ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 848421 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.96
Score 0% 59%

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1

If a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide and has a perimeter of 12 meters, what is the area of the rectangle?

47% Answer Correctly
18 m2
8 m2
72 m2
162 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 12 meters so the equation becomes: 2w + 2h = 12.

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

2w + 2h = 12
w + h = \( \frac{12}{2} \)
w + h = 6
w = 6 - h

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

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

Since h = 2w that makes h = (2 x 2) = 4 and the area = h x w = 2 x 4 = 8 m2


2

Ezra loaned Monica $1,200 at an annual interest rate of 5%. If no payments are made, what is the total amount owed at the end of the first year?

71% Answer Correctly
$1,260
$1,224
$1,284
$1,272

Solution

The yearly interest charged on this loan is the annual interest rate multiplied by the amount borrowed:

interest = annual interest rate x loan amount

i = (\( \frac{6}{100} \)) x $1,200
i = 0.05 x $1,200

No payments were made so the total amount due is the original amount + the accumulated interest:

total = $1,200 + $60
total = $1,260


3

Which of the following is not an integer?

77% Answer Correctly

-1

0

\({1 \over 2}\)

1


Solution

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


4

What is 9\( \sqrt{6} \) x 2\( \sqrt{8} \)?

41% Answer Correctly
11\( \sqrt{6} \)
72\( \sqrt{3} \)
18\( \sqrt{8} \)
18\( \sqrt{14} \)

Solution

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

9\( \sqrt{6} \) x 2\( \sqrt{8} \)
(9 x 2)\( \sqrt{6 \times 8} \)
18\( \sqrt{48} \)

Now we need to simplify the radical:

18\( \sqrt{48} \)
18\( \sqrt{3 \times 16} \)
18\( \sqrt{3 \times 4^2} \)
(18)(4)\( \sqrt{3} \)
72\( \sqrt{3} \)


5

Betty scored 81% on her final exam. If each question was worth 3 points and there were 300 possible points on the exam, how many questions did Betty answer correctly?

57% Answer Correctly
81
83
66
82

Solution

Betty scored 81% on the test meaning she earned 81% of the possible points on the test. There were 300 possible points on the test so she earned 300 x 0.81 = 243 points. Each question is worth 3 points so she got \( \frac{243}{3} \) = 81 questions right.