ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 814678 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.56
Score 0% 51%

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1

The total water usage for a city is 35,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 30% is for personal use and 40% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
3,500
4,500
6,300
13,500

Solution

40% of the water consumption is industrial use and 30% is personal use so (40% - 30%) = 10% more water is used for industrial purposes. 35,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{10}{100} \) x 35,000 gallons = 3,500 gallons.


2

What is \( 9 \)\( \sqrt{8} \) - \( 4 \)\( \sqrt{2} \)

38% Answer Correctly
36\( \sqrt{2} \)
5\( \sqrt{0} \)
14\( \sqrt{2} \)
5\( \sqrt{4} \)

Solution

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

9\( \sqrt{8} \) - 4\( \sqrt{2} \)
9\( \sqrt{4 \times 2} \) - 4\( \sqrt{2} \)
9\( \sqrt{2^2 \times 2} \) - 4\( \sqrt{2} \)
(9)(2)\( \sqrt{2} \) - 4\( \sqrt{2} \)
18\( \sqrt{2} \) - 4\( \sqrt{2} \)

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

18\( \sqrt{2} \) - 4\( \sqrt{2} \)
(18 - 4)\( \sqrt{2} \)
14\( \sqrt{2} \)


3

Monica scored 95% on her final exam. If each question was worth 4 points and there were 320 possible points on the exam, how many questions did Monica answer correctly?

57% Answer Correctly
86
81
76
84

Solution

Monica scored 95% on the test meaning she earned 95% of the possible points on the test. There were 320 possible points on the test so she earned 320 x 0.95 = 304 points. Each question is worth 4 points so she got \( \frac{304}{4} \) = 76 questions right.


4

What is 3\( \sqrt{9} \) x 8\( \sqrt{9} \)?

41% Answer Correctly
11\( \sqrt{81} \)
24\( \sqrt{9} \)
72\( \sqrt{9} \)
24\( \sqrt{18} \)

Solution

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

3\( \sqrt{9} \) x 8\( \sqrt{9} \)
(3 x 8)\( \sqrt{9 \times 9} \)
24\( \sqrt{81} \)

Now we need to simplify the radical:

24\( \sqrt{81} \)
24\( \sqrt{9 \times 9} \)
24\( \sqrt{9 \times 3^2} \)
(24)(3)\( \sqrt{9} \)
72\( \sqrt{9} \)


5

Simplify \( \sqrt{45} \)

62% Answer Correctly
3\( \sqrt{5} \)
3\( \sqrt{10} \)
9\( \sqrt{5} \)
9\( \sqrt{10} \)

Solution

To simplify a radical, factor out the perfect squares:

\( \sqrt{45} \)
\( \sqrt{9 \times 5} \)
\( \sqrt{3^2 \times 5} \)
3\( \sqrt{5} \)