ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 951349 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.46
Score 0% 69%

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1

The total water usage for a city is 40,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 20% is for personal use and 53% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
1,250
2,700
13,200
12,400

Solution

53% of the water consumption is industrial use and 20% is personal use so (53% - 20%) = 33% more water is used for industrial purposes. 40,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{33}{100} \) x 40,000 gallons = 13,200 gallons.


2

Solve for \( \frac{6!}{3!} \)

67% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{1}{8} \)
\( \frac{1}{30} \)
120
\( \frac{1}{9} \)

Solution

A factorial is the product of an integer and all the positive integers below it. To solve a fraction featuring factorials, expand the factorials and cancel out like numbers:

\( \frac{6!}{3!} \)
\( \frac{6 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1}{3 \times 2 \times 1} \)
\( \frac{6 \times 5 \times 4}{1} \)
\( 6 \times 5 \times 4 \)
120


3

Convert x-3 to remove the negative exponent.

68% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{-3}{x} \)
\( \frac{-1}{-3x} \)
\( \frac{1}{x^3} \)
\( \frac{3}{x} \)

Solution

To convert a negative exponent to a positive exponent, calculate the positive exponent then take the reciprocal.


4

Ezra loaned Ezra $1,000 at an annual interest rate of 5%. If no payments are made, what is the interest owed on this loan at the end of the first year?

74% Answer Correctly
$18
$28
$50
$56

Solution

The yearly interest charged on this loan is the annual interest rate multiplied by the amount borrowed:

interest = annual interest rate x loan amount

i = (\( \frac{6}{100} \)) x $1,000
i = 0.05 x $1,000
i = $50


5

Which of the following is not an integer?

77% Answer Correctly

\({1 \over 2}\)

0

-1

1


Solution

An integer is any whole number, including zero. An integer can be either positive or negative. Examples include -77, -1, 0, 55, 119.