ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 979166 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

The total water usage for a city is 45,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 17% is for personal use and 35% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
1,800
2,000
8,100
1,200

Solution

35% of the water consumption is industrial use and 17% is personal use so (35% - 17%) = 18% more water is used for industrial purposes. 45,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{18}{100} \) x 45,000 gallons = 8,100 gallons.


2

4! = ?

85% Answer Correctly

3 x 2 x 1

4 x 3

5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1

4 x 3 x 2 x 1


Solution

A factorial has the form n! and is the product of the integer (n) and all the positive integers below it. For example, 5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120.


3

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b0 = 1

b1 = 1

all of these are false

b1 = b


Solution

A number with an exponent (be) consists of a base (b) raised to a power (e). The exponent indicates the number of times that the base is multiplied by itself. A base with an exponent of 1 equals the base (b1 = b) and a base with an exponent of 0 equals 1 ( (b0 = 1).


4

\({b + c \over a} = {b \over a} + {c \over a}\) defines which of the following?

55% Answer Correctly

commutative property for division

distributive property for division

distributive property for multiplication

commutative property for multiplication


Solution

The distributive property for division helps in solving expressions like \({b + c \over a}\). It specifies that the result of dividing a fraction with multiple terms in the numerator and one term in the denominator can be obtained by dividing each term individually and then totaling the results: \({b + c \over a} = {b \over a} + {c \over a}\). For example, \({a^3 + 6a^2 \over a^2} = {a^3 \over a^2} + {6a^2 \over a^2} = a + 6\).


5

What is (z4)2?

80% Answer Correctly
z-2
z2
z6
z8

Solution

To raise a term with an exponent to another exponent, retain the base and multiply the exponents:

(z4)2
z(4 * 2)
z8