ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 756386 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.86
Score 0% 57%

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1

How many 12-passenger vans will it take to drive all 91 members of the football team to an away game?

81% Answer Correctly
5 vans
6 vans
3 vans
8 vans

Solution

Calculate the number of vans needed by dividing the number of people that need transported by the capacity of one van:

vans = \( \frac{91}{12} \) = 7\(\frac{7}{12}\)

So, it will take 7 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 8 vans.


2

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 2:1 and all 35,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
36,667
25,833
23,333
29,167

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:

35,000 fans x \( \frac{2}{3} \) = \( \frac{70000}{3} \) = 23,333 fans.


3

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 35% off." If Charlie buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $21, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$23.10
$13.65
$7.35
$34.65

Solution

By buying two shirts, Charlie will save $21 x \( \frac{35}{100} \) = \( \frac{$21 x 35}{100} \) = \( \frac{$735}{100} \) = $7.35 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$21.00 + ($21.00 - $7.35)
$21.00 + $13.65
$34.65


4

The total water usage for a city is 5,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 18% is for personal use and 32% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
700
3,000
1,400
1,200

Solution

32% of the water consumption is industrial use and 18% is personal use so (32% - 18%) = 14% more water is used for industrial purposes. 5,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{14}{100} \) x 5,000 gallons = 700 gallons.


5

What is 5\( \sqrt{8} \) x 9\( \sqrt{5} \)?

41% Answer Correctly
45\( \sqrt{8} \)
14\( \sqrt{40} \)
90\( \sqrt{10} \)
45\( \sqrt{5} \)

Solution

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

5\( \sqrt{8} \) x 9\( \sqrt{5} \)
(5 x 9)\( \sqrt{8 \times 5} \)
45\( \sqrt{40} \)

Now we need to simplify the radical:

45\( \sqrt{40} \)
45\( \sqrt{10 \times 4} \)
45\( \sqrt{10 \times 2^2} \)
(45)(2)\( \sqrt{10} \)
90\( \sqrt{10} \)