}{6} \) x \( \frac{6}{3} \)

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together:

\( \frac{2}{6} \) x \( \frac{6}{3} \) = \( \frac{2 x 6}{6 x 3} \) = \( \frac{12}{18} \) = \(\frac{2}{3}\)


4

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

77% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{10}{11} \)
\( \frac{5}{12} \)
\( \frac{1}{2} \)
\( \frac{2}{9} \)

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

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 2:1 and all 47,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
38,400
25,600
31,333
32,500

Solution

A ratio of 2:1 means that there are 2 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 3 fans, 2 are home fans and \( \frac{2}{3} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

47,000 fans x \( \frac{2}{3} \) = \( \frac{94000}{3} \) = 31,333 fans.