ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 799204 Results

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1

How many hours does it take a car to travel 60 miles at an average speed of 15 miles per hour?

85% Answer Correctly
3 hours
5 hours
2 hours
4 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 = \( \frac{60mi}{15mph} \)
4 hours


2

A machine in a factory has an error rate of 2 parts per 100. The machine normally runs 24 hours a day and produces 5 parts per hour. Yesterday the machine was shut down for 4 hours for maintenance.

How many error-free parts did the machine produce yesterday?

49% Answer Correctly
156.2
162.5
98
128

Solution

The hourly error rate for this machine is the error rate in parts per 100 multiplied by the number of parts produced per hour:

\( \frac{2}{100} \) x 5 = \( \frac{2 \times 5}{100} \) = \( \frac{10}{100} \) = 0.1 errors per hour

So, in an average hour, the machine will produce 5 - 0.1 = 4.9 error free parts.

The machine ran for 24 - 4 = 20 hours yesterday so you would expect that 20 x 4.9 = 98 error free parts were produced yesterday.


3

A factor is a positive __________ that divides evenly into a given number.

78% Answer Correctly

fraction

integer

mixed number

improper fraction


Solution

A factor is a positive integer that divides evenly into a given number. For example, the factors of 8 are 1, 2, 4, and 8.


4

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

all of these are false

b1 = 1

b0 = 1

b1 = b


Solution

A number with an exponent (be) consists of a base (b) raised to a power (e). The exponent indicates the number of times that the base is multiplied by itself. A base with an exponent of 1 equals the base (b1 = b) and a base with an exponent of 0 equals 1 ( (b0 = 1).


5

If a mayor is elected with 77% of the votes cast and 83% of a town's 22,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?

50% Answer Correctly
11,504
10,408
14,060
15,886

Solution

If 83% of the town's 22,000 voters cast ballots the number of votes cast is:

(\( \frac{83}{100} \)) x 22,000 = \( \frac{1,826,000}{100} \) = 18,260

The mayor got 77% of the votes cast which is:

(\( \frac{77}{100} \)) x 18,260 = \( \frac{1,406,020}{100} \) = 14,060 votes.