ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 542992 Results

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1

What is the distance in miles of a trip that takes 8 hours at an average speed of 35 miles per hour?

87% Answer Correctly
240 miles
225 miles
280 miles
105 miles

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 distance:

distance = \( \text{speed} \times \text{time} \)
distance = \( 35mph \times 8h \)
280 miles


2

If \( \left|y - 5\right| \) - 8 = -8, which of these is a possible value for y?

62% Answer Correctly
-13
4
5
-3

Solution

First, solve for \( \left|y - 5\right| \):

\( \left|y - 5\right| \) - 8 = -8
\( \left|y - 5\right| \) = -8 + 8
\( \left|y - 5\right| \) = 0

The value inside the absolute value brackets can be either positive or negative so (y - 5) must equal + 0 or -0 for \( \left|y - 5\right| \) to equal 0:

y - 5 = 0
y = 0 + 5
y = 5
y - 5 = 0
y = 0 + 5
y = 5

So, y = 5 or y = 5.


3

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, __________ ?

92% Answer Correctly
36
30
45
39

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 7

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 + 7
a6 = 29 + 7
a6 = 36


4

Convert 1,472,000 to scientific notation.

62% Answer Correctly
1.472 x 106
14.72 x 105
1.472 x 105
0.147 x 107

Solution

A number in scientific notation has the format 0.000 x 10exponent. To convert to scientific notation, move the decimal point to the right or the left until the number is a decimal between 1 and 10. The exponent of the 10 is the number of places you moved the decimal point and is positive if you moved the decimal point to the left and negative if you moved it to the right:

1,472,000 in scientific notation is 1.472 x 106


5

What is (a2)2?

80% Answer Correctly
a0
a4
2a2
69

Solution

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

(a2)2
a(2 * 2)
a4