ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 854166 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.60
Score 0% 52%

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1

Jennifer scored 78% on her final exam. If each question was worth 4 points and there were 200 possible points on the exam, how many questions did Jennifer answer correctly?

57% Answer Correctly
32
39
33
35

Solution

Jennifer scored 78% on the test meaning she earned 78% of the possible points on the test. There were 200 possible points on the test so she earned 200 x 0.78 = 156 points. Each question is worth 4 points so she got \( \frac{156}{4} \) = 39 questions right.


2

If all of a roofing company's 16 workers are required to staff 4 roofing crews, how many workers need to be added during the busy season in order to send 7 complete crews out on jobs?

55% Answer Correctly
12
10
19
6

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 16 workers at the company now and that's enough to staff 4 crews so there are \( \frac{16}{4} \) = 4 workers on a crew. 7 crews are needed for the busy season which, at 4 workers per crew, means that the roofing company will need 7 x 4 = 28 total workers to staff the crews during the busy season. The company already employs 16 workers so they need to add 28 - 16 = 12 new staff for the busy season.


3

Cooks are needed to prepare for a large party. Each cook can bake either 3 large cakes or 12 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is available for 3 hours and 30 large cakes and 300 small cakes need to be baked.

How many cooks are required to bake the required number of cakes during the time the kitchen is available?

41% Answer Correctly
13
10
15
12

Solution

If a single cook can bake 3 large cakes per hour and the kitchen is available for 3 hours, a single cook can bake 3 x 3 = 9 large cakes during that time. 30 large cakes are needed for the party so \( \frac{30}{9} \) = 3\(\frac{1}{3}\) cooks are needed to bake the required number of large cakes.

If a single cook can bake 12 small cakes per hour and the kitchen is available for 3 hours, a single cook can bake 12 x 3 = 36 small cakes during that time. 300 small cakes are needed for the party so \( \frac{300}{36} \) = 8\(\frac{1}{3}\) cooks are needed to bake the required number of small cakes.

Because you can't employ a fractional cook, round the number of cooks needed for each type of cake up to the next whole number resulting in 4 + 9 = 13 cooks.


4

How many 1\(\frac{1}{2}\) gallon cans worth of fuel would you need to pour into an empty 9 gallon tank to fill it exactly halfway?

51% Answer Correctly
3
6
3
9

Solution

To fill a 9 gallon tank exactly halfway you'll need 4\(\frac{1}{2}\) gallons of fuel. Each fuel can holds 1\(\frac{1}{2}\) gallons so:

cans = \( \frac{4\frac{1}{2} \text{ gallons}}{1\frac{1}{2} \text{ gallons}} \) = 3


5

The __________ is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of two or more integers.

56% Answer Correctly

least common multiple

least common factor

absolute value

greatest common factor


Solution

The least common multiple (LCM) is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of two or more integers.