ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 72351 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.17
Score 0% 63%

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1

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 5:1 and all 34,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
38,400
28,333
21,333
28,000

Solution

A ratio of 5:1 means that there are 5 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 6 fans, 5 are home fans and \( \frac{5}{6} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

34,000 fans x \( \frac{5}{6} \) = \( \frac{170000}{6} \) = 28,333 fans.


2

If \( \left|z - 3\right| \) - 6 = 0, which of these is a possible value for z?

62% Answer Correctly
9
10
14
13

Solution

First, solve for \( \left|z - 3\right| \):

\( \left|z - 3\right| \) - 6 = 0
\( \left|z - 3\right| \) = 0 + 6
\( \left|z - 3\right| \) = 6

The value inside the absolute value brackets can be either positive or negative so (z - 3) must equal + 6 or -6 for \( \left|z - 3\right| \) to equal 6:

z - 3 = 6
z = 6 + 3
z = 9
z - 3 = -6
z = -6 + 3
z = -3

So, z = -3 or z = 9.


3

Which of these numbers is a factor of 16?

68% Answer Correctly
15
2
9
4

Solution

The factors of a number are all positive integers that divide evenly into the number. The factors of 16 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16.


4

Solve for \( \frac{2!}{3!} \)

67% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{1}{7} \)
\( \frac{1}{3} \)
3024
\( \frac{1}{120} \)

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:

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


5

What is \( \frac{3}{5} \) ÷ \( \frac{1}{5} \)?

68% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{1}{6}\)
\(\frac{4}{21}\)
\(\frac{1}{7}\)
3

Solution

To divide fractions, invert the second fraction and then multiply:

\( \frac{3}{5} \) ÷ \( \frac{1}{5} \) = \( \frac{3}{5} \) x \( \frac{5}{1} \)

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together:

\( \frac{3}{5} \) x \( \frac{5}{1} \) = \( \frac{3 x 5}{5 x 1} \) = \( \frac{15}{5} \) = 3