ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 165837 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.46
Score 0% 69%

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1

Simplify \( \frac{24}{72} \).

77% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{1}{3} \)
\( \frac{6}{13} \)
\( \frac{5}{11} \)
\( \frac{10}{13} \)

Solution

To simplify this fraction, first find the greatest common factor between them. The factors of 24 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24] and the factors of 72 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72]. They share 8 factors [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24] making 24 their greatest common factor (GCF).

Next, divide both numerator and denominator by the GCF:

\( \frac{24}{72} \) = \( \frac{\frac{24}{24}}{\frac{72}{24}} \) = \( \frac{1}{3} \)


2

What is \( \frac{4}{8} \) x \( \frac{4}{8} \)?

72% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{2}{15}\)
2
\(\frac{3}{40}\)
\(\frac{1}{4}\)

Solution

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

\( \frac{4}{8} \) x \( \frac{4}{8} \) = \( \frac{4 x 4}{8 x 8} \) = \( \frac{16}{64} \) = \(\frac{1}{4}\)


3

Monty loaned Betty $500 at an annual interest rate of 2%. If no payments are made, what is the total amount owed at the end of the first year?

71% Answer Correctly
$540
$515
$510
$520

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 $500
i = 0.02 x $500

No payments were made so the total amount due is the original amount + the accumulated interest:

total = $500 + $10
total = $510


4

Find the average of the following numbers: 10, 2, 9, 3.

74% Answer Correctly
1
7
10
6

Solution

To find the average of these 4 numbers add them together then divide by 4:

\( \frac{10 + 2 + 9 + 3}{4} \) = \( \frac{24}{4} \) = 6


5

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 2:1 and all 47,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
31,333
32,667
23,333
24,000

Solution

A ratio of 2:1 means that there are 2 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 3 fans, 2 are home fans and \( \frac{2}{3} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

47,000 fans x \( \frac{2}{3} \) = \( \frac{94000}{3} \) = 31,333 fans.