ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 226331 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.07
Score 0% 61%

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1

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 15% off." If Alex buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $47, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$7.05
$86.95
$56.40
$39.95

Solution

By buying two shirts, Alex will save $47 x \( \frac{15}{100} \) = \( \frac{$47 x 15}{100} \) = \( \frac{$705}{100} \) = $7.05 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$47.00 + ($47.00 - $7.05)
$47.00 + $39.95
$86.95


2

A tiger in a zoo has consumed 55 pounds of food in 5 days. If the tiger continues to eat at the same rate, in how many more days will its total food consumtion be 99 pounds?

56% Answer Correctly
9
2
5
4

Solution

If the tiger has consumed 55 pounds of food in 5 days that's \( \frac{55}{5} \) = 11 pounds of food per day. The tiger needs to consume 99 - 55 = 44 more pounds of food to reach 99 pounds total. At 11 pounds of food per day that's \( \frac{44}{11} \) = 4 more days.


3

Which of the following is an improper fraction?

70% Answer Correctly

\({a \over 5} \)

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)

\({2 \over 5} \)


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

Damon loaned Ezra $300 at an annual interest rate of 7%. If no payments are made, what is the interest owed on this loan at the end of the first year?

74% Answer Correctly
$27
$21
$16
$26

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 = 0.07 x $300
i = $21


5

If a mayor is elected with 58% of the votes cast and 30% of a town's 9,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?

49% Answer Correctly
2,268
1,566
1,539
1,485

Solution

If 30% of the town's 9,000 voters cast ballots the number of votes cast is:

(\( \frac{30}{100} \)) x 9,000 = \( \frac{270,000}{100} \) = 2,700

The mayor got 58% of the votes cast which is:

(\( \frac{58}{100} \)) x 2,700 = \( \frac{156,600}{100} \) = 1,566 votes.