ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 217741 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.43
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1

How many 12-passenger vans will it take to drive all 41 members of the football team to an away game?

81% Answer Correctly
12 vans
5 vans
3 vans
4 vans

Solution

Calculate the number of vans needed by dividing the number of people that need transported by the capacity of one van:

vans = \( \frac{41}{12} \) = 3\(\frac{5}{12}\)

So, it will take 3 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 4 vans.


2

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 15% off." If Monty buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $31, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$57.35
$35.65
$43.40
$26.35

Solution

By buying two shirts, Monty will save $31 x \( \frac{15}{100} \) = \( \frac{$31 x 15}{100} \) = \( \frac{$465}{100} \) = $4.65 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$31.00 + ($31.00 - $4.65)
$31.00 + $26.35
$57.35


3

Which of the following is a mixed number?

83% Answer Correctly

\({a \over 5} \)

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({5 \over 7} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)


Solution

A rational number (or fraction) is represented as a ratio between two integers, a and b, and has the form \({a \over b}\) where a is the numerator and b is the denominator. An improper fraction (\({5 \over 3} \)) has a numerator with a greater absolute value than the denominator and can be converted into a mixed number (\(1 {2 \over 3} \)) which has a whole number part and a fractional part.


4

The __________ is the greatest factor that divides two integers.

67% Answer Correctly

greatest common factor

greatest common multiple

least common multiple

absolute value


Solution

The greatest common factor (GCF) is the greatest factor that divides two integers.


5

A sports card collection contains football, baseball, and basketball cards. If the ratio of football to baseball cards is 7 to 2 and the ratio of baseball to basketball cards is 7 to 1, what is the ratio of football to basketball cards?

53% Answer Correctly
7:4
49:2
9:8
9:4

Solution

The ratio of football cards to baseball cards is 7:2 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards is 7:1. To solve this problem, we need the baseball card side of each ratio to be equal so we need to rewrite the ratios in terms of a common number of baseball cards. (Think of this like finding the common denominator when adding fractions.) The ratio of football to baseball cards can also be written as 49:14 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards as 14:2. So, the ratio of football cards to basketball cards is football:baseball, baseball:basketball or 49:14, 14:2 which reduces to 49:2.