ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 591006 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.98
Score 0% 60%

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1

What is \( \frac{3}{3} \) + \( \frac{6}{5} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
2\(\frac{1}{5}\)
\( \frac{8}{15} \)
\( \frac{4}{8} \)
1 \( \frac{2}{6} \)

Solution

To add these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 3 are [3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30] and the first few multiples of 5 are [5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50]. The first few multiples they share are [15, 30, 45, 60, 75] making 15 the smallest multiple 3 and 5 share.

Next, convert the fractions so each denominator equals the lowest common multiple:

\( \frac{3 x 5}{3 x 5} \) + \( \frac{6 x 3}{5 x 3} \)

\( \frac{15}{15} \) + \( \frac{18}{15} \)

Now, because the fractions share a common denominator, you can add them:

\( \frac{15 + 18}{15} \) = \( \frac{33}{15} \) = 2\(\frac{1}{5}\)


2

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 3:1 and all 41,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
32,667
24,000
30,750
20,000

Solution

A ratio of 3:1 means that there are 3 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 4 fans, 3 are home fans and \( \frac{3}{4} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

41,000 fans x \( \frac{3}{4} \) = \( \frac{123000}{4} \) = 30,750 fans.


3

The __________ is the greatest factor that divides two integers.

67% Answer Correctly

least common multiple

greatest common factor

greatest common multiple

absolute value


Solution

The greatest common factor (GCF) is the greatest factor that divides two integers.


4

A bread recipe calls for 3\(\frac{3}{4}\) cups of flour. If you only have \(\frac{1}{8}\) cup, how much more flour is needed?

62% Answer Correctly
1\(\frac{3}{8}\) cups
3\(\frac{3}{8}\) cups
3\(\frac{5}{8}\) cups
1\(\frac{5}{8}\) cups

Solution

The amount of flour you need is (3\(\frac{3}{4}\) - \(\frac{1}{8}\)) cups. Rewrite the quantities so they share a common denominator and subtract:

(\( \frac{30}{8} \) - \( \frac{1}{8} \)) cups
\( \frac{29}{8} \) cups
3\(\frac{5}{8}\) cups


5

The total water usage for a city is 40,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 32% is for personal use and 44% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
4,050
16,500
10,350
4,800

Solution

44% of the water consumption is industrial use and 32% is personal use so (44% - 32%) = 12% more water is used for industrial purposes. 40,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{12}{100} \) x 40,000 gallons = 4,800 gallons.