ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 314233 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.25
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1

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 40% off." If Ezra buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $17, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$10.20
$19.55
$27.20
$22.95

Solution

By buying two shirts, Ezra will save $17 x \( \frac{40}{100} \) = \( \frac{$17 x 40}{100} \) = \( \frac{$680}{100} \) = $6.80 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$17.00 + ($17.00 - $6.80)
$17.00 + $10.20
$27.20


2

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

67% Answer Correctly

none of these is correct

a = 7 or a = -7

a = 7

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).


3

The __________ is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of two or more integers.

56% Answer Correctly

absolute value

greatest common factor

least common factor

least common multiple


Solution

The least common multiple (LCM) is the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of two or more integers.


4

Which of these numbers is a factor of 40?

68% Answer Correctly
21
31
8
7

Solution

The factors of a number are all positive integers that divide evenly into the number. The factors of 40 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40.


5

Simplify \( \frac{32}{76} \).

77% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{4}{7} \)
\( \frac{8}{19} \)
\( \frac{5}{7} \)
\( \frac{1}{4} \)

Solution

To simplify this fraction, first find the greatest common factor between them. The factors of 32 are [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32] and the factors of 76 are [1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76]. They share 3 factors [1, 2, 4] making 4 their greatest common factor (GCF).

Next, divide both numerator and denominator by the GCF:

\( \frac{32}{76} \) = \( \frac{\frac{32}{4}}{\frac{76}{4}} \) = \( \frac{8}{19} \)