ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 649716 Results

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1

The total water usage for a city is 15,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 16% is for personal use and 45% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
4,350
9,600
4,800
17,000

Solution

45% of the water consumption is industrial use and 16% is personal use so (45% - 16%) = 29% more water is used for industrial purposes. 15,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{29}{100} \) x 15,000 gallons = 4,350 gallons.


2

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 20% off." If Frank buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $17, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$19.55
$23.80
$30.60
$13.60

Solution

By buying two shirts, Frank will save $17 x \( \frac{20}{100} \) = \( \frac{$17 x 20}{100} \) = \( \frac{$340}{100} \) = $3.40 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$17.00 + ($17.00 - $3.40)
$17.00 + $13.60
$30.60


3

How many 11-passenger vans will it take to drive all 91 members of the football team to an away game?

81% Answer Correctly
4 vans
7 vans
9 vans
5 vans

Solution

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

vans = \( \frac{91}{11} \) = 8\(\frac{3}{11}\)

So, it will take 8 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 9 vans.


4

What is 9\( \sqrt{4} \) x 5\( \sqrt{2} \)?

41% Answer Correctly
14\( \sqrt{2} \)
45\( \sqrt{4} \)
45\( \sqrt{2} \)
90\( \sqrt{2} \)

Solution

To multiply terms with radicals, multiply the coefficients and radicands separately:

9\( \sqrt{4} \) x 5\( \sqrt{2} \)
(9 x 5)\( \sqrt{4 \times 2} \)
45\( \sqrt{8} \)

Now we need to simplify the radical:

45\( \sqrt{8} \)
45\( \sqrt{2 \times 4} \)
45\( \sqrt{2 \times 2^2} \)
(45)(2)\( \sqrt{2} \)
90\( \sqrt{2} \)


5

4! = ?

85% Answer Correctly

4 x 3

5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1

4 x 3 x 2 x 1

3 x 2 x 1


Solution

A factorial has the form n! and is the product of the integer (n) and all the positive integers below it. For example, 5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120.