ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 864266 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.39
Score 0% 68%

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1

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

75% Answer Correctly
8
3
6
7

Solution

There are 2 2-passenger taxis available so that's 2 x 2 = 4 total seats. There are 7 people needing transportation leaving 7 - 4 = 3 who will have to find other transportation.


2

A bread recipe calls for 2\(\frac{1}{2}\) cups of flour. If you only have \(\frac{1}{8}\) cup, how much more flour is needed?

62% Answer Correctly
2\(\frac{1}{2}\) cups
2\(\frac{1}{4}\) cups
\(\frac{1}{2}\) cups
2\(\frac{3}{8}\) cups

Solution

The amount of flour you need is (2\(\frac{1}{2}\) - \(\frac{1}{8}\)) cups. Rewrite the quantities so they share a common denominator and subtract:

(\( \frac{20}{8} \) - \( \frac{1}{8} \)) cups
\( \frac{19}{8} \) cups
2\(\frac{3}{8}\) cups


3

Find the average of the following numbers: 14, 12, 16, 10.

75% Answer Correctly
13
15
12
14

Solution

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

\( \frac{14 + 12 + 16 + 10}{4} \) = \( \frac{52}{4} \) = 13


4

What is \( \frac{4}{6} \) ÷ \( \frac{3}{7} \)?

68% Answer Correctly
1\(\frac{5}{9}\)
\(\frac{1}{24}\)
\(\frac{8}{45}\)
\(\frac{4}{63}\)

Solution

To divide fractions, invert the second fraction and then multiply:

\( \frac{4}{6} \) ÷ \( \frac{3}{7} \) = \( \frac{4}{6} \) x \( \frac{7}{3} \)

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together:

\( \frac{4}{6} \) x \( \frac{7}{3} \) = \( \frac{4 x 7}{6 x 3} \) = \( \frac{28}{18} \) = 1\(\frac{5}{9}\)


5

The total water usage for a city is 40,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 10% is for personal use and 42% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
3,100
12,800
1,600
3,150

Solution

42% of the water consumption is industrial use and 10% is personal use so (42% - 10%) = 32% more water is used for industrial purposes. 40,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{32}{100} \) x 40,000 gallons = 12,800 gallons.