ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 224275 Results

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1

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 30% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 35% of his shots. If the guard takes 25 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
26
27
36
20

Solution
If the guard hits 35% of his shots and takes 25 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 25 x \( \frac{35}{100} \) = \( \frac{35 x 25}{100} \) = \( \frac{875}{100} \) = 8 shots

The center makes 30% 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 = \( \frac{8}{\frac{30}{100}} \) = 8 x \( \frac{100}{30} \) = \( \frac{8 x 100}{30} \) = \( \frac{800}{30} \) = 27 shots

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


2

What is \( \frac{35\sqrt{18}}{7\sqrt{9}} \)?

71% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{1}{2}\) \( \sqrt{5} \)
5 \( \sqrt{2} \)
\(\frac{1}{5}\) \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{2}} \)
2 \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{5}} \)

Solution

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

\( \frac{35\sqrt{18}}{7\sqrt{9}} \)
\( \frac{35}{7} \) \( \sqrt{\frac{18}{9}} \)
5 \( \sqrt{2} \)


3

What is \( 8 \)\( \sqrt{18} \) - \( 2 \)\( \sqrt{2} \)

39% Answer Correctly
16\( \sqrt{2} \)
6\( \sqrt{36} \)
6\( \sqrt{-5} \)
22\( \sqrt{2} \)

Solution

To subtract these radicals together their radicands must be the same:

8\( \sqrt{18} \) - 2\( \sqrt{2} \)
8\( \sqrt{9 \times 2} \) - 2\( \sqrt{2} \)
8\( \sqrt{3^2 \times 2} \) - 2\( \sqrt{2} \)
(8)(3)\( \sqrt{2} \) - 2\( \sqrt{2} \)
24\( \sqrt{2} \) - 2\( \sqrt{2} \)

Now that the radicands are identical, you can subtract them:

24\( \sqrt{2} \) - 2\( \sqrt{2} \)
(24 - 2)\( \sqrt{2} \)
22\( \sqrt{2} \)


4

If a rectangle is twice as long as it is wide and has a perimeter of 42 meters, what is the area of the rectangle?

47% Answer Correctly
50 m2
162 m2
98 m2
32 m2

Solution

The area of a rectangle is width (w) x height (h). In this problem we know that the rectangle is twice as long as it is wide so h = 2w. The perimeter of a rectangle is 2w + 2h and we know that the perimeter of this rectangle is 42 meters so the equation becomes: 2w + 2h = 42.

Putting these two equations together and solving for width (w):

2w + 2h = 42
w + h = \( \frac{42}{2} \)
w + h = 21
w = 21 - h

From the question we know that h = 2w so substituting 2w for h gives us:

w = 21 - 2w
3w = 21
w = \( \frac{21}{3} \)
w = 7

Since h = 2w that makes h = (2 x 7) = 14 and the area = h x w = 7 x 14 = 98 m2


5

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 10% off." If Roger buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $10, how much money will he save?

70% Answer Correctly
$3.00
$1.00
$0.50
$4.00

Solution

By buying two shirts, Roger will save $10 x \( \frac{10}{100} \) = \( \frac{$10 x 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{$100}{100} \) = $1.00 on the second shirt.