ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 698257 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.31
Score 0% 66%

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1

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 30% off." If Damon buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $40, how much money will he save?

70% Answer Correctly
$12.00
$16.00
$18.00
$20.00

Solution

By buying two shirts, Damon will save $40 x \( \frac{30}{100} \) = \( \frac{$40 x 30}{100} \) = \( \frac{$1200}{100} \) = $12.00 on the second shirt.


2

Roger loaned Jennifer $500 at an annual interest rate of 6%. If no payments are made, what is the total amount owed at the end of the first year?

71% Answer Correctly
$530
$505
$525
$540

Solution

The yearly interest charged on this loan is the annual interest rate multiplied by the amount borrowed:

interest = annual interest rate x loan amount

i = (\( \frac{6}{100} \)) x $500
i = 0.06 x $500

No payments were made so the total amount due is the original amount + the accumulated interest:

total = $500 + $30
total = $530


3

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 30% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 45% of his shots. If the guard takes 10 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
7
13
15
8

Solution
If the guard hits 45% of his shots and takes 10 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 10 x \( \frac{45}{100} \) = \( \frac{45 x 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{450}{100} \) = 4 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 = \( \frac{4}{\frac{30}{100}} \) = 4 x \( \frac{100}{30} \) = \( \frac{4 x 100}{30} \) = \( \frac{400}{30} \) = 13 shots

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


4

What is (a5)2?

80% Answer Correctly
a-3
a3
2a5
a10

Solution

To raise a term with an exponent to another exponent, retain the base and multiply the exponents:

(a5)2
a(5 * 2)
a10


5

Solve for \( \frac{4!}{2!} \)

67% Answer Correctly
\( \frac{1}{4} \)
12
5
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:

\( \frac{4!}{2!} \)
\( \frac{4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1}{2 \times 1} \)
\( \frac{4 \times 3}{1} \)
\( 4 \times 3 \)
12