ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Ratios Practice Test 694968 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.94
Score 0% 59%

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1

Charlie loaned April $1,500 at an annual interest rate of 5%. If no payments are made, what is the total amount owed at the end of the first year?

71% Answer Correctly
$1,575
$1,605
$1,620
$1,560

Solution

The yearly interest charged on this loan is the annual interest rate multiplied by the amount borrowed:

interest = annual interest rate x loan amount

i = (\( \frac{6}{100} \)) x $1,500
i = 0.05 x $1,500

No payments were made so the total amount due is the original amount + the accumulated interest:

total = $1,500 + $75
total = $1,575


2

A machine in a factory has an error rate of 4 parts per 100. The machine normally runs 24 hours a day and produces 10 parts per hour. Yesterday the machine was shut down for 5 hours for maintenance.

How many error-free parts did the machine produce yesterday?

49% Answer Correctly
104.9
94.9
128
182.4

Solution

The hourly error rate for this machine is the error rate in parts per 100 multiplied by the number of parts produced per hour:

\( \frac{4}{100} \) x 10 = \( \frac{4 \times 10}{100} \) = \( \frac{40}{100} \) = 0.4 errors per hour

So, in an average hour, the machine will produce 10 - 0.4 = 9.6 error free parts.

The machine ran for 24 - 5 = 19 hours yesterday so you would expect that 19 x 9.6 = 182.4 error free parts were produced yesterday.


3

On average, the center for a basketball team hits 50% of his shots while a guard on the same team hits 70% of his shots. If the guard takes 15 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
45
18
19
20

Solution
If the guard hits 70% of his shots and takes 15 shots he'll make:

guard shots made = shots taken x \( \frac{\text{% made}}{100} \) = 15 x \( \frac{70}{100} \) = \( \frac{70 x 15}{100} \) = \( \frac{1050}{100} \) = 10 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 = \( \frac{10}{\frac{50}{100}} \) = 10 x \( \frac{100}{50} \) = \( \frac{10 x 100}{50} \) = \( \frac{1000}{50} \) = 20 shots

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


4

The total water usage for a city is 30,000 gallons each day. Of that total, 21% is for personal use and 45% is for industrial use. How many more gallons of water each day is consumed for industrial use over personal use?

58% Answer Correctly
13,500
4,800
2,400
7,200

Solution

45% of the water consumption is industrial use and 21% is personal use so (45% - 21%) = 24% more water is used for industrial purposes. 30,000 gallons are consumed daily so industry consumes \( \frac{24}{100} \) x 30,000 gallons = 7,200 gallons.


5

Frank loaned Ezra $300 at an annual interest rate of 7%. If no payments are made, what is the interest owed on this loan at the end of the first year?

74% Answer Correctly
$21
$12
$18
$36

Solution

The yearly interest charged on this loan is the annual interest rate multiplied by the amount borrowed:

interest = annual interest rate x loan amount

i = (\( \frac{6}{100} \)) x $300
i = 0.07 x $300
i = $21