Arithmetic Reasoning
As an ASVAB tutor, I make sure to cover measurement as one of the subtopics that I review in helping my students prepare for the Arithmetic Reasoning section of the test.
Yesterday I presented an Arithmetic Reasoning problem that deals with measurement.
The question is:
If a piece of wood is 8ft 4 in. long and needs to be cut into 4 pieces, how long is each piece?
- 2 ft
- 2 ft 1 in.
- 2 ft 2 in.
- 2 ft 4 in.
In order to solve this problem, it is essential to know how many inches are in a foot.
There are 12 inches in a foot. First 8ft 4 inches needs to be converted into inches.
To change feet to inches, the 8 ft needs to be multiplied by 12.
8 x 12 = 96
8 ft is 96 inches.
8ft 4 inches is 4 inches more than 96 inches.
96 inches + 4 inches = 100 inches.
100 inches divided by 4 = 25 inches.
25 inches needs to be converted back to feet.
To change inches back to feet, divide by 12.
25 divided by 12 is 2 with 1 left over.
25 inches is 2 ft 1 inch.
The correnct answer is choice B. 2ft 1 in.
