ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 290778 Results

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1

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 30% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 45% of his shots. If the guard takes 30 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
41
42
43
28

Solution
If the guard hits 45% of his shots and takes 30 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 30 x \( \frac{45}{100} \) = \( \frac{45 x 30}{100} \) = \( \frac{1350}{100} \) = 13 shots

The center makes 30% 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 = \( \frac{13}{\frac{30}{100}} \) = 13 x \( \frac{100}{30} \) = \( \frac{13 x 100}{30} \) = \( \frac{1300}{30} \) = 43 shots

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


2

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, __________ ?

69% Answer Correctly
33
35
22
31

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 2(n - 1)

where n is the term's order in the sequence, an is the value of the term, and an-1 is the value of the term before an. This makes the next number:

a6 = a5 + 2(6 - 1)
a6 = 21 + 2(5)
a6 = 31


3

What is \( \frac{2}{7} \) ÷ \( \frac{2}{5} \)?

68% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{9}{40}\)
5
\(\frac{4}{63}\)
\(\frac{5}{7}\)

Solution

To divide fractions, invert the second fraction and then multiply:

\( \frac{2}{7} \) ÷ \( \frac{2}{5} \) = \( \frac{2}{7} \) x \( \frac{5}{2} \)

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

\( \frac{2}{7} \) x \( \frac{5}{2} \) = \( \frac{2 x 5}{7 x 2} \) = \( \frac{10}{14} \) = \(\frac{5}{7}\)


4

How many 16-passenger vans will it take to drive all 51 members of the football team to an away game?

81% Answer Correctly
7 vans
5 vans
10 vans
4 vans

Solution

Calculate the number of vans needed by dividing the number of people that need transported by the capacity of one van:

vans = \( \frac{51}{16} \) = 3\(\frac{3}{16}\)

So, it will take 3 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 4 vans.


5

What is \( \frac{3}{8} \) x \( \frac{4}{8} \)?

72% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{3}{56}\)
\(\frac{2}{15}\)
\(\frac{3}{16}\)
1\(\frac{1}{2}\)

Solution

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

\( \frac{3}{8} \) x \( \frac{4}{8} \) = \( \frac{3 x 4}{8 x 8} \) = \( \frac{12}{64} \) = \(\frac{3}{16}\)