ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 135361 Results

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1

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 5% off." If Bob buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $31, how much money will he save?

70% Answer Correctly
$10.85
$1.55
$4.65
$7.75

Solution

By buying two shirts, Bob will save $31 x \( \frac{5}{100} \) = \( \frac{$31 x 5}{100} \) = \( \frac{$155}{100} \) = $1.55 on the second shirt.


2

What is \( \frac{16\sqrt{8}}{8\sqrt{4}} \)?

71% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{1}{2}\) \( \sqrt{2} \)
\(\frac{1}{2}\) \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{2}} \)
2 \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{2}} \)
2 \( \sqrt{2} \)

Solution

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

\( \frac{16\sqrt{8}}{8\sqrt{4}} \)
\( \frac{16}{8} \) \( \sqrt{\frac{8}{4}} \)
2 \( \sqrt{2} \)


3

Ezra loaned Bob $300 at an annual interest rate of 6%. If no payments are made, what is the interest owed on this loan at the end of the first year?

74% Answer Correctly
$8
$65
$18
$75

Solution

The yearly interest charged on this loan is the annual interest rate multiplied by the amount borrowed:

interest = annual interest rate x loan amount

i = (\( \frac{6}{100} \)) x $300
i = 0.06 x $300
i = $18


4

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b0 = 1

all of these are false

b1 = b

b1 = 1


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).


5

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

56% Answer Correctly

distributive property for multiplication

commutative property for division

commutative property for multiplication

distributive property for division


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, \({a^3 + 6a^2 \over a^2} = {a^3 \over a^2} + {6a^2 \over a^2} = a + 6\).