ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 791674 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.90
Score 0% 58%

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1

Which of the following statements about exponents is false?

47% Answer Correctly

b1 = 1

b0 = 1

all of these are false

b1 = b


Solution

A number with an exponent (be) consists of a base (b) raised to a power (e). The exponent indicates the number of times that the base is multiplied by itself. A base with an exponent of 1 equals the base (b1 = b) and a base with an exponent of 0 equals 1 ( (b0 = 1).


2

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 25% off." If Alex buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $24, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$32.40
$18.00
$42.00
$6.00

Solution

By buying two shirts, Alex will save $24 x \( \frac{25}{100} \) = \( \frac{$24 x 25}{100} \) = \( \frac{$600}{100} \) = $6.00 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$24.00 + ($24.00 - $6.00)
$24.00 + $18.00
$42.00


3

If the ratio of home fans to visiting fans in a crowd is 3:1 and all 48,000 seats in a stadium are filled, how many home fans are in attendance?

49% Answer Correctly
35,000
28,500
36,000
28,333

Solution

A ratio of 3:1 means that there are 3 home fans for every one visiting fan. So, of every 4 fans, 3 are home fans and \( \frac{3}{4} \) of every fan in the stadium is a home fan:

48,000 fans x \( \frac{3}{4} \) = \( \frac{144000}{4} \) = 36,000 fans.


4

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 35% off." If Alex buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $12, how much money will he save?

70% Answer Correctly
$3.60
$1.20
$2.40
$4.20

Solution

By buying two shirts, Alex will save $12 x \( \frac{35}{100} \) = \( \frac{$12 x 35}{100} \) = \( \frac{$420}{100} \) = $4.20 on the second shirt.


5

What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, __________ ?

69% Answer Correctly
36
31
40
23

Solution

The equation for this sequence is:

an = an-1 + 2(n - 1)

where n is the term's order in the sequence, an is the value of the term, and an-1 is the value of the term before an. This makes the next number:

a6 = a5 + 2(6 - 1)
a6 = 21 + 2(5)
a6 = 31