ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 461532 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.21
Score 0% 64%

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1

4! = ?

84% Answer Correctly

4 x 3 x 2 x 1

3 x 2 x 1

4 x 3

5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1


Solution

A factorial has the form n! and is the product of the integer (n) and all the positive integers below it. For example, 5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120.


2

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 45% off." If Frank buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $42, how much money will he save?

70% Answer Correctly
$16.80
$18.90
$2.10
$6.30

Solution

By buying two shirts, Frank will save $42 x \( \frac{45}{100} \) = \( \frac{$42 x 45}{100} \) = \( \frac{$1890}{100} \) = $18.90 on the second shirt.


3

What is \( 2 \)\( \sqrt{50} \) - \( 7 \)\( \sqrt{2} \)

38% Answer Correctly
14\( \sqrt{25} \)
-5\( \sqrt{100} \)
3\( \sqrt{2} \)
-5\( \sqrt{-21} \)

Solution

To subtract these radicals together their radicands must be the same:

2\( \sqrt{50} \) - 7\( \sqrt{2} \)
2\( \sqrt{25 \times 2} \) - 7\( \sqrt{2} \)
2\( \sqrt{5^2 \times 2} \) - 7\( \sqrt{2} \)
(2)(5)\( \sqrt{2} \) - 7\( \sqrt{2} \)
10\( \sqrt{2} \) - 7\( \sqrt{2} \)

Now that the radicands are identical, you can subtract them:

10\( \sqrt{2} \) - 7\( \sqrt{2} \)
(10 - 7)\( \sqrt{2} \)
3\( \sqrt{2} \)


4

What is the least common multiple of 9 and 15?

72% Answer Correctly
1
45
41
15

Solution

The first few multiples of 9 are [9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90] and the first few multiples of 15 are [15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90]. The first few multiples they share are [45, 90] making 45 the smallest multiple 9 and 15 have in common.


5

If all of a roofing company's 12 workers are required to staff 4 roofing crews, how many workers need to be added during the busy season in order to send 9 complete crews out on jobs?

55% Answer Correctly
15
19
2
3

Solution

In order to find how many additional workers are needed to staff the extra crews you first need to calculate how many workers are on a crew. There are 12 workers at the company now and that's enough to staff 4 crews so there are \( \frac{12}{4} \) = 3 workers on a crew. 9 crews are needed for the busy season which, at 3 workers per crew, means that the roofing company will need 9 x 3 = 27 total workers to staff the crews during the busy season. The company already employs 12 workers so they need to add 27 - 12 = 15 new staff for the busy season.