ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 229283 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.30
Score 0% 66%

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1

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 2:1 and all 41,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
36,000
24,667
27,333
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:

41,000 fans x \( \frac{2}{3} \) = \( \frac{82000}{3} \) = 27,333 fans.


2

Convert x-5 to remove the negative exponent.

68% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{5}{x} \)
\( \frac{-1}{-5x^{5}} \)
\( \frac{-5}{-x} \)
\( \frac{1}{x^5} \)

Solution

To convert a negative exponent to a positive exponent, calculate the positive exponent then take the reciprocal.


3

Bob loaned Ezra $1,500 at an annual interest rate of 2%. If no payments are made, what is the interest owed on this loan at the end of the first year?

74% Answer Correctly
$6
$9
$30
$2

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 $1,500
i = 0.02 x $1,500
i = $30


4

Simplify \( \frac{36}{64} \).

77% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{1}{2} \)
\( \frac{2}{5} \)
\( \frac{5}{19} \)
\( \frac{9}{16} \)

Solution

To simplify this fraction, first find the greatest common factor between them. The factors of 36 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36] and the factors of 64 are [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64]. They share 3 factors [1, 2, 4] making 4 their greatest common factor (GCF).

Next, divide both numerator and denominator by the GCF:

\( \frac{36}{64} \) = \( \frac{\frac{36}{4}}{\frac{64}{4}} \) = \( \frac{9}{16} \)


5

What is \( \frac{-3x^7}{9x^4} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
-\(\frac{1}{3}\)x3
-\(\frac{1}{3}\)x-3
-3x-3
-\(\frac{1}{3}\)x11

Solution

To divide terms with exponents, the base of both exponents must be the same. In this case they are so divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents:

\( \frac{-3x^7}{9x^4} \)
\( \frac{-3}{9} \) x(7 - 4)
-\(\frac{1}{3}\)x3