ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 9936 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.47
Score 0% 69%

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1

What is \( \frac{4}{5} \) x \( \frac{2}{7} \)?

72% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{1}{56}\)
1\(\frac{3}{5}\)
\(\frac{8}{35}\)
\(\frac{2}{9}\)

Solution

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together:

\( \frac{4}{5} \) x \( \frac{2}{7} \) = \( \frac{4 x 2}{5 x 7} \) = \( \frac{8}{35} \) = \(\frac{8}{35}\)


2

A factor is a positive __________ that divides evenly into a given number.

78% Answer Correctly

fraction

improper fraction

mixed number

integer


Solution

A factor is a positive integer that divides evenly into a given number. For example, the factors of 8 are 1, 2, 4, and 8.


3

Simplify \( \frac{36}{64} \).

77% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{7}{16} \)
\( \frac{3}{8} \)
\( \frac{9}{16} \)
\( \frac{10}{19} \)

Solution

To simplify this fraction, first find the greatest common factor between them. The factors of 36 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36] and the factors of 64 are [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64]. They share 3 factors [1, 2, 4] making 4 their greatest common factor (GCF).

Next, divide both numerator and denominator by the GCF:

\( \frac{36}{64} \) = \( \frac{\frac{36}{4}}{\frac{64}{4}} \) = \( \frac{9}{16} \)


4

The total water usage for a city is 20,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 25% is for personal use and 38% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
2,600
9,000
6,000
850

Solution

38% of the water consumption is industrial use and 25% is personal use so (38% - 25%) = 13% more water is used for industrial purposes. 20,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{13}{100} \) x 20,000 gallons = 2,600 gallons.


5

What is \( \frac{6}{4} \) + \( \frac{5}{12} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
1\(\frac{11}{12}\)
\( \frac{5}{13} \)
1 \( \frac{1}{6} \)
1 \( \frac{2}{12} \)

Solution

To add these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. 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 share.

Next, convert the fractions so each denominator equals the lowest common multiple:

\( \frac{6 x 3}{4 x 3} \) + \( \frac{5 x 1}{12 x 1} \)

\( \frac{18}{12} \) + \( \frac{5}{12} \)

Now, because the fractions share a common denominator, you can add them:

\( \frac{18 + 5}{12} \) = \( \frac{23}{12} \) = 1\(\frac{11}{12}\)