ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 849502 Results

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1

What is the distance in miles of a trip that takes 2 hours at an average speed of 35 miles per hour?

87% Answer Correctly
70 miles
125 miles
525 miles
200 miles

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 distance:

distance = \( \text{speed} \times \text{time} \)
distance = \( 35mph \times 2h \)
70 miles


2

9 members of a bridal party need transported to a wedding reception but there are only 3 2-passenger taxis available to take them. How many will need to find other transportation?

75% Answer Correctly
2
7
8
3

Solution

There are 3 2-passenger taxis available so that's 3 x 2 = 6 total seats. There are 9 people needing transportation leaving 9 - 6 = 3 who will have to find other transportation.


3

Simplify \( \sqrt{125} \)

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

Solution

To simplify a radical, factor out the perfect squares:

\( \sqrt{125} \)
\( \sqrt{25 \times 5} \)
\( \sqrt{5^2 \times 5} \)
5\( \sqrt{5} \)


4

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 50% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 60% of his shots. If the guard takes 15 shots during a game, how many shots will the center have to take to score as many points as the guard assuming each shot is worth the same number of points?

42% Answer Correctly
18
45
30
22

Solution
If the guard hits 60% of his shots and takes 15 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 15 x \( \frac{60}{100} \) = \( \frac{60 x 15}{100} \) = \( \frac{900}{100} \) = 9 shots

The center makes 50% of his shots so he'll have to take:

shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \)
shots taken = \( \frac{\text{shots taken}}{\frac{\text{% made}}{100}} \)

to make as many shots as the guard. Plugging in values for the center gives us:

center shots taken = \( \frac{9}{\frac{50}{100}} \) = 9 x \( \frac{100}{50} \) = \( \frac{9 x 100}{50} \) = \( \frac{900}{50} \) = 18 shots

to make the same number of shots as the guard and thus score the same number of points.


5

Find the average of the following numbers: 12, 6, 12, 6.

75% Answer Correctly
5
14
9
11

Solution

To find the average of these 4 numbers add them together then divide by 4:

\( \frac{12 + 6 + 12 + 6}{4} \) = \( \frac{36}{4} \) = 9