ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 994118 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.24
Score 0% 65%

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1

If a car travels 150 miles in 3 hours, what is the average speed?

86% Answer Correctly
55 mph
15 mph
75 mph
50 mph

Solution

Average speed in miles per hour is the number of miles traveled divided by the number of hours:

speed = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \)
speed = \( \frac{150mi}{3h} \)
50 mph


2

Simplify \( \sqrt{8} \)

62% Answer Correctly
2\( \sqrt{2} \)
7\( \sqrt{4} \)
4\( \sqrt{4} \)
5\( \sqrt{4} \)

Solution

To simplify a radical, factor out the perfect squares:

\( \sqrt{8} \)
\( \sqrt{4 \times 2} \)
\( \sqrt{2^2 \times 2} \)
2\( \sqrt{2} \)


3

What is 4a4 + 8a4?

66% Answer Correctly
12a8
12a4
12a16
12a-8

Solution

To add or subtract terms with exponents, both the base and the exponent must be the same. In this case they are so add the coefficients and retain the base and exponent:

4a4 + 8a4
(4 + 8)a4
12a4


4

What is 4\( \sqrt{3} \) x 7\( \sqrt{9} \)?

41% Answer Correctly
11\( \sqrt{27} \)
28\( \sqrt{3} \)
28\( \sqrt{12} \)
84\( \sqrt{3} \)

Solution

To multiply terms with radicals, multiply the coefficients and radicands separately:

4\( \sqrt{3} \) x 7\( \sqrt{9} \)
(4 x 7)\( \sqrt{3 \times 9} \)
28\( \sqrt{27} \)

Now we need to simplify the radical:

28\( \sqrt{27} \)
28\( \sqrt{3 \times 9} \)
28\( \sqrt{3 \times 3^2} \)
(28)(3)\( \sqrt{3} \)
84\( \sqrt{3} \)


5

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

70% Answer Correctly
1\(\frac{3}{5}\)
3
1\(\frac{4}{5}\)
2\(\frac{1}{4}\)

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:

\( \sqrt{\frac{81}{16}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{81}}{\sqrt{16}} \)
\( \frac{\sqrt{9^2}}{\sqrt{4^2}} \)
\( \frac{9}{4} \)
2\(\frac{1}{4}\)