ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 595247 Results

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1

The total water usage for a city is 25,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 32% is for personal use and 47% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
650
3,750
3,300
10,500

Solution

47% of the water consumption is industrial use and 32% is personal use so (47% - 32%) = 15% more water is used for industrial purposes. 25,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{15}{100} \) x 25,000 gallons = 3,750 gallons.


2

How many 13-passenger vans will it take to drive all 76 members of the football team to an away game?

81% Answer Correctly
5 vans
6 vans
3 vans
4 vans

Solution

Calculate the number of vans needed by dividing the number of people that need transported by the capacity of one van:

vans = \( \frac{76}{13} \) = 5\(\frac{11}{13}\)

So, it will take 5 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 6 vans.


3

What is \( \frac{4}{6} \) x \( \frac{2}{9} \)?

72% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{4}{27}\)
\(\frac{8}{9}\)
\(\frac{1}{12}\)
1\(\frac{1}{3}\)

Solution

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together:

\( \frac{4}{6} \) x \( \frac{2}{9} \) = \( \frac{4 x 2}{6 x 9} \) = \( \frac{8}{54} \) = \(\frac{4}{27}\)


4

What is \( \frac{2}{6} \) ÷ \( \frac{3}{5} \)?

68% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{1}{10}\)
\(\frac{1}{5}\)
\(\frac{5}{9}\)
1\(\frac{2}{3}\)

Solution

To divide fractions, invert the second fraction and then multiply:

\( \frac{2}{6} \) ÷ \( \frac{3}{5} \) = \( \frac{2}{6} \) x \( \frac{5}{3} \)

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together:

\( \frac{2}{6} \) x \( \frac{5}{3} \) = \( \frac{2 x 5}{6 x 3} \) = \( \frac{10}{18} \) = \(\frac{5}{9}\)


5

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 4, 10, 19, 31, __________ ?

69% Answer Correctly
37
39
41
46

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 3(n - 1)

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 + 3(6 - 1)
a6 = 31 + 3(5)
a6 = 46