ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 34386 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.89
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1

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

56% Answer Correctly

absolute value

least common factor

least common multiple

greatest common factor


Solution

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


2

Ezra loaned Frank $1,500 at an annual interest rate of 8%. If no payments are made, what is the interest owed on this loan at the end of the first year?

74% Answer Correctly
$48
$120
$104
$117

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 $1,500
i = 0.08 x $1,500
i = $120


3

Convert c-4 to remove the negative exponent.

67% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{4}{c} \)
\( \frac{-1}{c^{-4}} \)
\( \frac{-4}{-c} \)
\( \frac{1}{c^4} \)

Solution

To convert a negative exponent to a positive exponent, calculate the positive exponent then take the reciprocal.


4

If a mayor is elected with 67% of the votes cast and 82% of a town's 49,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?

49% Answer Correctly
26,921
33,751
33,349
20,492

Solution

If 82% of the town's 49,000 voters cast ballots the number of votes cast is:

(\( \frac{82}{100} \)) x 49,000 = \( \frac{4,018,000}{100} \) = 40,180

The mayor got 67% of the votes cast which is:

(\( \frac{67}{100} \)) x 40,180 = \( \frac{2,692,060}{100} \) = 26,921 votes.


5

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 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
17
7
13
8

Solution
If the guard hits 45% of his shots and takes 10 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 10 x \( \frac{45}{100} \) = \( \frac{45 x 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{450}{100} \) = 4 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 = \( \frac{4}{\frac{30}{100}} \) = 4 x \( \frac{100}{30} \) = \( \frac{4 x 100}{30} \) = \( \frac{400}{30} \) = 13 shots

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