ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 25072 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.36
Score 0% 67%

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1

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 25% off." If Ezra buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $28, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$7.00
$49.00
$30.80
$35.00

Solution

By buying two shirts, Ezra will save $28 x \( \frac{25}{100} \) = \( \frac{$28 x 25}{100} \) = \( \frac{$700}{100} \) = $7.00 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$28.00 + ($28.00 - $7.00)
$28.00 + $21.00
$49.00


2

Simplify \( \frac{32}{52} \).

77% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{2}{9} \)
\( \frac{4}{9} \)
\( \frac{6}{11} \)
\( \frac{8}{13} \)

Solution

To simplify this fraction, first find the greatest common factor between them. The factors of 32 are [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32] and the factors of 52 are [1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52]. They share 3 factors [1, 2, 4] making 4 their greatest common factor (GCF).

Next, divide both numerator and denominator by the GCF:

\( \frac{32}{52} \) = \( \frac{\frac{32}{4}}{\frac{52}{4}} \) = \( \frac{8}{13} \)


3

What is the least common multiple of 3 and 9?

72% Answer Correctly
12
25
9
23

Solution

The first few multiples of 3 are [3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30] and the first few multiples of 9 are [9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90]. The first few multiples they share are [9, 18, 27, 36, 45] making 9 the smallest multiple 3 and 9 have in common.


4

How many hours does it take a car to travel 140 miles at an average speed of 70 miles per hour?

85% Answer Correctly
6 hours
2 hours
9 hours
3 hours

Solution

Average speed in miles per hour is the number of miles traveled divided by the number of hours:

speed = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \)

Solving for time:

time = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{speed}} \)
time = \( \frac{140mi}{70mph} \)
2 hours


5

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 40% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 50% 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
13
12
15
8

Solution
If the guard hits 50% of his shots and takes 10 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 10 x \( \frac{50}{100} \) = \( \frac{50 x 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{500}{100} \) = 5 shots

The center makes 40% 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 = \( \frac{5}{\frac{40}{100}} \) = 5 x \( \frac{100}{40} \) = \( \frac{5 x 100}{40} \) = \( \frac{500}{40} \) = 13 shots

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