ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 738804 Results

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1

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 10% off." If Ezra buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $27, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$51.30
$29.70
$24.30
$28.35

Solution

By buying two shirts, Ezra will save $27 x \( \frac{10}{100} \) = \( \frac{$27 x 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{$270}{100} \) = $2.70 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$27.00 + ($27.00 - $2.70)
$27.00 + $24.30
$51.30


2

What is \( \frac{8}{4} \) - \( \frac{7}{8} \)?

61% Answer Correctly
2 \( \frac{4}{10} \)
2 \( \frac{7}{8} \)
1\(\frac{1}{8}\)
2 \( \frac{1}{8} \)

Solution

To subtract these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 4 are [4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40] and the first few multiples of 8 are [8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80]. The first few multiples they share are [8, 16, 24, 32, 40] making 8 the smallest multiple 4 and 8 share.

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

\( \frac{8 x 2}{4 x 2} \) - \( \frac{7 x 1}{8 x 1} \)

\( \frac{16}{8} \) - \( \frac{7}{8} \)

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

\( \frac{16 - 7}{8} \) = \( \frac{9}{8} \) = 1\(\frac{1}{8}\)


3

How many 14-passenger vans will it take to drive all 53 members of the football team to an away game?

81% Answer Correctly
11 vans
4 vans
9 vans
5 vans

Solution

Calculate the number of vans needed by dividing the number of people that need transported by the capacity of one van:

vans = \( \frac{53}{14} \) = 3\(\frac{11}{14}\)

So, it will take 3 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 4 vans.


4

How many hours does it take a car to travel 90 miles at an average speed of 15 miles per hour?

86% Answer Correctly
8 hours
6 hours
5 hours
2 hours

Solution

Average speed in miles per hour is the number of miles traveled divided by the number of hours:

speed = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \)

Solving for time:

time = \( \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{speed}} \)
time = \( \frac{90mi}{15mph} \)
6 hours


5

Which of the following is a mixed number?

83% Answer Correctly

\(1 {2 \over 5} \)

\({7 \over 5} \)

\({5 \over 7} \)

\({a \over 5} \)


Solution

A rational number (or fraction) is represented as a ratio between two integers, a and b, and has the form \({a \over b}\) where a is the numerator and b is the denominator. An improper fraction (\({5 \over 3} \)) has a numerator with a greater absolute value than the denominator and can be converted into a mixed number (\(1 {2 \over 3} \)) which has a whole number part and a fractional part.