ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 586571 Results

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1

If a car travels 90 miles in 6 hours, what is the average speed?

86% Answer Correctly
35 mph
30 mph
15 mph
60 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 = \( \frac{90mi}{6h} \)
15 mph


2

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 2:1 and all 38,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
39,167
25,333
37,500
26,667

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:

38,000 fans x \( \frac{2}{3} \) = \( \frac{76000}{3} \) = 25,333 fans.


3

A triathlon course includes a 200m swim, a 40.6km bike ride, and a 7.1km run. What is the total length of the race course?

69% Answer Correctly
54.2km
47.9km
33.2km
62.9km

Solution

To add these distances, they must share the same unit so first you need to first convert the swim distance from meters (m) to kilometers (km) before adding it to the bike and run distances which are already in km. To convert 200 meters to kilometers, divide the distance by 1000 to get 0.2km then add the remaining distances:

total distance = swim + bike + run
total distance = 0.2km + 40.6km + 7.1km
total distance = 47.9km


4

What is the distance in miles of a trip that takes 9 hours at an average speed of 55 miles per hour?

86% Answer Correctly
200 miles
495 miles
630 miles
150 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 = \( 55mph \times 9h \)
495 miles


5

Cooks are needed to prepare for a large party. Each cook can bake either 2 large cakes or 16 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is available for 2 hours and 30 large cakes and 190 small cakes need to be baked.

How many cooks are required to bake the required number of cakes during the time the kitchen is available?

41% Answer Correctly
98
14
15
7

Solution

If a single cook can bake 2 large cakes per hour and the kitchen is available for 2 hours, a single cook can bake 2 x 2 = 4 large cakes during that time. 30 large cakes are needed for the party so \( \frac{30}{4} \) = 7\(\frac{1}{2}\) cooks are needed to bake the required number of large cakes.

If a single cook can bake 16 small cakes per hour and the kitchen is available for 2 hours, a single cook can bake 16 x 2 = 32 small cakes during that time. 190 small cakes are needed for the party so \( \frac{190}{32} \) = 5\(\frac{15}{16}\) cooks are needed to bake the required number of small cakes.

Because you can't employ a fractional cook, round the number of cooks needed for each type of cake up to the next whole number resulting in 8 + 6 = 14 cooks.