ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 799713 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.90
Score 0% 58%

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1

What is \( \frac{45\sqrt{49}}{9\sqrt{7}} \)?

71% Answer Correctly
7 \( \sqrt{5} \)
7 \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{5}} \)
5 \( \sqrt{7} \)
5 \( \sqrt{\frac{1}{7}} \)

Solution

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

\( \frac{45\sqrt{49}}{9\sqrt{7}} \)
\( \frac{45}{9} \) \( \sqrt{\frac{49}{7}} \)
5 \( \sqrt{7} \)


2

What is \( \frac{4}{8} \) - \( \frac{5}{12} \)?

61% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{1}{12}\)
1 \( \frac{8}{24} \)
\( \frac{7}{24} \)
2 \( \frac{7}{24} \)

Solution

To subtract these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 8 are [8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80] and the first few multiples of 12 are [12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96]. The first few multiples they share are [24, 48, 72, 96] making 24 the smallest multiple 8 and 12 share.

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

\( \frac{4 x 3}{8 x 3} \) - \( \frac{5 x 2}{12 x 2} \)

\( \frac{12}{24} \) - \( \frac{10}{24} \)

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

\( \frac{12 - 10}{24} \) = \( \frac{2}{24} \) = \(\frac{1}{12}\)


3

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 20% off." If Damon buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $40, how much will he pay for both shirts?

57% Answer Correctly
$52.00
$72.00
$32.00
$48.00

Solution

By buying two shirts, Damon will save $40 x \( \frac{20}{100} \) = \( \frac{$40 x 20}{100} \) = \( \frac{$800}{100} \) = $8.00 on the second shirt.

So, his total cost will be
$40.00 + ($40.00 - $8.00)
$40.00 + $32.00
$72.00


4

Cooks are needed to prepare for a large party. Each cook can bake either 5 large cakes or 19 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is available for 3 hours and 37 large cakes and 270 small cakes need to be baked.

How many cooks are required to bake the required number of cakes during the time the kitchen is available?

41% Answer Correctly
8
5
7
9

Solution

If a single cook can bake 5 large cakes per hour and the kitchen is available for 3 hours, a single cook can bake 5 x 3 = 15 large cakes during that time. 37 large cakes are needed for the party so \( \frac{37}{15} \) = 2\(\frac{7}{15}\) cooks are needed to bake the required number of large cakes.

If a single cook can bake 19 small cakes per hour and the kitchen is available for 3 hours, a single cook can bake 19 x 3 = 57 small cakes during that time. 270 small cakes are needed for the party so \( \frac{270}{57} \) = 4\(\frac{14}{19}\) cooks are needed to bake the required number of small cakes.

Because you can't employ a fractional cook, round the number of cooks needed for each type of cake up to the next whole number resulting in 3 + 5 = 8 cooks.


5

If there were a total of 50 raffle tickets sold and you bought 2 tickets, what's the probability that you'll win the raffle?

60% Answer Correctly
6%
5%
16%
17%

Solution

You have 2 out of the total of 50 raffle tickets sold so you have a (\( \frac{2}{50} \)) x 100 = \( \frac{2 \times 100}{50} \) = \( \frac{200}{50} \) = 5% chance to win the raffle.