ASVAB - Arithmetic Reasoning/Mathematics
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John bought a camera on sale that (c) $128
normally costs $160. If the price
was reduced 20% during the sale, This question asks you to determine the sale
what was the sale price of the price of a camera that normally sells at $160 and
camera? is discounted 20%. To solve, determine what 20%
of $160 equals. Rewrite 20% as a decimal.
(a) $120
(b) $124 20% = 0.20. So 20% of $160 = 0.20 x $160 = $32.
(c) $128 The sale price of the camera would be $160 - $32
(d) $140 = $128, choice (c)
,A subway car passes 3 stations (b) 18
every 10 minutes. At this rate, how
many stations will it pass in one First, set up the rate as a proportion, where (x) is
hour? the number of stations.
(a) 15 3 stations/10 minutes = (x) stations/1 hour
(b) 18
(c) 20 Then, convert the units.
(d) 30
3 stations/10 minutes = (x) stations/60 minutes
Cross multiply and solve for (x).
180 = 10(x)
18 = (x)
,On a certain map, 3/4 inch (b) 2 1/3
represents one mile. What distance,
in miles, is presented by 1 3/4 In this question, the ratio is implied: for every 3/4
inches? inch of map there is 1 real mile, so the ratio of
inches to the miles they represent is always 3/4 to
(a) 1 1/2 1. Therefore, you can set up the proportion:
(b) 2 1/3
(c) 2 1/2 number of inches/ number of miles = 3/ = 3/4
(d) 5 1/4
Now 1 3/4 inches = 7/4 inches.
Set up a proportion:
7/4 inches
7/4 inches / number of miles = 3/4
Cross-multiply:
7/4(4) = 3 (number of miles)
7= 3(number of miles)
7/3 = number of miles or 2 1/3 = number of miles
A certain box contains baseballs (d) 45
and golf balls. If the ratio of
baseballs to golf balls is 2:3 and You can express the ratio of baseballs to golf
there are 30 baseballs in the box, balls as 2/3. Since you know the number of
how many golf balls are in the box? baseballs, you can set up a proportion: 2/3 = 30/
(x) where (x) is the number of golf balls. To solve,
(a) 18 cross-multiply to get 2(x) = 90, or x = 45.
(b) 20
(c) 36
(d) 45
, Four people shared a taxi to the (d) $11.25
airport. The fare was $36.00, and
they gave the driver a tip equal to The total cost of the taxi ride equals $36 + (25%
25% of the fare. If they equally of $36), or $36 + (.25 x $36) = $36 + $9 = $45. If
shared the cost of the fare and tip, four people split the cost equally, then each
how much did each person pay? person paid $45/4, or $11.25 each.
(a) $9.75
(b) $10.25
(c) $10.75
(d) $11.25
If a car travels 1/100 of a kilometer (a) 36
each second, how many kilometers
does it travel in an hour? Find the number of seconds in an hour and then
multiply this by the distance the car is traveling
(a) 36 each second. There are 60 seconds in a minute
(b) 60 and 60 minute in one hour; therefore, there are
(c) 72 60 x 60, or 3,600, seconds in an hour. In one
(d) 100 second the car travels 1/100 kilometers; in one
hour the car will travel 3,600 x 1/100 or 36
kilometers.
20 - (-5) = __. (b) 25
(a) -25 Subtracting a negative number is the same as
(b) 25 addition, so 20 - (-5) is really 20 + 5 = 25.
(c) 15
(d) -15
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John bought a camera on sale that (c) $128
normally costs $160. If the price
was reduced 20% during the sale, This question asks you to determine the sale
what was the sale price of the price of a camera that normally sells at $160 and
camera? is discounted 20%. To solve, determine what 20%
of $160 equals. Rewrite 20% as a decimal.
(a) $120
(b) $124 20% = 0.20. So 20% of $160 = 0.20 x $160 = $32.
(c) $128 The sale price of the camera would be $160 - $32
(d) $140 = $128, choice (c)
,A subway car passes 3 stations (b) 18
every 10 minutes. At this rate, how
many stations will it pass in one First, set up the rate as a proportion, where (x) is
hour? the number of stations.
(a) 15 3 stations/10 minutes = (x) stations/1 hour
(b) 18
(c) 20 Then, convert the units.
(d) 30
3 stations/10 minutes = (x) stations/60 minutes
Cross multiply and solve for (x).
180 = 10(x)
18 = (x)
,On a certain map, 3/4 inch (b) 2 1/3
represents one mile. What distance,
in miles, is presented by 1 3/4 In this question, the ratio is implied: for every 3/4
inches? inch of map there is 1 real mile, so the ratio of
inches to the miles they represent is always 3/4 to
(a) 1 1/2 1. Therefore, you can set up the proportion:
(b) 2 1/3
(c) 2 1/2 number of inches/ number of miles = 3/ = 3/4
(d) 5 1/4
Now 1 3/4 inches = 7/4 inches.
Set up a proportion:
7/4 inches
7/4 inches / number of miles = 3/4
Cross-multiply:
7/4(4) = 3 (number of miles)
7= 3(number of miles)
7/3 = number of miles or 2 1/3 = number of miles
A certain box contains baseballs (d) 45
and golf balls. If the ratio of
baseballs to golf balls is 2:3 and You can express the ratio of baseballs to golf
there are 30 baseballs in the box, balls as 2/3. Since you know the number of
how many golf balls are in the box? baseballs, you can set up a proportion: 2/3 = 30/
(x) where (x) is the number of golf balls. To solve,
(a) 18 cross-multiply to get 2(x) = 90, or x = 45.
(b) 20
(c) 36
(d) 45
, Four people shared a taxi to the (d) $11.25
airport. The fare was $36.00, and
they gave the driver a tip equal to The total cost of the taxi ride equals $36 + (25%
25% of the fare. If they equally of $36), or $36 + (.25 x $36) = $36 + $9 = $45. If
shared the cost of the fare and tip, four people split the cost equally, then each
how much did each person pay? person paid $45/4, or $11.25 each.
(a) $9.75
(b) $10.25
(c) $10.75
(d) $11.25
If a car travels 1/100 of a kilometer (a) 36
each second, how many kilometers
does it travel in an hour? Find the number of seconds in an hour and then
multiply this by the distance the car is traveling
(a) 36 each second. There are 60 seconds in a minute
(b) 60 and 60 minute in one hour; therefore, there are
(c) 72 60 x 60, or 3,600, seconds in an hour. In one
(d) 100 second the car travels 1/100 kilometers; in one
hour the car will travel 3,600 x 1/100 or 36
kilometers.
20 - (-5) = __. (b) 25
(a) -25 Subtracting a negative number is the same as
(b) 25 addition, so 20 - (-5) is really 20 + 5 = 25.
(c) 15
(d) -15
