ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 536037 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.77
Score 0% 55%

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1

What is the least common multiple of 3 and 7?

72% Answer Correctly
17
14
9
21

Solution

The first few multiples of 3 are [3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30] 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 [21, 42, 63, 84] making 21 the smallest multiple 3 and 7 have in common.


2

What is \( \sqrt{\frac{49}{81}} \)?

70% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{3}{5}\)
\(\frac{5}{8}\)
\(\frac{7}{9}\)
\(\frac{2}{9}\)

Solution

To take the square root of a fraction, break the fraction into two separate roots then calculate the square root of the numerator and denominator separately:

\( \sqrt{\frac{49}{81}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{49}}{\sqrt{81}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{7^2}}{\sqrt{9^2}} \)
\(\frac{7}{9}\)


3

How many 1 gallon cans worth of fuel would you need to pour into an empty 6 gallon tank to fill it exactly halfway?

52% Answer Correctly
8
3
6
2

Solution

To fill a 6 gallon tank exactly halfway you'll need 3 gallons of fuel. Each fuel can holds 1 gallons so:

cans = \( \frac{3 \text{ gallons}}{1 \text{ gallons}} \) = 3


4

If a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide and has a perimeter of 30 meters, what is the area of the rectangle?

47% Answer Correctly
2 m2
128 m2
72 m2
50 m2

Solution

The area of a rectangle is width (w) x height (h). In this problem we know that the rectangle is twice as long as it is wide so h = 2w. The perimeter of a rectangle is 2w + 2h and we know that the perimeter of this rectangle is 30 meters so the equation becomes: 2w + 2h = 30.

Putting these two equations together and solving for width (w):

2w + 2h = 30
w + h = \( \frac{30}{2} \)
w + h = 15
w = 15 - h

From the question we know that h = 2w so substituting 2w for h gives us:

w = 15 - 2w
3w = 15
w = \( \frac{15}{3} \)
w = 5

Since h = 2w that makes h = (2 x 5) = 10 and the area = h x w = 5 x 10 = 50 m2


5

What is \( 7 \)\( \sqrt{20} \) + \( 9 \)\( \sqrt{5} \)

35% Answer Correctly
23\( \sqrt{5} \)
16\( \sqrt{4} \)
63\( \sqrt{4} \)
63\( \sqrt{100} \)

Solution

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

7\( \sqrt{20} \) + 9\( \sqrt{5} \)
7\( \sqrt{4 \times 5} \) + 9\( \sqrt{5} \)
7\( \sqrt{2^2 \times 5} \) + 9\( \sqrt{5} \)
(7)(2)\( \sqrt{5} \) + 9\( \sqrt{5} \)
14\( \sqrt{5} \) + 9\( \sqrt{5} \)

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

14\( \sqrt{5} \) + 9\( \sqrt{5} \)
(14 + 9)\( \sqrt{5} \)
23\( \sqrt{5} \)