ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 550533 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.38
Score 0% 68%

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1

25 members of a bridal party need transported to a wedding reception but there are only 4 5-passenger taxis available to take them. How many will need to find other transportation?

75% Answer Correctly
5
2
3
8

Solution

There are 4 5-passenger taxis available so that's 4 x 5 = 20 total seats. There are 25 people needing transportation leaving 25 - 20 = 5 who will have to find other transportation.


2

What is -2z3 x 7z4?

75% Answer Correctly
-14z7
-14z4
-14z
5z7

Solution

To multiply terms with exponents, the base of both exponents must be the same. In this case they are so multiply the coefficients and add the exponents:

-2z3 x 7z4
(-2 x 7)z(3 + 4)
-14z7


3

What is the greatest common factor of 80 and 36?

77% Answer Correctly
2
21
16
4

Solution

The factors of 80 are [1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80] and the factors of 36 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36]. They share 3 factors [1, 2, 4] making 4 the greatest factor 80 and 36 have in common.


4

This property states taht the order of addition or multiplication does not mater. For example, 2 + 5 and 5 + 2 are equivalent.

60% Answer Correctly

associative

PEDMAS

distributive

commutative


Solution

The commutative property states that, when adding or multiplying numbers, the order in which they're added or multiplied does not matter. For example, 3 + 4 and 4 + 3 give the same result, as do 3 x 4 and 4 x 3.


5

How many 2 gallon cans worth of fuel would you need to pour into an empty 8 gallon tank to fill it exactly halfway?

52% Answer Correctly
2
4
8
7

Solution

To fill a 8 gallon tank exactly halfway you'll need 4 gallons of fuel. Each fuel can holds 2 gallons so:

cans = \( \frac{4 \text{ gallons}}{2 \text{ gallons}} \) = 2