ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 650648 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.46
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1

The total water usage for a city is 50,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 11% is for personal use and 33% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
11,000
5,400
11,500
3,500

Solution

33% of the water consumption is industrial use and 11% is personal use so (33% - 11%) = 22% more water is used for industrial purposes. 50,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{22}{100} \) x 50,000 gallons = 11,000 gallons.


2

Monty loaned Latoya $100 at an annual interest rate of 1%. If no payments are made, what is the total amount owed at the end of the first year?

71% Answer Correctly
$106
$105
$101
$107

Solution

The yearly interest charged on this loan is the annual interest rate multiplied by the amount borrowed:

interest = annual interest rate x loan amount

i = (\( \frac{6}{100} \)) x $100
i = 0.01 x $100

No payments were made so the total amount due is the original amount + the accumulated interest:

total = $100 + $1
total = $101


3

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 9, 17, 25, 33, __________ ?

92% Answer Correctly
41
36
34
43

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 8

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 + 8
a6 = 33 + 8
a6 = 41


4

A circular logo is enlarged to fit the lid of a jar. The new diameter is 45% larger than the original. By what percentage has the area of the logo increased?

51% Answer Correctly
25%
30%
22\(\frac{1}{2}\)%
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 45% the radius (and, consequently, the total area) increases by \( \frac{45\text{%}}{2} \) = 22\(\frac{1}{2}\)%


5

What is the least common multiple of 2 and 6?

73% Answer Correctly
6
9
7
10

Solution

The first few multiples of 2 are [2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20] and the first few multiples of 6 are [6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60]. The first few multiples they share are [6, 12, 18, 24, 30] making 6 the smallest multiple 2 and 6 have in common.