ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 789127 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.35
Score 0% 67%

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1

The total water usage for a city is 15,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 12% is for personal use and 38% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
3,900
2,200
9,500
5,500

Solution

38% of the water consumption is industrial use and 12% is personal use so (38% - 12%) = 26% more water is used for industrial purposes. 15,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{26}{100} \) x 15,000 gallons = 3,900 gallons.


2

Diane scored 84% on her final exam. If each question was worth 3 points and there were 150 possible points on the exam, how many questions did Diane answer correctly?

57% Answer Correctly
48
38
28
42

Solution

Diane scored 84% on the test meaning she earned 84% of the possible points on the test. There were 150 possible points on the test so she earned 150 x 0.84 = 126 points. Each question is worth 3 points so she got \( \frac{126}{3} \) = 42 questions right.


3

What is \( \frac{20\sqrt{6}}{4\sqrt{3}} \)?

71% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{1}{2}\) \( \sqrt{5} \)
\(\frac{1}{5}\) \( \sqrt{2} \)
2 \( \sqrt{5} \)
5 \( \sqrt{2} \)

Solution

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

\( \frac{20\sqrt{6}}{4\sqrt{3}} \)
\( \frac{20}{4} \) \( \sqrt{\frac{6}{3}} \)
5 \( \sqrt{2} \)


4

What is -7x5 x 4x7?

75% Answer Correctly
-3x7
-28x12
-3x5
-3x12

Solution

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

-7x5 x 4x7
(-7 x 4)x(5 + 7)
-28x12


5

What is the least common multiple of 2 and 4?

72% Answer Correctly
6
2
4
7

Solution

The first few multiples of 2 are [2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20] and the first few multiples of 4 are [4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40]. The first few multiples they share are [4, 8, 12, 16, 20] making 4 the smallest multiple 2 and 4 have in common.