ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 857403 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.11
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1

The total water usage for a city is 5,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 16% is for personal use and 36% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
3,300
6,600
13,000
1,000

Solution

36% of the water consumption is industrial use and 16% is personal use so (36% - 16%) = 20% more water is used for industrial purposes. 5,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{20}{100} \) x 5,000 gallons = 1,000 gallons.


2

4! = ?

85% Answer Correctly

4 x 3

5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1

4 x 3 x 2 x 1

3 x 2 x 1


Solution

A factorial has the form n! and is the product of the integer (n) and all the positive integers below it. For example, 5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120.


3

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b1 = b

b1 = 1

all of these are false

b0 = 1


Solution

A number with an exponent (be) consists of a base (b) raised to a power (e). The exponent indicates the number of times that the base is multiplied by itself. A base with an exponent of 1 equals the base (b1 = b) and a base with an exponent of 0 equals 1 ( (b0 = 1).


4

If a mayor is elected with 84% of the votes cast and 60% of a town's 10,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?

50% Answer Correctly
3,900
4,860
4,740
5,040

Solution

If 60% of the town's 10,000 voters cast ballots the number of votes cast is:

(\( \frac{60}{100} \)) x 10,000 = \( \frac{600,000}{100} \) = 6,000

The mayor got 84% of the votes cast which is:

(\( \frac{84}{100} \)) x 6,000 = \( \frac{504,000}{100} \) = 5,040 votes.


5

Damon loaned Frank $1,200 at an annual interest rate of 4%. If no payments are made, what is the interest owed on this loan at the end of the first year?

74% Answer Correctly
$48
$12
$72
$6

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 = 0.04 x $1,200
i = $48