ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 648806 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.90
Score 0% 58%

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1

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 4:1 and all 37,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
28,333
29,600
23,250
36,750

Solution

A ratio of 4:1 means that there are 4 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 5 fans, 4 are home fans and \( \frac{4}{5} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

37,000 fans x \( \frac{4}{5} \) = \( \frac{148000}{5} \) = 29,600 fans.


2

The __________ is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of two or more integers.

56% Answer Correctly

absolute value

least common multiple

least common factor

greatest common factor


Solution

The least common multiple (LCM) is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of two or more integers.


3

What is \( 4 \)\( \sqrt{75} \) + \( 9 \)\( \sqrt{3} \)

35% Answer Correctly
13\( \sqrt{3} \)
13\( \sqrt{75} \)
29\( \sqrt{3} \)
36\( \sqrt{75} \)

Solution

To add these radicals together their radicands must be the same:

4\( \sqrt{75} \) + 9\( \sqrt{3} \)
4\( \sqrt{25 \times 3} \) + 9\( \sqrt{3} \)
4\( \sqrt{5^2 \times 3} \) + 9\( \sqrt{3} \)
(4)(5)\( \sqrt{3} \) + 9\( \sqrt{3} \)
20\( \sqrt{3} \) + 9\( \sqrt{3} \)

Now that the radicands are identical, you can add them together:

20\( \sqrt{3} \) + 9\( \sqrt{3} \)
(20 + 9)\( \sqrt{3} \)
29\( \sqrt{3} \)


4

21 members of a bridal party need transported to a wedding reception but there are only 4 5-passenger taxis available to take them. How many will need to find other transportation?

75% Answer Correctly
4
6
5
1

Solution

There are 4 5-passenger taxis available so that's 4 x 5 = 20 total seats. There are 21 people needing transportation leaving 21 - 20 = 1 who will have to find other transportation.


5

What is the least common multiple of 8 and 12?

72% Answer Correctly
24
83
70
84

Solution

The first few multiples of 8 are [8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80] and the first few multiples of 12 are [12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96]. The first few multiples they share are [24, 48, 72, 96] making 24 the smallest multiple 8 and 12 have in common.