GT ASVAB ARITHMETIC REASONING PRACTICE TEST EXAM

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GT ASVAB ARITHMETIC REASONING PRACTICE TEST EXAM

QUESTIONS

Qs and Ans - Expert- Explanation - ing score -10 Questions and Answers

-Format: Multiple-choice / Flashcard

Question 1: When asked for "0.50 of 12," what operation is performed?

Answer:

Answer: multiplication

The word of is a buzzword for multiplication. The words times, twice and thrice also indicate multiplication.

Here, you need to find 0.50 of 12, so it would look like this:

0.50-12=6.00 or 6 This makes sense because 0.50 is the same as 12 and 12 of 12 is 6.

Question 2: First 10 prime numbers are

Answer:

2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29

Question 3: In the series of mathematical operations 3-24/8+2-3^3 what operation is the first to be performed?

Answer:

Answer : the exponent operation (or raising to the exponent/ power) {PEMDAS} >> Please. Excuse. My.Dear. Aunt. Sally;

First: 3^3 = 27

second: 24/8=3

Then: 2-27=54

Last: 3-3=0

Finally: 0+54

Question 4: If Emma bakes 120 cupcakes in one hour, how many cupcakes can she bake in 2 days if she works 4 hours a day?

Answer:

Answer: 960 cupcakes

To answer this, you will need to multiply the number of cupcakes she can make in 1 hour (120) by the number of hours she works per day (4) and then multiply that by 2 days. This would look like:

120-4-2

=480

=480-2=960

=960 Question 5: Oscar purchased a new hat that was on sale for $5.06. The original price was $9.20.What percentage discount was on sale price

Answer:

The difference between original price and sale price is: $9.20-$5.06=$4.14

The percentage discount is this different divided by original price: $4.14/$9.20=0.45

Convert the decimal to a percentage by multiplying by : 0.45- =45

Question 6: The fractions 8/24 9/27, and 12/36

are equivalent fractions.What is their simplest form?

Answer:

Answer: 1/3

8/8=1 ---

24/8=3

9/9=1 --

27/9=3

12/12=1

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36/12=3

Question 7: A pair of shoes that originally sold at $30 is now being offered at a 25% discount.What is its present price?

Answer:

Answer: (22.50)

30-(0.25-30)

=30-7.50

=22.50

Question 8: An arithmetic question that asks about the quotient or ratio of two numbers tells you to perform what mathematical operation?

Answer:

division

explanation: Other buzzwords for division are how many each and per.

Question 9: The numbers 25% and 1/4 are the same as the decimal number ?

Answer:

Answer: 0.25

A percentage means "out of 100", or 25100 , so 25%, converts to 0.25 by dividing 25 by 100. The fraction 14 converts to 0.25 by dividing 1 by 4.Question 10: Identify the irrelevant information in this mathematical question: "Find the ratio of cats to dogs in a pet shop if there are 24 cats, 36 dogs, and a total of 100 animals."

Answer:

Answer: a total of 100 animals

The ratio of cats to dogs can be determined with only the number of cats and the number of dogs.