ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 2102 Results

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1

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 5:1 and all 42,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
30,000
31,333
35,000
33,333

Solution

A ratio of 5:1 means that there are 5 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 6 fans, 5 are home fans and \( \frac{5}{6} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

42,000 fans x \( \frac{5}{6} \) = \( \frac{210000}{6} \) = 35,000 fans.


2

In a class of 26 students, 15 are taking German and 7 are taking Spanish. Of the students studying German or Spanish, 2 are taking both courses. How many students are not enrolled in either course?

63% Answer Correctly
6
24
22
16

Solution

The number of students taking German or Spanish is 15 + 7 = 22. Of that group of 22, 2 are taking both languages so they've been counted twice (once in the German group and once in the Spanish group). Subtracting them out leaves 22 - 2 = 20 who are taking at least one language. 26 - 20 = 6 students who are not taking either language.


3

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 45% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 65% of his shots. If the guard takes 10 shots during a game, how many shots will the center have to take to score as many points as the guard assuming each shot is worth the same number of points?

42% Answer Correctly
11
19
13
17

Solution
If the guard hits 65% of his shots and takes 10 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 10 x \( \frac{65}{100} \) = \( \frac{65 x 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{650}{100} \) = 6 shots

The center makes 45% of his shots so he'll have to take:

shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \)
shots taken = \( \frac{\text{shots taken}}{\frac{\text{% made}}{100}} \)

to make as many shots as the guard. Plugging in values for the center gives us:

center shots taken = \( \frac{6}{\frac{45}{100}} \) = 6 x \( \frac{100}{45} \) = \( \frac{6 x 100}{45} \) = \( \frac{600}{45} \) = 13 shots

to make the same number of shots as the guard and thus score the same number of points.


4

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 $30, how much will he pay for both shirts?

56% Answer Correctly
$37.50
$45.00
$39.00
$58.50

Solution

By buying two shirts, Bob will save $30 x \( \frac{5}{100} \) = \( \frac{$30 x 5}{100} \) = \( \frac{$150}{100} \) = $1.50 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$30.00 + ($30.00 - $1.50)
$30.00 + $28.50
$58.50


5

What is the least common multiple of 9 and 15?

72% Answer Correctly
118
10
119
45

Solution

The first few multiples of 9 are [9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90] and the first few multiples of 15 are [15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90]. The first few multiples they share are [45, 90] making 45 the smallest multiple 9 and 15 have in common.