ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 258336 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.32
Score 0% 66%

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1

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 3:1 and all 37,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
41,667
27,750
32,250
29,167

Solution

A ratio of 3:1 means that there are 3 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 4 fans, 3 are home fans and \( \frac{3}{4} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

37,000 fans x \( \frac{3}{4} \) = \( \frac{111000}{4} \) = 27,750 fans.


2

What is \( \frac{8b^7}{5b^3} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
1\(\frac{3}{5}\)b21
1\(\frac{3}{5}\)b4
\(\frac{5}{8}\)b-4
\(\frac{5}{8}\)b4

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:

\( \frac{8b^7}{5b^3} \)
\( \frac{8}{5} \) b(7 - 3)
1\(\frac{3}{5}\)b4


3

Simplify \( \frac{16}{80} \).

77% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{5}{14} \)
\( \frac{1}{3} \)
\( \frac{2}{9} \)
\( \frac{1}{5} \)

Solution

To simplify this fraction, first find the greatest common factor between them. The factors of 16 are [1, 2, 4, 8, 16] and the factors of 80 are [1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80]. They share 5 factors [1, 2, 4, 8, 16] making 16 their greatest common factor (GCF).

Next, divide both numerator and denominator by the GCF:

\( \frac{16}{80} \) = \( \frac{\frac{16}{16}}{\frac{80}{16}} \) = \( \frac{1}{5} \)


4

What is \( \frac{1}{7} \) x \( \frac{4}{9} \)?

72% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{4}{9}\)
\(\frac{2}{45}\)
\(\frac{4}{63}\)
\(\frac{1}{14}\)

Solution

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together:

\( \frac{1}{7} \) x \( \frac{4}{9} \) = \( \frac{1 x 4}{7 x 9} \) = \( \frac{4}{63} \) = \(\frac{4}{63}\)


5

Frank loaned Diane $800 at an annual interest rate of 5%. If no payments are made, what is the total amount owed at the end of the first year?

71% Answer Correctly
$832
$848
$824
$840

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 $800
i = 0.05 x $800

No payments were made so the total amount due is the original amount + the accumulated interest:

total = $800 + $40
total = $840