ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 990849 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

What is \( \sqrt{\frac{16}{81}} \)?

70% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{2}{7}\)
1\(\frac{1}{3}\)
\(\frac{1}{4}\)
\(\frac{4}{9}\)

Solution

To take the square root of a fraction, break the fraction into two separate roots then calculate the square root of the numerator and denominator separately:

\( \sqrt{\frac{16}{81}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{16}}{\sqrt{81}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{4^2}}{\sqrt{9^2}} \)
\(\frac{4}{9}\)


2

Which of these numbers is a factor of 28?

68% Answer Correctly
29
30
23
2

Solution

The factors of a number are all positive integers that divide evenly into the number. The factors of 28 are 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28.


3

In a class of 34 students, 12 are taking German and 14 are taking Spanish. Of the students studying German or Spanish, 2 are taking both courses. How many students are not enrolled in either course?

63% Answer Correctly
10
33
22
12

Solution

The number of students taking German or Spanish is 12 + 14 = 26. Of that group of 26, 2 are taking both languages so they've been counted twice (once in the German group and once in the Spanish group). Subtracting them out leaves 26 - 2 = 24 who are taking at least one language. 34 - 24 = 10 students who are not taking either language.


4

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 4:1 and all 35,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
28,333
26,400
28,000
28,667

Solution

A ratio of 4:1 means that there are 4 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 5 fans, 4 are home fans and \( \frac{4}{5} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

35,000 fans x \( \frac{4}{5} \) = \( \frac{140000}{5} \) = 28,000 fans.


5

A machine in a factory has an error rate of 4 parts per 100. The machine normally runs 24 hours a day and produces 7 parts per hour. Yesterday the machine was shut down for 3 hours for maintenance.

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

49% Answer Correctly
141.1
104.9
109.2
114.7

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:

\( \frac{4}{100} \) x 7 = \( \frac{4 \times 7}{100} \) = \( \frac{28}{100} \) = 0.28 errors per hour

So, in an average hour, the machine will produce 7 - 0.28 = 6.72 error free parts.

The machine ran for 24 - 3 = 21 hours yesterday so you would expect that 21 x 6.72 = 141.1 error free parts were produced yesterday.