ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 318984 Results

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1

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 5% off." If Frank buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $16, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$19.20
$31.20
$24.00
$15.20

Solution

By buying two shirts, Frank will save $16 x \( \frac{5}{100} \) = \( \frac{$16 x 5}{100} \) = \( \frac{$80}{100} \) = $0.80 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$16.00 + ($16.00 - $0.80)
$16.00 + $15.20
$31.20


2

What is \( \frac{5}{2} \) + \( \frac{4}{4} \)?

59% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{7}{13} \)
\( \frac{8}{14} \)
3\(\frac{1}{2}\)
2 \( \frac{7}{4} \)

Solution

To add these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 2 are [2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20] and the first few multiples of 4 are [4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40]. The first few multiples they share are [4, 8, 12, 16, 20] making 4 the smallest multiple 2 and 4 share.

Next, convert the fractions so each denominator equals the lowest common multiple:

\( \frac{5 x 2}{2 x 2} \) + \( \frac{4 x 1}{4 x 1} \)

\( \frac{10}{4} \) + \( \frac{4}{4} \)

Now, because the fractions share a common denominator, you can add them:

\( \frac{10 + 4}{4} \) = \( \frac{14}{4} \) = 3\(\frac{1}{2}\)


3

\({b + c \over a} = {b \over a} + {c \over a}\) defines which of the following?

56% Answer Correctly

commutative property for multiplication

distributive property for multiplication

distributive property for division

commutative property for division


Solution

The distributive property for division helps in solving expressions like \({b + c \over a}\). It specifies that the result of dividing a fraction with multiple terms in the numerator and one term in the denominator can be obtained by dividing each term individually and then totaling the results: \({b + c \over a} = {b \over a} + {c \over a}\). For example, \({a^3 + 6a^2 \over a^2} = {a^3 \over a^2} + {6a^2 \over a^2} = a + 6\).


4

What is 3y6 + 4y6?

66% Answer Correctly
7y36
7y6
-y-6
7y-12

Solution

To add or subtract terms with exponents, both the base and the exponent must be the same. In this case they are so add the coefficients and retain the base and exponent:

3y6 + 4y6
(3 + 4)y6
7y6


5

Which of the following is a mixed number?

82% Answer Correctly

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({5 \over 7} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)

\({a \over 5} \)


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.