ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 529090 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.23
Score 0% 65%

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1

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 5% off." If Ezra buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $25, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$23.75
$1.25
$30.00
$48.75

Solution

By buying two shirts, Ezra will save $25 x \( \frac{5}{100} \) = \( \frac{$25 x 5}{100} \) = \( \frac{$125}{100} \) = $1.25 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$25.00 + ($25.00 - $1.25)
$25.00 + $23.75
$48.75


2

What is \( \frac{2}{9} \) ÷ \( \frac{4}{7} \)?

68% Answer Correctly
1\(\frac{5}{9}\)
\(\frac{8}{35}\)
\(\frac{7}{18}\)
\(\frac{2}{9}\)

Solution

To divide fractions, invert the second fraction and then multiply:

\( \frac{2}{9} \) ÷ \( \frac{4}{7} \) = \( \frac{2}{9} \) x \( \frac{7}{4} \)

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together:

\( \frac{2}{9} \) x \( \frac{7}{4} \) = \( \frac{2 x 7}{9 x 4} \) = \( \frac{14}{36} \) = \(\frac{7}{18}\)


3

What is \( \frac{4}{6} \) x \( \frac{3}{8} \)?

72% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{1}{4}\)
\(\frac{1}{10}\)
\(\frac{3}{35}\)
2

Solution

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together:

\( \frac{4}{6} \) x \( \frac{3}{8} \) = \( \frac{4 x 3}{6 x 8} \) = \( \frac{12}{48} \) = \(\frac{1}{4}\)


4

The total water usage for a city is 35,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 10% is for personal use and 20% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
8,550
3,200
3,500
10,000

Solution

20% of the water consumption is industrial use and 10% is personal use so (20% - 10%) = 10% more water is used for industrial purposes. 35,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{10}{100} \) x 35,000 gallons = 3,500 gallons.


5

Solve for \( \frac{5!}{6!} \)

67% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{1}{6} \)
60480
\( \frac{1}{72} \)
\( \frac{1}{8} \)

Solution

A factorial is the product of an integer and all the positive integers below it. To solve a fraction featuring factorials, expand the factorials and cancel out like numbers:

\( \frac{5!}{6!} \)
\( \frac{5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1}{6 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1} \)
\( \frac{1}{6} \)
\( \frac{1}{6} \)