ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 710265 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.23
Score 0% 65%

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1

In a class of 22 students, 12 are taking German and 8 are taking Spanish. Of the students studying German or Spanish, 4 are taking both courses. How many students are not enrolled in either course?

63% Answer Correctly
6
12
21
22

Solution

The number of students taking German or Spanish is 12 + 8 = 20. Of that group of 20, 4 are taking both languages so they've been counted twice (once in the German group and once in the Spanish group). Subtracting them out leaves 20 - 4 = 16 who are taking at least one language. 22 - 16 = 6 students who are not taking either language.


2

The total water usage for a city is 35,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 15% is for personal use and 36% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
950
3,250
7,350
5,950

Solution

36% of the water consumption is industrial use and 15% is personal use so (36% - 15%) = 21% more water is used for industrial purposes. 35,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{21}{100} \) x 35,000 gallons = 7,350 gallons.


3

Which of the following is an improper fraction?

70% Answer Correctly

\({2 \over 5} \)

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)

\({a \over 5} \)


Solution

A rational number (or fraction) is represented as a ratio between two integers, a and b, and has the form \({a \over b}\) where a is the numerator and b is the denominator. An improper fraction (\({5 \over 3} \)) has a numerator with a greater absolute value than the denominator and can be converted into a mixed number (\(1 {2 \over 3} \)) which has a whole number part and a fractional part.


4

This property states taht the order of addition or multiplication does not mater. For example, 2 + 5 and 5 + 2 are equivalent.

60% Answer Correctly

commutative

distributive

PEDMAS

associative


Solution

The commutative property states that, when adding or multiplying numbers, the order in which they're added or multiplied does not matter. For example, 3 + 4 and 4 + 3 give the same result, as do 3 x 4 and 4 x 3.


5

What is \( \frac{12\sqrt{9}}{6\sqrt{3}} \)?

71% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{1}{2}\) \( \sqrt{3} \)
2 \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{3}} \)
3 \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{2}} \)
2 \( \sqrt{3} \)

Solution

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

\( \frac{12\sqrt{9}}{6\sqrt{3}} \)
\( \frac{12}{6} \) \( \sqrt{\frac{9}{3}} \)
2 \( \sqrt{3} \)