ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 661151 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.92
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1

How many hours does it take a car to travel 180 miles at an average speed of 60 miles per hour?

85% Answer Correctly
3 hours
6 hours
7 hours
2 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 = \( \frac{180mi}{60mph} \)
3 hours


2

What is 9\( \sqrt{6} \) x 8\( \sqrt{5} \)?

41% Answer Correctly
17\( \sqrt{5} \)
17\( \sqrt{6} \)
17\( \sqrt{30} \)
72\( \sqrt{30} \)

Solution

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

9\( \sqrt{6} \) x 8\( \sqrt{5} \)
(9 x 8)\( \sqrt{6 \times 5} \)
72\( \sqrt{30} \)


3

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b1 = 1

all of these are false

b0 = 1

b1 = b


Solution

A number with an exponent (be) consists of a base (b) raised to a power (e). The exponent indicates the number of times that the base is multiplied by itself. A base with an exponent of 1 equals the base (b1 = b) and a base with an exponent of 0 equals 1 ( (b0 = 1).


4

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 10% off." If Ezra buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $31, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$58.90
$34.10
$27.90
$3.10

Solution

By buying two shirts, Ezra will save $31 x \( \frac{10}{100} \) = \( \frac{$31 x 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{$310}{100} \) = $3.10 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$31.00 + ($31.00 - $3.10)
$31.00 + $27.90
$58.90


5

Solve for \( \frac{4!}{2!} \)

67% Answer Correctly
120
6720
12
8

Solution

A factorial is the product of an integer and all the positive integers below it. To solve a fraction featuring factorials, expand the factorials and cancel out like numbers:

\( \frac{4!}{2!} \)
\( \frac{4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1}{2 \times 1} \)
\( \frac{4 \times 3}{1} \)
\( 4 \times 3 \)
12