ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 744481 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.04
Score 0% 61%

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1

What is 2\( \sqrt{5} \) x 3\( \sqrt{8} \)?

41% Answer Correctly
6\( \sqrt{13} \)
5\( \sqrt{40} \)
12\( \sqrt{10} \)
5\( \sqrt{5} \)

Solution

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

2\( \sqrt{5} \) x 3\( \sqrt{8} \)
(2 x 3)\( \sqrt{5 \times 8} \)
6\( \sqrt{40} \)

Now we need to simplify the radical:

6\( \sqrt{40} \)
6\( \sqrt{10 \times 4} \)
6\( \sqrt{10 \times 2^2} \)
(6)(2)\( \sqrt{10} \)
12\( \sqrt{10} \)


2

What is the greatest common factor of 68 and 16?

77% Answer Correctly
10
15
4
12

Solution

The factors of 68 are [1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68] and the factors of 16 are [1, 2, 4, 8, 16]. They share 3 factors [1, 2, 4] making 4 the greatest factor 68 and 16 have in common.


3

Convert c-3 to remove the negative exponent.

68% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{1}{c^3} \)
\( \frac{-3}{c} \)
\( \frac{-3}{-c} \)
\( \frac{-1}{-3c^{3}} \)

Solution

To convert a negative exponent to a positive exponent, calculate the positive exponent then take the reciprocal.


4

The total water usage for a city is 50,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 30% is for personal use and 62% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
16,000
6,750
2,850
3,200

Solution

62% of the water consumption is industrial use and 30% is personal use so (62% - 30%) = 32% more water is used for industrial purposes. 50,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{32}{100} \) x 50,000 gallons = 16,000 gallons.


5

What is \( \frac{3}{2} \) + \( \frac{5}{6} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
2 \( \frac{7}{12} \)
2\(\frac{1}{3}\)
1 \( \frac{1}{6} \)
2 \( \frac{2}{10} \)

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 6 are [6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60]. The first few multiples they share are [6, 12, 18, 24, 30] making 6 the smallest multiple 2 and 6 share.

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

\( \frac{3 x 3}{2 x 3} \) + \( \frac{5 x 1}{6 x 1} \)

\( \frac{9}{6} \) + \( \frac{5}{6} \)

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

\( \frac{9 + 5}{6} \) = \( \frac{14}{6} \) = 2\(\frac{1}{3}\)