ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 272359 Results

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1

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 20% off." If Bob buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $43, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$55.90
$34.40
$77.40
$64.50

Solution

By buying two shirts, Bob will save $43 x \( \frac{20}{100} \) = \( \frac{$43 x 20}{100} \) = \( \frac{$860}{100} \) = $8.60 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$43.00 + ($43.00 - $8.60)
$43.00 + $34.40
$77.40


2

Which of the following is an improper fraction?

70% Answer Correctly

\({7 \over 5} \)

\({a \over 5} \)

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({2 \over 5} \)


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.


3

The total water usage for a city is 50,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 22% is for personal use and 44% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
11,000
6,600
16,500
6,300

Solution

44% of the water consumption is industrial use and 22% is personal use so (44% - 22%) = 22% more water is used for industrial purposes. 50,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{22}{100} \) x 50,000 gallons = 11,000 gallons.


4

What is the least common multiple of 4 and 8?

72% Answer Correctly
3
28
18
8

Solution

The first few multiples of 4 are [4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40] and the first few multiples of 8 are [8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80]. The first few multiples they share are [8, 16, 24, 32, 40] making 8 the smallest multiple 4 and 8 have in common.


5

Which of the following is not a prime number?

65% Answer Correctly

2

9

7

5


Solution

A prime number is an integer greater than 1 that has no factors other than 1 and itself. Examples of prime numbers include 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11.