ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 63174 Results

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1

A machine in a factory has an error rate of 4 parts per 100. The machine normally runs 24 hours a day and produces 5 parts per hour. Yesterday the machine was shut down for 5 hours for maintenance.

How many error-free parts did the machine produce yesterday?

49% Answer Correctly
148.8
91.2
110.4
132.5

Solution

The hourly error rate for this machine is the error rate in parts per 100 multiplied by the number of parts produced per hour:

\( \frac{4}{100} \) x 5 = \( \frac{4 \times 5}{100} \) = \( \frac{20}{100} \) = 0.2 errors per hour

So, in an average hour, the machine will produce 5 - 0.2 = 4.8 error free parts.

The machine ran for 24 - 5 = 19 hours yesterday so you would expect that 19 x 4.8 = 91.2 error free parts were produced yesterday.


2

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, __________ ?

69% Answer Correctly
31
22
30
23

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 2(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 + 2(6 - 1)
a6 = 21 + 2(5)
a6 = 31


3

How many 1 gallon cans worth of fuel would you need to pour into an empty 6 gallon tank to fill it exactly halfway?

52% Answer Correctly
6
3
2
8

Solution

To fill a 6 gallon tank exactly halfway you'll need 3 gallons of fuel. Each fuel can holds 1 gallons so:

cans = \( \frac{3 \text{ gallons}}{1 \text{ gallons}} \) = 3


4

If all of a roofing company's 4 workers are required to staff 2 roofing crews, how many workers need to be added during the busy season in order to send 4 complete crews out on jobs?

55% Answer Correctly
8
18
16
4

Solution

In order to find how many additional workers are needed to staff the extra crews you first need to calculate how many workers are on a crew. There are 4 workers at the company now and that's enough to staff 2 crews so there are \( \frac{4}{2} \) = 2 workers on a crew. 4 crews are needed for the busy season which, at 2 workers per crew, means that the roofing company will need 4 x 2 = 8 total workers to staff the crews during the busy season. The company already employs 4 workers so they need to add 8 - 4 = 4 new staff for the busy season.


5

The total water usage for a city is 10,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 34% 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
1,000
7,500
5,000
17,500

Solution

44% of the water consumption is industrial use and 34% is personal use so (44% - 34%) = 10% more water is used for industrial purposes. 10,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{10}{100} \) x 10,000 gallons = 1,000 gallons.