ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 739477 Results

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1

How many hours does it take a car to travel 420 miles at an average speed of 70 miles per hour?

86% Answer Correctly
5 hours
6 hours
9 hours
3 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 = \( \frac{420mi}{70mph} \)
6 hours


2

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 4, 10, 19, 31, __________ ?

69% Answer Correctly
54
49
46
55

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 3(n - 1)

where n is the term's order in the sequence, an is the value of the term, and an-1 is the value of the term before an. This makes the next number:

a6 = a5 + 3(6 - 1)
a6 = 31 + 3(5)
a6 = 46


3

a(b + c) = ab + ac defines which of the following?

74% Answer Correctly

commutative property for multiplication

commutative property for division

distributive property for multiplication

distributive property for division


Solution

The distributive property for multiplication helps in solving expressions like a(b + c). It specifies that the result of multiplying one number by the sum or difference of two numbers can be obtained by multiplying each number individually and then totaling the results: a(b + c) = ab + ac. For example, 4(10-5) = (4 x 10) - (4 x 5) = 40 - 20 = 20.


4

What is \( \frac{-4x^8}{2x^2} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
-\(\frac{1}{2}\)x6
-2x6
-2x\(\frac{1}{4}\)
-2x10

Solution

To divide terms with exponents, the base of both exponents must be the same. In this case they are so divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents:

\( \frac{-4x^8}{2x^2} \)
\( \frac{-4}{2} \) x(8 - 2)
-2x6


5

What is \( \frac{3}{2} \) + \( \frac{9}{10} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
1 \( \frac{6}{15} \)
2\(\frac{2}{5}\)
2 \( \frac{5}{11} \)
\( \frac{5}{13} \)

Solution

To add these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 2 are [2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20] and the first few multiples of 10 are [10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90]. The first few multiples they share are [10, 20, 30, 40, 50] making 10 the smallest multiple 2 and 10 share.

Next, convert the fractions so each denominator equals the lowest common multiple:

\( \frac{3 x 5}{2 x 5} \) + \( \frac{9 x 1}{10 x 1} \)

\( \frac{15}{10} \) + \( \frac{9}{10} \)

Now, because the fractions share a common denominator, you can add them:

\( \frac{15 + 9}{10} \) = \( \frac{24}{10} \) = 2\(\frac{2}{5}\)