ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 419340 Results

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1

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 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
23
33
16
12

Solution
If the guard hits 50% of his shots and takes 15 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 15 x \( \frac{50}{100} \) = \( \frac{50 x 15}{100} \) = \( \frac{750}{100} \) = 7 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 = \( \frac{7}{\frac{30}{100}} \) = 7 x \( \frac{100}{30} \) = \( \frac{7 x 100}{30} \) = \( \frac{700}{30} \) = 23 shots

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


2

What is -4c3 + 8c3?

66% Answer Correctly
-12c3
-12c-3
12c3
4c3

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:

-4c3 + 8c3
(-4 + 8)c3
4c3


3

Which of these numbers is a factor of 32?

69% Answer Correctly
2
13
19
12

Solution

The factors of a number are all positive integers that divide evenly into the number. The factors of 32 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32.


4

A sports card collection contains football, baseball, and basketball cards. If the ratio of football to baseball cards is 7 to 2 and the ratio of baseball to basketball cards is 7 to 1, what is the ratio of football to basketball cards?

53% Answer Correctly
3:4
1:6
49:2
9:2

Solution

The ratio of football cards to baseball cards is 7:2 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards is 7:1. To solve this problem, we need the baseball card side of each ratio to be equal so we need to rewrite the ratios in terms of a common number of baseball cards. (Think of this like finding the common denominator when adding fractions.) The ratio of football to baseball cards can also be written as 49:14 and the ratio of baseball cards to basketball cards as 14:2. So, the ratio of football cards to basketball cards is football:baseball, baseball:basketball or 49:14, 14:2 which reduces to 49:2.


5

How many 1 gallon cans worth of fuel would you need to pour into an empty 10 gallon tank to fill it exactly halfway?

52% Answer Correctly
5
9
10
5

Solution

To fill a 10 gallon tank exactly halfway you'll need 5 gallons of fuel. Each fuel can holds 1 gallons so:

cans = \( \frac{5 \text{ gallons}}{1 \text{ gallons}} \) = 5