ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 851356 Results

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1

How many 13-passenger vans will it take to drive all 94 members of the football team to an away game?

81% Answer Correctly
11 vans
10 vans
8 vans
3 vans

Solution

Calculate the number of vans needed by dividing the number of people that need transported by the capacity of one van:

vans = \( \frac{94}{13} \) = 7\(\frac{3}{13}\)

So, it will take 7 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 8 vans.


2

\({b + c \over a} = {b \over a} + {c \over a}\) defines which of the following?

56% Answer Correctly

commutative property for multiplication

distributive property for division

distributive property for multiplication

commutative property for division


Solution

The distributive property for division helps in solving expressions like \({b + c \over a}\). It specifies that the result of dividing a fraction with multiple terms in the numerator and one term in the denominator can be obtained by dividing each term individually and then totaling the results: \({b + c \over a} = {b \over a} + {c \over a}\). For example, \({a^3 + 6a^2 \over a^2} = {a^3 \over a^2} + {6a^2 \over a^2} = a + 6\).


3

Solve 2 + (5 + 4) ÷ 2 x 3 - 52

53% Answer Correctly
2\(\frac{2}{3}\)
2
-9\(\frac{1}{2}\)
3

Solution

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

2 + (5 + 4) ÷ 2 x 3 - 52
P: 2 + (9) ÷ 2 x 3 - 52
E: 2 + 9 ÷ 2 x 3 - 25
MD: 2 + \( \frac{9}{2} \) x 3 - 25
MD: 2 + \( \frac{27}{2} \) - 25
AS: \( \frac{4}{2} \) + \( \frac{27}{2} \) - 25
AS: \( \frac{31}{2} \) - 25
AS: \( \frac{31 - 50}{2} \)
\( \frac{-19}{2} \)
-9\(\frac{1}{2}\)


4

Simplify \( \frac{28}{68} \).

77% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{7}{17} \)
\( \frac{1}{4} \)
\( \frac{2}{9} \)
\( \frac{8}{11} \)

Solution

To simplify this fraction, first find the greatest common factor between them. The factors of 28 are [1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28] and the factors of 68 are [1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68]. They share 3 factors [1, 2, 4] making 4 their greatest common factor (GCF).

Next, divide both numerator and denominator by the GCF:

\( \frac{28}{68} \) = \( \frac{\frac{28}{4}}{\frac{68}{4}} \) = \( \frac{7}{17} \)


5

A machine in a factory has an error rate of 9 parts per 100. The machine normally runs 24 hours a day and produces 10 parts per hour. Yesterday the machine was shut down for 9 hours for maintenance.

How many error-free parts did the machine produce yesterday?

49% Answer Correctly
124.2
136.5
112.8
96.9

Solution

The hourly error rate for this machine is the error rate in parts per 100 multiplied by the number of parts produced per hour:

\( \frac{9}{100} \) x 10 = \( \frac{9 \times 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{90}{100} \) = 0.9 errors per hour

So, in an average hour, the machine will produce 10 - 0.9 = 9.1 error free parts.

The machine ran for 24 - 9 = 15 hours yesterday so you would expect that 15 x 9.1 = 136.5 error free parts were produced yesterday.