ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 89609 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.54
Score 0% 71%

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1

A bread recipe calls for 2\(\frac{1}{8}\) cups of flour. If you only have 1\(\frac{1}{4}\) cups, how much more flour is needed?

62% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{7}{8}\) cups
1\(\frac{7}{8}\) cups
1\(\frac{1}{2}\) cups
3\(\frac{3}{8}\) cups

Solution

The amount of flour you need is (2\(\frac{1}{8}\) - 1\(\frac{1}{4}\)) cups. Rewrite the quantities so they share a common denominator and subtract:

(\( \frac{17}{8} \) - \( \frac{10}{8} \)) cups
\( \frac{7}{8} \) cups
\(\frac{7}{8}\) cups


2

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, __________ ?

92% Answer Correctly
36
29
34
35

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 7

where n is the term's order in the sequence, an is the value of the term, and an-1 is the value of the term before an. This makes the next number:

a6 = a5 + 7
a6 = 29 + 7
a6 = 36


3

What is the distance in miles of a trip that takes 2 hours at an average speed of 15 miles per hour?

87% Answer Correctly
30 miles
50 miles
195 miles
105 miles

Solution

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

speed = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \)

Solving for distance:

distance = \( \text{speed} \times \text{time} \)
distance = \( 15mph \times 2h \)
30 miles


4

Simplify \( \frac{24}{52} \).

77% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{1}{2} \)
\( \frac{9}{14} \)
\( \frac{8}{19} \)
\( \frac{6}{13} \)

Solution

To simplify this fraction, first find the greatest common factor between them. The factors of 24 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24] and the factors of 52 are [1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52]. They share 3 factors [1, 2, 4] making 4 their greatest common factor (GCF).

Next, divide both numerator and denominator by the GCF:

\( \frac{24}{52} \) = \( \frac{\frac{24}{4}}{\frac{52}{4}} \) = \( \frac{6}{13} \)


5

What is \( 8 \)\( \sqrt{63} \) + \( 5 \)\( \sqrt{7} \)

35% Answer Correctly
29\( \sqrt{7} \)
40\( \sqrt{9} \)
13\( \sqrt{9} \)
40\( \sqrt{7} \)

Solution

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

8\( \sqrt{63} \) + 5\( \sqrt{7} \)
8\( \sqrt{9 \times 7} \) + 5\( \sqrt{7} \)
8\( \sqrt{3^2 \times 7} \) + 5\( \sqrt{7} \)
(8)(3)\( \sqrt{7} \) + 5\( \sqrt{7} \)
24\( \sqrt{7} \) + 5\( \sqrt{7} \)

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

24\( \sqrt{7} \) + 5\( \sqrt{7} \)
(24 + 5)\( \sqrt{7} \)
29\( \sqrt{7} \)