ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 84677 Results

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1

A tiger in a zoo has consumed 56 pounds of food in 7 days. If the tiger continues to eat at the same rate, in how many more days will its total food consumtion be 112 pounds?

56% Answer Correctly
13
7
6
5

Solution

If the tiger has consumed 56 pounds of food in 7 days that's \( \frac{56}{7} \) = 8 pounds of food per day. The tiger needs to consume 112 - 56 = 56 more pounds of food to reach 112 pounds total. At 8 pounds of food per day that's \( \frac{56}{8} \) = 7 more days.


2

If a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide and has a perimeter of 6 meters, what is the area of the rectangle?

47% Answer Correctly
72 m2
8 m2
2 m2
18 m2

Solution

The area of a rectangle is width (w) x height (h). In this problem we know that the rectangle is twice as long as it is wide so h = 2w. The perimeter of a rectangle is 2w + 2h and we know that the perimeter of this rectangle is 6 meters so the equation becomes: 2w + 2h = 6.

Putting these two equations together and solving for width (w):

2w + 2h = 6
w + h = \( \frac{6}{2} \)
w + h = 3
w = 3 - h

From the question we know that h = 2w so substituting 2w for h gives us:

w = 3 - 2w
3w = 3
w = \( \frac{3}{3} \)
w = 1

Since h = 2w that makes h = (2 x 1) = 2 and the area = h x w = 1 x 2 = 2 m2


3

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 10% off." If Bob buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $27, how much money will he save?

70% Answer Correctly
$5.40
$6.75
$2.70
$4.05

Solution

By buying two shirts, Bob will save $27 x \( \frac{10}{100} \) = \( \frac{$27 x 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{$270}{100} \) = $2.70 on the second shirt.


4

Which of the following is not an integer?

77% Answer Correctly

-1

\({1 \over 2}\)

1

0


Solution

An integer is any whole number, including zero. An integer can be either positive or negative. Examples include -77, -1, 0, 55, 119.


5

If \( \left|c - 1\right| \) + 9 = 4, which of these is a possible value for c?

62% Answer Correctly
3
6
2
-3

Solution

First, solve for \( \left|c - 1\right| \):

\( \left|c - 1\right| \) + 9 = 4
\( \left|c - 1\right| \) = 4 - 9
\( \left|c - 1\right| \) = -5

The value inside the absolute value brackets can be either positive or negative so (c - 1) must equal - 5 or --5 for \( \left|c - 1\right| \) to equal -5:

c - 1 = -5
c = -5 + 1
c = -4
c - 1 = 5
c = 5 + 1
c = 6

So, c = 6 or c = -4.