ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 935591 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1

What is the greatest common factor of 56 and 24?

77% Answer Correctly
22
4
17
8

Solution

The factors of 56 are [1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56] and the factors of 24 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24]. They share 4 factors [1, 2, 4, 8] making 8 the greatest factor 56 and 24 have in common.


2

If a mayor is elected with 65% of the votes cast and 65% of a town's 17,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?

49% Answer Correctly
7,183
9,835
8,840
6,630

Solution

If 65% of the town's 17,000 voters cast ballots the number of votes cast is:

(\( \frac{65}{100} \)) x 17,000 = \( \frac{1,105,000}{100} \) = 11,050

The mayor got 65% of the votes cast which is:

(\( \frac{65}{100} \)) x 11,050 = \( \frac{718,250}{100} \) = 7,183 votes.


3

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 50% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 55% of his shots. If the guard takes 20 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
28
22
31
48

Solution
If the guard hits 55% of his shots and takes 20 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 20 x \( \frac{55}{100} \) = \( \frac{55 x 20}{100} \) = \( \frac{1100}{100} \) = 11 shots

The center makes 50% 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 = \( \frac{11}{\frac{50}{100}} \) = 11 x \( \frac{100}{50} \) = \( \frac{11 x 100}{50} \) = \( \frac{1100}{50} \) = 22 shots

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


4

What is -6x2 x 9x4?

75% Answer Correctly
-54x-2
-54x2
-54x6
3x8

Solution

To multiply terms with exponents, the base of both exponents must be the same. In this case they are so multiply the coefficients and add the exponents:

-6x2 x 9x4
(-6 x 9)x(2 + 4)
-54x6


5

In a class of 20 students, 9 are taking German and 8 are taking Spanish. Of the students studying German or Spanish, 4 are taking both courses. How many students are not enrolled in either course?

63% Answer Correctly
17
7
10
11

Solution

The number of students taking German or Spanish is 9 + 8 = 17. Of that group of 17, 4 are taking both languages so they've been counted twice (once in the German group and once in the Spanish group). Subtracting them out leaves 17 - 4 = 13 who are taking at least one language. 20 - 13 = 7 students who are not taking either language.