ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 881226 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.03
Score 0% 61%

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1

What is \( \frac{1}{9} \) x \( \frac{1}{7} \)?

72% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{4}{15}\)
\(\frac{3}{20}\)
\(\frac{1}{63}\)
\(\frac{1}{7}\)

Solution

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

\( \frac{1}{9} \) x \( \frac{1}{7} \) = \( \frac{1 x 1}{9 x 7} \) = \( \frac{1}{63} \) = \(\frac{1}{63}\)


2

Which of the following is not a prime number?

65% Answer Correctly

7

9

5

2


Solution

A prime number is an integer greater than 1 that has no factors other than 1 and itself. Examples of prime numbers include 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11.


3

The total water usage for a city is 40,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 13% is for personal use and 28% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
13,000
2,800
3,000
6,000

Solution

28% of the water consumption is industrial use and 13% is personal use so (28% - 13%) = 15% more water is used for industrial purposes. 40,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{15}{100} \) x 40,000 gallons = 6,000 gallons.


4

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 10% off." If Bob buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $46, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$87.40
$64.40
$59.80
$41.40

Solution

By buying two shirts, Bob will save $46 x \( \frac{10}{100} \) = \( \frac{$46 x 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{$460}{100} \) = $4.60 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$46.00 + ($46.00 - $4.60)
$46.00 + $41.40
$87.40


5

A machine in a factory has an error rate of 9 parts per 100. The machine normally runs 24 hours a day and produces 6 parts per hour. Yesterday the machine was shut down for 6 hours for maintenance.

How many error-free parts did the machine produce yesterday?

49% Answer Correctly
98.3
104.9
157.3
188

Solution

The hourly error rate for this machine is the error rate in parts per 100 multiplied by the number of parts produced per hour:

\( \frac{9}{100} \) x 6 = \( \frac{9 \times 6}{100} \) = \( \frac{54}{100} \) = 0.54 errors per hour

So, in an average hour, the machine will produce 6 - 0.54 = 5.46 error free parts.

The machine ran for 24 - 6 = 18 hours yesterday so you would expect that 18 x 5.46 = 98.3 error free parts were produced yesterday.