ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 614157 Results

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1

If \( \left|c - 3\right| \) - 6 = 6, which of these is a possible value for c?

62% Answer Correctly
-1
15
-2
7

Solution

First, solve for \( \left|c - 3\right| \):

\( \left|c - 3\right| \) - 6 = 6
\( \left|c - 3\right| \) = 6 + 6
\( \left|c - 3\right| \) = 12

The value inside the absolute value brackets can be either positive or negative so (c - 3) must equal + 12 or -12 for \( \left|c - 3\right| \) to equal 12:

c - 3 = 12
c = 12 + 3
c = 15
c - 3 = -12
c = -12 + 3
c = -9

So, c = -9 or c = 15.


2

A circular logo is enlarged to fit the lid of a jar. The new diameter is 35% larger than the original. By what percentage has the area of the logo increased?

51% Answer Correctly
20%
30%
25%
17\(\frac{1}{2}\)%

Solution

The area of a circle is given by the formula A = πr2 where r is the radius of the circle. The radius of a circle is its diameter divided by two so A = π(\( \frac{d}{2} \))2. If the diameter of the logo increases by 35% the radius (and, consequently, the total area) increases by \( \frac{35\text{%}}{2} \) = 17\(\frac{1}{2}\)%


3

What is \( \sqrt{\frac{4}{9}} \)?

70% Answer Correctly
1
2
\(\frac{2}{3}\)
1\(\frac{1}{5}\)

Solution

To take the square root of a fraction, break the fraction into two separate roots then calculate the square root of the numerator and denominator separately:

\( \sqrt{\frac{4}{9}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{4}}{\sqrt{9}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{2^2}}{\sqrt{3^2}} \)
\(\frac{2}{3}\)


4

A triathlon course includes a 100m swim, a 30.4km bike ride, and a 12.3km run. What is the total length of the race course?

69% Answer Correctly
42.8km
44.8km
35km
46.1km

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 100 meters to kilometers, divide the distance by 1000 to get 0.1km then add the remaining distances:

total distance = swim + bike + run
total distance = 0.1km + 30.4km + 12.3km
total distance = 42.8km


5

\({b + c \over a} = {b \over a} + {c \over a}\) defines which of the following?

56% Answer Correctly

distributive property for division

commutative property for multiplication

distributive property for multiplication

commutative property for division


Solution

The distributive property for division helps in solving expressions like \({b + c \over a}\). It specifies that the result of dividing a fraction with multiple terms in the numerator and one term in the denominator can be obtained by dividing each term individually and then totaling the results: \({b + c \over a} = {b \over a} + {c \over a}\). For example, \({a^3 + 6a^2 \over a^2} = {a^3 \over a^2} + {6a^2 \over a^2} = a + 6\).