ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 312982 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.55
Score 0% 71%

Review

1

A sports card collection contains football, baseball, and basketball cards. If the ratio of football to baseball cards is 3 to 2 and the ratio of baseball to basketball cards is 3 to 1, what is the ratio of football to basketball cards?

53% Answer Correctly
7:8
9:1
9:2
28

Solution

The ratio of football cards to baseball cards is 3:2 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards is 3:1. To solve this problem, we need the baseball card side of each ratio to be equal so we need to rewrite the ratios in terms of a common number of baseball cards. (Think of this like finding the common denominator when adding fractions.) The ratio of football to baseball cards can also be written as 9:6 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards as 6:2. So, the ratio of football cards to basketball cards is football:baseball, baseball:basketball or 9:6, 6:2 which reduces to 9:2.


2

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 35% off." If Damon buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $33, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$46.20
$11.55
$37.95
$54.45

Solution

By buying two shirts, Damon will save $33 x \( \frac{35}{100} \) = \( \frac{$33 x 35}{100} \) = \( \frac{$1155}{100} \) = $11.55 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$33.00 + ($33.00 - $11.55)
$33.00 + $21.45
$54.45


3

Which of the following is a mixed number?

82% Answer Correctly

\({7 \over 5} \)

\({5 \over 7} \)

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({a \over 5} \)


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.


4

What is the distance in miles of a trip that takes 2 hours at an average speed of 35 miles per hour?

87% Answer Correctly
105 miles
50 miles
140 miles
70 miles

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 distance:

distance = \( \text{speed} \times \text{time} \)
distance = \( 35mph \times 2h \)
70 miles


5

Charlie loaned Bob $1,400 at an annual interest rate of 2%. If no payments are made, what is the interest owed on this loan at the end of the first year?

74% Answer Correctly
$117
$28
$33
$54

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 $1,400
i = 0.02 x $1,400
i = $28