ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 783960 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.32
Score 0% 66%

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1

Find the average of the following numbers: 16, 12, 17, 11.

74% Answer Correctly
12
19
14
18

Solution

To find the average of these 4 numbers add them together then divide by 4:

\( \frac{16 + 12 + 17 + 11}{4} \) = \( \frac{56}{4} \) = 14


2

The total water usage for a city is 5,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 21% is for personal use and 47% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
5,250
3,150
3,750
1,300

Solution

47% of the water consumption is industrial use and 21% is personal use so (47% - 21%) = 26% more water is used for industrial purposes. 5,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{26}{100} \) x 5,000 gallons = 1,300 gallons.


3

How many hours does it take a car to travel 280 miles at an average speed of 70 miles per hour?

85% Answer Correctly
4 hours
6 hours
7 hours
2 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 = \( \frac{280mi}{70mph} \)
4 hours


4

What is 7\( \sqrt{4} \) x 6\( \sqrt{7} \)?

41% Answer Correctly
84\( \sqrt{7} \)
42\( \sqrt{4} \)
42\( \sqrt{11} \)
13\( \sqrt{4} \)

Solution

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

7\( \sqrt{4} \) x 6\( \sqrt{7} \)
(7 x 6)\( \sqrt{4 \times 7} \)
42\( \sqrt{28} \)

Now we need to simplify the radical:

42\( \sqrt{28} \)
42\( \sqrt{7 \times 4} \)
42\( \sqrt{7 \times 2^2} \)
(42)(2)\( \sqrt{7} \)
84\( \sqrt{7} \)


5

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

74% Answer Correctly

distributive property for multiplication

commutative property for multiplication

commutative property for division

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.