ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 852454 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.09
Score 0% 62%

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1

How many 2\(\frac{1}{2}\) gallon cans worth of fuel would you need to pour into an empty 10 gallon tank to fill it exactly halfway?

52% Answer Correctly
6
4
2
7

Solution

To fill a 10 gallon tank exactly halfway you'll need 5 gallons of fuel. Each fuel can holds 2\(\frac{1}{2}\) gallons so:

cans = \( \frac{5 \text{ gallons}}{2\frac{1}{2} \text{ gallons}} \) = 2


2

If all of a roofing company's 12 workers are required to staff 4 roofing crews, how many workers need to be added during the busy season in order to send 6 complete crews out on jobs?

55% Answer Correctly
12
13
6
17

Solution

In order to find how many additional workers are needed to staff the extra crews you first need to calculate how many workers are on a crew. There are 12 workers at the company now and that's enough to staff 4 crews so there are \( \frac{12}{4} \) = 3 workers on a crew. 6 crews are needed for the busy season which, at 3 workers per crew, means that the roofing company will need 6 x 3 = 18 total workers to staff the crews during the busy season. The company already employs 12 workers so they need to add 18 - 12 = 6 new staff for the busy season.


3

How many 12-passenger vans will it take to drive all 41 members of the football team to an away game?

81% Answer Correctly
4 vans
9 vans
15 vans
7 vans

Solution

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

vans = \( \frac{41}{12} \) = 3\(\frac{5}{12}\)

So, it will take 3 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 4 vans.


4

A circular logo is enlarged to fit the lid of a jar. The new diameter is 55% larger than the original. By what percentage has the area of the logo increased?

51% Answer Correctly
27\(\frac{1}{2}\)%
30%
17\(\frac{1}{2}\)%
15%

Solution

The area of a circle is given by the formula A = πr2 where r is the radius of the circle. The radius of a circle is its diameter divided by two so A = π(\( \frac{d}{2} \))2. If the diameter of the logo increases by 55% the radius (and, consequently, the total area) increases by \( \frac{55\text{%}}{2} \) = 27\(\frac{1}{2}\)%


5

Ezra loaned Latoya $1,200 at an annual interest rate of 3%. If no payments are made, what is the total amount owed at the end of the first year?

71% Answer Correctly
$1,248
$1,260
$1,236
$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 = 0.03 x $1,200

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

total = $1,200 + $36
total = $1,236