ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 938866 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.30
Score 0% 66%

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1

Which of the following is not a prime number?

65% Answer Correctly

9

5

2

7


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.


2

How many hours does it take a car to travel 160 miles at an average speed of 20 miles per hour?

86% Answer Correctly
8 hours
4 hours
9 hours
6 hours

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 time:

time = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{speed}} \)
time = \( \frac{160mi}{20mph} \)
8 hours


3

What is \( \frac{7y^8}{3y^4} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
2\(\frac{1}{3}\)y-4
\(\frac{3}{7}\)y-4
2\(\frac{1}{3}\)y4
\(\frac{3}{7}\)y4

Solution

To divide terms with exponents, the base of both exponents must be the same. In this case they are so divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents:

\( \frac{7y^8}{3y^4} \)
\( \frac{7}{3} \) y(8 - 4)
2\(\frac{1}{3}\)y4


4

If a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide and has a perimeter of 12 meters, what is the area of the rectangle?

47% Answer Correctly
98 m2
8 m2
18 m2
50 m2

Solution

The area of a rectangle is width (w) x height (h). In this problem we know that the rectangle is twice as long as it is wide so h = 2w. The perimeter of a rectangle is 2w + 2h and we know that the perimeter of this rectangle is 12 meters so the equation becomes: 2w + 2h = 12.

Putting these two equations together and solving for width (w):

2w + 2h = 12
w + h = \( \frac{12}{2} \)
w + h = 6
w = 6 - h

From the question we know that h = 2w so substituting 2w for h gives us:

w = 6 - 2w
3w = 6
w = \( \frac{6}{3} \)
w = 2

Since h = 2w that makes h = (2 x 2) = 4 and the area = h x w = 2 x 4 = 8 m2


5

What is the least common multiple of 4 and 12?

72% Answer Correctly
43
33
28
12

Solution

The first few multiples of 4 are [4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40] and the first few multiples of 12 are [12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96]. The first few multiples they share are [12, 24, 36, 48, 60] making 12 the smallest multiple 4 and 12 have in common.