ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 823471 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.92
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1

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 10, 19, 28, 37, __________ ?

92% Answer Correctly
47
43
46
40

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 9

where n is the term's order in the sequence, an is the value of the term, and an-1 is the value of the term before an. This makes the next number:

a6 = a5 + 9
a6 = 37 + 9
a6 = 46


2

The total water usage for a city is 10,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 20% is for personal use and 43% 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
2,300
1,500
3,100

Solution

43% of the water consumption is industrial use and 20% is personal use so (43% - 20%) = 23% more water is used for industrial purposes. 10,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{23}{100} \) x 10,000 gallons = 2,300 gallons.


3

Solve 4 + (3 + 3) ÷ 4 x 2 - 22

52% Answer Correctly
1\(\frac{4}{5}\)
\(\frac{3}{5}\)
\(\frac{5}{8}\)
3

Solution

Use PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multipy/Divide, Add/Subtract):

4 + (3 + 3) ÷ 4 x 2 - 22
P: 4 + (6) ÷ 4 x 2 - 22
E: 4 + 6 ÷ 4 x 2 - 4
MD: 4 + \( \frac{6}{4} \) x 2 - 4
MD: 4 + \( \frac{12}{4} \) - 4
AS: \( \frac{16}{4} \) + \( \frac{12}{4} \) - 4
AS: \( \frac{28}{4} \) - 4
AS: \( \frac{28 - 16}{4} \)
\( \frac{12}{4} \)
3


4

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 2:1 and all 43,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
33,000
28,667
37,500
24,667

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:

43,000 fans x \( \frac{2}{3} \) = \( \frac{86000}{3} \) = 28,667 fans.


5

What is 2\( \sqrt{8} \) x 4\( \sqrt{5} \)?

41% Answer Correctly
6\( \sqrt{8} \)
8\( \sqrt{5} \)
6\( \sqrt{40} \)
16\( \sqrt{10} \)

Solution

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

2\( \sqrt{8} \) x 4\( \sqrt{5} \)
(2 x 4)\( \sqrt{8 \times 5} \)
8\( \sqrt{40} \)

Now we need to simplify the radical:

8\( \sqrt{40} \)
8\( \sqrt{10 \times 4} \)
8\( \sqrt{10 \times 2^2} \)
(8)(2)\( \sqrt{10} \)
16\( \sqrt{10} \)