ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 290560 Results

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1

Which of the following is not a prime number?

65% Answer Correctly

2

7

5

9


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.


2

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 4:1 and all 41,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

50% Answer Correctly
32,000
32,800
28,000
26,667

Solution

A ratio of 4:1 means that there are 4 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 5 fans, 4 are home fans and \( \frac{4}{5} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

41,000 fans x \( \frac{4}{5} \) = \( \frac{164000}{5} \) = 32,800 fans.


3

What is z3 x 7z4?

75% Answer Correctly
7z7
7z3
8z3
7z-1

Solution

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

z3 x 7z4
(1 x 7)z(3 + 4)
7z7


4

If \(\left|a\right| = 7\), which of the following best describes a?

67% Answer Correctly

a = -7

a = 7

none of these is correct

a = 7 or a = -7


Solution

The absolute value is the positive magnitude of a particular number or variable and is indicated by two vertical lines: \(\left|-5\right| = 5\). In the case of a variable absolute value (\(\left|a\right| = 5\)) the value of a can be either positive or negative (a = -5 or a = 5).


5

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 25% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 30% 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
14
6
12
5

Solution
If the guard hits 30% of his shots and takes 10 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 10 x \( \frac{30}{100} \) = \( \frac{30 x 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{300}{100} \) = 3 shots

The center makes 25% 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 = \( \frac{3}{\frac{25}{100}} \) = 3 x \( \frac{100}{25} \) = \( \frac{3 x 100}{25} \) = \( \frac{300}{25} \) = 12 shots

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