ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 750606 Results

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Correct 0 2.73
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1

Cooks are needed to prepare for a large party. Each cook can bake either 3 large cakes or 10 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is available for 2 hours and 27 large cakes and 490 small cakes need to be baked.

How many cooks are required to bake the required number of cakes during the time the kitchen is available?

41% Answer Correctly
13
11
30
15

Solution

If a single cook can bake 3 large cakes per hour and the kitchen is available for 2 hours, a single cook can bake 3 x 2 = 6 large cakes during that time. 27 large cakes are needed for the party so \( \frac{27}{6} \) = 4\(\frac{1}{2}\) cooks are needed to bake the required number of large cakes.

If a single cook can bake 10 small cakes per hour and the kitchen is available for 2 hours, a single cook can bake 10 x 2 = 20 small cakes during that time. 490 small cakes are needed for the party so \( \frac{490}{20} \) = 24\(\frac{1}{2}\) cooks are needed to bake the required number of small cakes.

Because you can't employ a fractional cook, round the number of cooks needed for each type of cake up to the next whole number resulting in 5 + 25 = 30 cooks.


2

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

86% Answer Correctly
3 hours
9 hours
6 hours
1 hour

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


3

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 2:1 and all 49,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

49% Answer Correctly
31,500
25,333
38,333
32,667

Solution

A ratio of 2:1 means that there are 2 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 3 fans, 2 are home fans and \( \frac{2}{3} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

49,000 fans x \( \frac{2}{3} \) = \( \frac{98000}{3} \) = 32,667 fans.


4

What is \( 2 \)\( \sqrt{80} \) - \( 4 \)\( \sqrt{5} \)

39% Answer Correctly
4\( \sqrt{5} \)
-2\( \sqrt{16} \)
8\( \sqrt{16} \)
8\( \sqrt{5} \)

Solution

To subtract these radicals together their radicands must be the same:

2\( \sqrt{80} \) - 4\( \sqrt{5} \)
2\( \sqrt{16 \times 5} \) - 4\( \sqrt{5} \)
2\( \sqrt{4^2 \times 5} \) - 4\( \sqrt{5} \)
(2)(4)\( \sqrt{5} \) - 4\( \sqrt{5} \)
8\( \sqrt{5} \) - 4\( \sqrt{5} \)

Now that the radicands are identical, you can subtract them:

8\( \sqrt{5} \) - 4\( \sqrt{5} \)
(8 - 4)\( \sqrt{5} \)
4\( \sqrt{5} \)


5

What is \( \frac{-5c^9}{9c^4} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
-1\(\frac{4}{5}\)c5
-\(\frac{5}{9}\)c5
-\(\frac{5}{9}\)c13
-1\(\frac{4}{5}\)c13

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:

\( \frac{-5c^9}{9c^4} \)
\( \frac{-5}{9} \) c(9 - 4)
-\(\frac{5}{9}\)c5