ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 730518 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.11
Score 0% 62%

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1

A tiger in a zoo has consumed 120 pounds of food in 8 days. If the tiger continues to eat at the same rate, in how many more days will its total food consumtion be 195 pounds?

56% Answer Correctly
13
10
4
5

Solution

If the tiger has consumed 120 pounds of food in 8 days that's \( \frac{120}{8} \) = 15 pounds of food per day. The tiger needs to consume 195 - 120 = 75 more pounds of food to reach 195 pounds total. At 15 pounds of food per day that's \( \frac{75}{15} \) = 5 more days.


2

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
5:6
3:1
49:2
5:1

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.


3

What is \( \sqrt{\frac{49}{36}} \)?

70% Answer Correctly
1\(\frac{1}{6}\)
\(\frac{7}{9}\)
\(\frac{2}{5}\)
1\(\frac{1}{4}\)

Solution

To take the square root of a fraction, break the fraction into two separate roots then calculate the square root of the numerator and denominator separately:

\( \sqrt{\frac{49}{36}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{49}}{\sqrt{36}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{7^2}}{\sqrt{6^2}} \)
\( \frac{7}{6} \)
1\(\frac{1}{6}\)


4

If \( \left|y + 2\right| \) + 1 = 2, which of these is a possible value for y?

62% Answer Correctly
-5
-3
15
-11

Solution

First, solve for \( \left|y + 2\right| \):

\( \left|y + 2\right| \) + 1 = 2
\( \left|y + 2\right| \) = 2 - 1
\( \left|y + 2\right| \) = 1

The value inside the absolute value brackets can be either positive or negative so (y + 2) must equal + 1 or -1 for \( \left|y + 2\right| \) to equal 1:

y + 2 = 1
y = 1 - 2
y = -1
y + 2 = -1
y = -1 - 2
y = -3

So, y = -3 or y = -1.


5

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 15% off." If Roger buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $19, how much money will he save?

70% Answer Correctly
$7.60
$2.85
$0.95
$6.65

Solution

By buying two shirts, Roger will save $19 x \( \frac{15}{100} \) = \( \frac{$19 x 15}{100} \) = \( \frac{$285}{100} \) = $2.85 on the second shirt.