ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 869831 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.30
Score 0% 66%

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1

What is -c5 - 9c5?

71% Answer Correctly
-10c5
8c10
-10c-5
8c-10

Solution

To add or subtract terms with exponents, both the base and the exponent must be the same. In this case they are so subtract the coefficients and retain the base and exponent:

-1c5 - 9c5
(-1 - 9)c5
-10c5


2

What is \( 8 \)\( \sqrt{48} \) + \( 3 \)\( \sqrt{3} \)

35% Answer Correctly
11\( \sqrt{144} \)
24\( \sqrt{144} \)
24\( \sqrt{3} \)
35\( \sqrt{3} \)

Solution

To add these radicals together their radicands must be the same:

8\( \sqrt{48} \) + 3\( \sqrt{3} \)
8\( \sqrt{16 \times 3} \) + 3\( \sqrt{3} \)
8\( \sqrt{4^2 \times 3} \) + 3\( \sqrt{3} \)
(8)(4)\( \sqrt{3} \) + 3\( \sqrt{3} \)
32\( \sqrt{3} \) + 3\( \sqrt{3} \)

Now that the radicands are identical, you can add them together:

32\( \sqrt{3} \) + 3\( \sqrt{3} \)
(32 + 3)\( \sqrt{3} \)
35\( \sqrt{3} \)


3

A factor is a positive __________ that divides evenly into a given number.

78% Answer Correctly

mixed number

integer

fraction

improper fraction


Solution

A factor is a positive integer that divides evenly into a given number. For example, the factors of 8 are 1, 2, 4, and 8.


4

If a car travels 165 miles in 3 hours, what is the average speed?

86% Answer Correctly
45 mph
25 mph
55 mph
30 mph

Solution

Average speed in miles per hour is the number of miles traveled divided by the number of hours:

speed = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \)
speed = \( \frac{165mi}{3h} \)
55 mph


5

The total water usage for a city is 5,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 13% is for personal use and 29% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
800
750
8,000
3,900

Solution

29% of the water consumption is industrial use and 13% is personal use so (29% - 13%) = 16% more water is used for industrial purposes. 5,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{16}{100} \) x 5,000 gallons = 800 gallons.