ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 520962 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 40% 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
21
10
20
26

Solution
If the guard hits 40% of his shots and takes 15 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 15 x \( \frac{40}{100} \) = \( \frac{40 x 15}{100} \) = \( \frac{600}{100} \) = 6 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 = \( \frac{6}{\frac{30}{100}} \) = 6 x \( \frac{100}{30} \) = \( \frac{6 x 100}{30} \) = \( \frac{600}{30} \) = 20 shots

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


2

Which of the following is not a prime number?

65% Answer Correctly

5

9

7

2


Solution

A prime number is an integer greater than 1 that has no factors other than 1 and itself. Examples of prime numbers include 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11.


3

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 20% off." If Ezra buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $14, how much money will he save?

70% Answer Correctly
$1.40
$5.60
$4.90
$2.80

Solution

By buying two shirts, Ezra will save $14 x \( \frac{20}{100} \) = \( \frac{$14 x 20}{100} \) = \( \frac{$280}{100} \) = $2.80 on the second shirt.


4

Simplify \( \sqrt{75} \)

62% Answer Correctly
3\( \sqrt{6} \)
8\( \sqrt{6} \)
5\( \sqrt{3} \)
2\( \sqrt{3} \)

Solution

To simplify a radical, factor out the perfect squares:

\( \sqrt{75} \)
\( \sqrt{25 \times 3} \)
\( \sqrt{5^2 \times 3} \)
5\( \sqrt{3} \)


5

If a mayor is elected with 82% of the votes cast and 50% of a town's 20,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?

49% Answer Correctly
7,000
7,600
6,800
8,200

Solution

If 50% of the town's 20,000 voters cast ballots the number of votes cast is:

(\( \frac{50}{100} \)) x 20,000 = \( \frac{1,000,000}{100} \) = 10,000

The mayor got 82% of the votes cast which is:

(\( \frac{82}{100} \)) x 10,000 = \( \frac{820,000}{100} \) = 8,200 votes.