ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 722637 Results

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1

The total water usage for a city is 50,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 27% is for personal use and 57% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
6,750
2,550
4,200
15,000

Solution

57% of the water consumption is industrial use and 27% is personal use so (57% - 27%) = 30% more water is used for industrial purposes. 50,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{30}{100} \) x 50,000 gallons = 15,000 gallons.


2

If a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide and has a perimeter of 6 meters, what is the area of the rectangle?

47% Answer Correctly
50 m2
8 m2
2 m2
162 m2

Solution

The area of a rectangle is width (w) x height (h). In this problem we know that the rectangle is twice as long as it is wide so h = 2w. The perimeter of a rectangle is 2w + 2h and we know that the perimeter of this rectangle is 6 meters so the equation becomes: 2w + 2h = 6.

Putting these two equations together and solving for width (w):

2w + 2h = 6
w + h = \( \frac{6}{2} \)
w + h = 3
w = 3 - h

From the question we know that h = 2w so substituting 2w for h gives us:

w = 3 - 2w
3w = 3
w = \( \frac{3}{3} \)
w = 1

Since h = 2w that makes h = (2 x 1) = 2 and the area = h x w = 1 x 2 = 2 m2


3

A sports card collection contains football, baseball, and basketball cards. If the ratio of football to baseball cards is 7 to 2 and the ratio of baseball to basketball cards is 7 to 1, what is the ratio of football to basketball cards?

53% Answer Correctly
5:2
49:2
1:6
5:6

Solution

The ratio of football cards to baseball cards is 7:2 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards is 7:1. To solve this problem, we need the baseball card side of each ratio to be equal so we need to rewrite the ratios in terms of a common number of baseball cards. (Think of this like finding the common denominator when adding fractions.) The ratio of football to baseball cards can also be written as 49:14 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards as 14:2. So, the ratio of football cards to basketball cards is football:baseball, baseball:basketball or 49:14, 14:2 which reduces to 49:2.


4

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b0 = 1

b1 = 1

b1 = b

all of these are false


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).


5

5 members of a bridal party need transported to a wedding reception but there are only 2 2-passenger taxis available to take them. How many will need to find other transportation?

75% Answer Correctly
3
1
6
4

Solution

There are 2 2-passenger taxis available so that's 2 x 2 = 4 total seats. There are 5 people needing transportation leaving 5 - 4 = 1 who will have to find other transportation.