ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 607395 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.16
Score 0% 63%

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1

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 25% off." If Frank buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $12, how much money will he save?

70% Answer Correctly
$4.20
$5.40
$3.00
$0.60

Solution

By buying two shirts, Frank will save $12 x \( \frac{25}{100} \) = \( \frac{$12 x 25}{100} \) = \( \frac{$300}{100} \) = $3.00 on the second shirt.


2

What is \( \frac{21\sqrt{24}}{7\sqrt{6}} \)?

71% Answer Correctly
3 \( \sqrt{4} \)
4 \( \sqrt{3} \)
\(\frac{1}{4}\) \( \sqrt{3} \)
\(\frac{1}{3}\) \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{4}} \)

Solution

To divide terms with radicals, divide the coefficients and radicands separately:

\( \frac{21\sqrt{24}}{7\sqrt{6}} \)
\( \frac{21}{7} \) \( \sqrt{\frac{24}{6}} \)
3 \( \sqrt{4} \)


3

Which of the following is not a prime number?

65% Answer Correctly

2

5

7

9


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.


4

If a mayor is elected with 89% of the votes cast and 56% of a town's 19,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?

49% Answer Correctly
6,278
7,448
9,257
9,470

Solution

If 56% of the town's 19,000 voters cast ballots the number of votes cast is:

(\( \frac{56}{100} \)) x 19,000 = \( \frac{1,064,000}{100} \) = 10,640

The mayor got 89% of the votes cast which is:

(\( \frac{89}{100} \)) x 10,640 = \( \frac{946,960}{100} \) = 9,470 votes.


5

What is \( \frac{3}{6} \) - \( \frac{7}{12} \)?

61% Answer Correctly
-\(\frac{1}{12}\)
1 \( \frac{5}{12} \)
2 \( \frac{5}{12} \)
2 \( \frac{7}{12} \)

Solution

To subtract these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 6 are [6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60] and the first few multiples of 12 are [12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96]. The first few multiples they share are [12, 24, 36, 48, 60] making 12 the smallest multiple 6 and 12 share.

Next, convert the fractions so each denominator equals the lowest common multiple:

\( \frac{3 x 2}{6 x 2} \) - \( \frac{7 x 1}{12 x 1} \)

\( \frac{6}{12} \) - \( \frac{7}{12} \)

Now, because the fractions share a common denominator, you can subtract them:

\( \frac{6 - 7}{12} \) = \( \frac{-1}{12} \) = -\(\frac{1}{12}\)