ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 623199 Results

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1

How many hours does it take a car to travel 400 miles at an average speed of 50 miles per hour?

86% Answer Correctly
8 hours
2 hours
1 hour
6 hours

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 time:

time = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{speed}} \)
time = \( \frac{400mi}{50mph} \)
8 hours


2

If a mayor is elected with 58% of the votes cast and 82% of a town's 49,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?

49% Answer Correctly
23,304
32,144
26,921
20,894

Solution

If 82% of the town's 49,000 voters cast ballots the number of votes cast is:

(\( \frac{82}{100} \)) x 49,000 = \( \frac{4,018,000}{100} \) = 40,180

The mayor got 58% of the votes cast which is:

(\( \frac{58}{100} \)) x 40,180 = \( \frac{2,330,440}{100} \) = 23,304 votes.


3

What is (b2)4?

80% Answer Correctly
b6
4b2
b8
b2

Solution

To raise a term with an exponent to another exponent, retain the base and multiply the exponents:

(b2)4
b(2 * 4)
b8


4

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?

49% Answer Correctly
40,833
41,667
25,333
28,667

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.


5

A circular logo is enlarged to fit the lid of a jar. The new diameter is 60% larger than the original. By what percentage has the area of the logo increased?

51% Answer Correctly
27\(\frac{1}{2}\)%
30%
20%
35%

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 60% the radius (and, consequently, the total area) increases by \( \frac{60\text{%}}{2} \) = 30%