ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 34796 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.03
Score 0% 61%

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1

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

74% Answer Correctly
$8
$5
$56
$36

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 $500
i = 0.01 x $500
i = $5


2

Solve 4 + (3 + 2) ÷ 4 x 2 - 42

52% Answer Correctly
-9\(\frac{1}{2}\)
1\(\frac{1}{5}\)
\(\frac{3}{5}\)
1

Solution

Use PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multipy/Divide, Add/Subtract):

4 + (3 + 2) ÷ 4 x 2 - 42
P: 4 + (5) ÷ 4 x 2 - 42
E: 4 + 5 ÷ 4 x 2 - 16
MD: 4 + \( \frac{5}{4} \) x 2 - 16
MD: 4 + \( \frac{10}{4} \) - 16
AS: \( \frac{16}{4} \) + \( \frac{10}{4} \) - 16
AS: \( \frac{26}{4} \) - 16
AS: \( \frac{26 - 64}{4} \)
\( \frac{-38}{4} \)
-9\(\frac{1}{2}\)


3

What is \( \frac{-2z^7}{3z^3} \)?

60% Answer Correctly
-\(\frac{2}{3}\)z\(\frac{3}{7}\)
-\(\frac{2}{3}\)z10
-\(\frac{2}{3}\)z4
-\(\frac{2}{3}\)z2\(\frac{1}{3}\)

Solution

To divide terms with exponents, the base of both exponents must be the same. In this case they are so divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents:

\( \frac{-2z^7}{3z^3} \)
\( \frac{-2}{3} \) z(7 - 3)
-\(\frac{2}{3}\)z4


4

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 40% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 60% of his shots. If the guard takes 15 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
15
23
28
36

Solution
If the guard hits 60% of his shots and takes 15 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 15 x \( \frac{60}{100} \) = \( \frac{60 x 15}{100} \) = \( \frac{900}{100} \) = 9 shots

The center makes 40% 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 = \( \frac{9}{\frac{40}{100}} \) = 9 x \( \frac{100}{40} \) = \( \frac{9 x 100}{40} \) = \( \frac{900}{40} \) = 23 shots

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


5

What is 2c3 x 2c5?

75% Answer Correctly
4c8
4c5
4c-2
4c15

Solution

To multiply terms with exponents, the base of both exponents must be the same. In this case they are so multiply the coefficients and add the exponents:

2c3 x 2c5
(2 x 2)c(3 + 5)
4c8