ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 484875 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.82
Score 0% 56%

Review

1

This property states taht the order of addition or multiplication does not mater. For example, 2 + 5 and 5 + 2 are equivalent.

60% Answer Correctly

commutative

associative

distributive

PEDMAS


Solution

The commutative property states that, when adding or multiplying numbers, the order in which they're added or multiplied does not matter. For example, 3 + 4 and 4 + 3 give the same result, as do 3 x 4 and 4 x 3.


2

18 members of a bridal party need transported to a wedding reception but there are only 3 5-passenger taxis available to take them. How many will need to find other transportation?

75% Answer Correctly
5
3
1
7

Solution

There are 3 5-passenger taxis available so that's 3 x 5 = 15 total seats. There are 18 people needing transportation leaving 18 - 15 = 3 who will have to find other transportation.


3

How many 2 gallon cans worth of fuel would you need to pour into an empty 16 gallon tank to fill it exactly halfway?

52% Answer Correctly
8
3
4
2

Solution

To fill a 16 gallon tank exactly halfway you'll need 8 gallons of fuel. Each fuel can holds 2 gallons so:

cans = \( \frac{8 \text{ gallons}}{2 \text{ gallons}} \) = 4


4

Solve 5 + (2 + 4) ÷ 3 x 5 - 32

53% Answer Correctly
1\(\frac{1}{5}\)
6
2
1\(\frac{1}{3}\)

Solution

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

5 + (2 + 4) ÷ 3 x 5 - 32
P: 5 + (6) ÷ 3 x 5 - 32
E: 5 + 6 ÷ 3 x 5 - 9
MD: 5 + \( \frac{6}{3} \) x 5 - 9
MD: 5 + \( \frac{30}{3} \) - 9
AS: \( \frac{15}{3} \) + \( \frac{30}{3} \) - 9
AS: \( \frac{45}{3} \) - 9
AS: \( \frac{45 - 27}{3} \)
\( \frac{18}{3} \)
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5

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 40% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 45% of his shots. If the guard takes 25 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
34
55
30
28

Solution
If the guard hits 45% of his shots and takes 25 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 25 x \( \frac{45}{100} \) = \( \frac{45 x 25}{100} \) = \( \frac{1125}{100} \) = 11 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 = \( \frac{11}{\frac{40}{100}} \) = 11 x \( \frac{100}{40} \) = \( \frac{11 x 100}{40} \) = \( \frac{1100}{40} \) = 28 shots

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