ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 874034 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.34
Score 0% 67%

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1

What is \( \frac{4}{5} \) x \( \frac{2}{8} \)?

72% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{1}{9}\)
1
\(\frac{1}{15}\)
\(\frac{1}{5}\)

Solution

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together:

\( \frac{4}{5} \) x \( \frac{2}{8} \) = \( \frac{4 x 2}{5 x 8} \) = \( \frac{8}{40} \) = \(\frac{1}{5}\)


2

Simplify \( \sqrt{50} \)

62% Answer Correctly
5\( \sqrt{2} \)
7\( \sqrt{4} \)
5\( \sqrt{4} \)
2\( \sqrt{4} \)

Solution

To simplify a radical, factor out the perfect squares:

\( \sqrt{50} \)
\( \sqrt{25 \times 2} \)
\( \sqrt{5^2 \times 2} \)
5\( \sqrt{2} \)


3

A menswear store is having a sale: "Buy one shirt at full price and get another shirt for 30% off." If Alex buys two shirts, each with a regular price of $33, how much money will he save?

70% Answer Correctly
$3.30
$11.55
$9.90
$8.25

Solution

By buying two shirts, Alex will save $33 x \( \frac{30}{100} \) = \( \frac{$33 x 30}{100} \) = \( \frac{$990}{100} \) = $9.90 on the second shirt.


4

How many hours does it take a car to travel 100 miles at an average speed of 25 miles per hour?

86% Answer Correctly
3 hours
1 hour
4 hours
8 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 = \( \frac{100mi}{25mph} \)
4 hours


5

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 35% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 40% of his shots. If the guard takes 25 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
29
20
17
24

Solution
If the guard hits 40% of his shots and takes 25 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 25 x \( \frac{40}{100} \) = \( \frac{40 x 25}{100} \) = \( \frac{1000}{100} \) = 10 shots

The center makes 35% 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 = \( \frac{10}{\frac{35}{100}} \) = 10 x \( \frac{100}{35} \) = \( \frac{10 x 100}{35} \) = \( \frac{1000}{35} \) = 29 shots

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