ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 381651 Results

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1

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 9, 17, 25, 33, __________ ?

92% Answer Correctly
50
40
38
41

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 8

where n is the term's order in the sequence, an is the value of the term, and an-1 is the value of the term before an. This makes the next number:

a6 = a5 + 8
a6 = 33 + 8
a6 = 41


2

What is (c3)3?

80% Answer Correctly
c9
c0
3c3
c6

Solution

To raise a term with an exponent to another exponent, retain the base and multiply the exponents:

(c3)3
c(3 * 3)
c9


3

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 30% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 50% of his shots. If the guard takes 30 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
50
58
29
39

Solution
If the guard hits 50% of his shots and takes 30 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 30 x \( \frac{50}{100} \) = \( \frac{50 x 30}{100} \) = \( \frac{1500}{100} \) = 15 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 = \( \frac{15}{\frac{30}{100}} \) = 15 x \( \frac{100}{30} \) = \( \frac{15 x 100}{30} \) = \( \frac{1500}{30} \) = 50 shots

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


4

Which of the following is a mixed number?

83% Answer Correctly

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({a \over 5} \)

\({5 \over 7} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)


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.


5

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 15% off." If Alex buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $36, how much money will he save?

70% Answer Correctly
$1.80
$5.40
$7.20
$18.00

Solution

By buying two shirts, Alex will save $36 x \( \frac{15}{100} \) = \( \frac{$36 x 15}{100} \) = \( \frac{$540}{100} \) = $5.40 on the second shirt.