ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 539634 Results

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Correct 0 3.41
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1

April scored 80% on her final exam. If each question was worth 3 points and there were 150 possible points on the exam, how many questions did April answer correctly?

57% Answer Correctly
49
52
40
41

Solution

April scored 80% on the test meaning she earned 80% of the possible points on the test. There were 150 possible points on the test so she earned 150 x 0.8 = 120 points. Each question is worth 3 points so she got \( \frac{120}{3} \) = 40 questions right.


2

Which of the following is an improper fraction?

70% Answer Correctly

\({a \over 5} \)

\({2 \over 5} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)


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.


3

Simplify \( \frac{32}{80} \).

77% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{5}{7} \)
\( \frac{3}{7} \)
\( \frac{2}{5} \)
\( \frac{9}{19} \)

Solution

To simplify this fraction, first find the greatest common factor between them. The factors of 32 are [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32] and the factors of 80 are [1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80]. They share 5 factors [1, 2, 4, 8, 16] making 16 their greatest common factor (GCF).

Next, divide both numerator and denominator by the GCF:

\( \frac{32}{80} \) = \( \frac{\frac{32}{16}}{\frac{80}{16}} \) = \( \frac{2}{5} \)


4

If a car travels 200 miles in 8 hours, what is the average speed?

86% Answer Correctly
25 mph
70 mph
60 mph
65 mph

Solution

Average speed in miles per hour is the number of miles traveled divided by the number of hours:

speed = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \)
speed = \( \frac{200mi}{8h} \)
25 mph


5

A machine in a factory has an error rate of 2 parts per 100. The machine normally runs 24 hours a day and produces 8 parts per hour. Yesterday the machine was shut down for 2 hours for maintenance.

How many error-free parts did the machine produce yesterday?

49% Answer Correctly
127.8
172.5
136.5
163.8

Solution

The hourly error rate for this machine is the error rate in parts per 100 multiplied by the number of parts produced per hour:

\( \frac{2}{100} \) x 8 = \( \frac{2 \times 8}{100} \) = \( \frac{16}{100} \) = 0.16 errors per hour

So, in an average hour, the machine will produce 8 - 0.16 = 7.84 error free parts.

The machine ran for 24 - 2 = 22 hours yesterday so you would expect that 22 x 7.84 = 172.5 error free parts were produced yesterday.