ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Problems #1-10 Tips and Tricks, Part 1
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Part 2: • ASVAB Arithmetic Reaso...
Question 1: 1:15
Question 2: 1:40
Question 3: 2:30
Question 4: 3:27
Question 5: 5:25
Question 6: 6:45
Question 7: 7:29
Question 8: 9:18
Question 9: 10:50
Question 10: 12:20
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Question Pls, do you get to use calculators?
I've been out of high school for 3 years and have not touched half this math in years, having this resource is amazing and thank you for putting it out
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You need to take the asvab to commission???
I’m in ROTC, your telling me my asvab score will determine my branch? Apart from my OML?!
@@BarryzClips7you need at least at110 gt score to commission
@@nauticamoshay5331 bullshit. If your in ROTC your commission depends on your OML
I like how smooth and simple you make a complicated problem look easy In Seconds
Thank you, it's just practice
For the question 9, there is another way of solving it. The 7% converts to 0.7 and the wage went up, so then 8.15 + 0.7 = 8.85
From the options the wage received per hour after the profit made nearest is 8.72 . Your video is very helpful. Always keep it up.
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Thank you!!! I went from a 46 to a 64 on my asvab
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@@ColfaxMathcan you help me out please
Ive been practicing for my test and these have been pretty intuitive. Sadly I’ve forgotten more than I’ve remembered so I just need to keep watching
Yes keep studying and doing problems on paper, it will start to come back to you
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Was some of these on the test cause some MK was on there
@@hollywoodclipp Yes! The problems he’s doing in the videos are very similar to the questions you’ll find on the test. I noticed MK had a lot of algebra questions.
@@johnnygage yeah cause I took the picat and I notice some same math problems so I wanted to know if the same AR WAS ON THERE AS well do you remember some of the questions you got any extra tips for me I take it on Thursday
@@hollywoodclipp Ah I see. I can’t remember any at the top of my head, tbh. It was a lot of stats questions involving fractions, traveling mph, square footage/finding area for AR and a lot of algebra equations, multiplying square roots/exponents, PEMDAS, etc for MK. Science is a lot of biology, physics, and chem. WK just study a lot of prefixes/suffixes and PC is pretty easy just a lot of reading. There’s lots of practice tests/study guides you can find online and ASVAB for Dummies is probably the best book that covers all the material. Get a good night’s sleep, stay focused, and you’ll do great! Best of luck to you! You got this! 👍
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very easy to interpret & understand why he got that answer, and what he had did to come up with that answer.
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I started watching your videos to prepare for the ASVAB in a month. I appreciate the effort and hard work you put in. Thank you and have a good day.
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Some of these were hard to grasp at first but eventually I got it. Your videos did help me! I got a 72 overall and a 69 on my afqt. Was able to swear into the dep 2 days ago. Now I’m just waiting for a MOS to open up. Thank you!
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Any tips for the afqt
@@Gliych-Boy get the as an for dummies book and just do the practice tests over and over again. Then get a book about practice math problems and equations. That book really helped me with the fundamentals without a calculator
Went from a 44 overall 96 GT to a
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This and your foundations of math were a blessing! Thanks for all that you do ! I walked in more confident then ever
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Haven’t done math since 11th been 3 years this refreshed my mind thank you
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For question 4 I think there’s an easier way to do it where you set the equation up like, (93+89+96+98+X)/5 = 95,
Then multiply 95 by 5 which equals 475 then subtract by 376 which equals 99. Great videos keep up the good work helping me study for the ASVAB.
Yes that is a good way to go
Omg!!! So easy how he explains it, I’ve been out for 9years coming up on my class reunion and this helped me for my asvab
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it really brings me back to my high school math class from 10 years ago. i love it!
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I appreciate you so much for sharing this information for free. Your tips and tricks are very helpful and is helping my mind with trying to study for my test again.
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Thank you so much for this video. You explained it perfectly and I understood everything without even doing the problems myself. Thank you so much.
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Thank you so much for all your help you remind me of my brother he is my nerdy friend I went from a 17 to a 45 thank you
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some of this is confusing cus of the speed of the teaching but i definitely got a better understanding of this.
I'll work on slowing it down
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Not gonna lie I felt mentally challenged with the second one and when I understood how simple it was.... I felt smart and dumb at the same time. Thanks
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@@ColfaxMath thank you. 🙏🏽
so for the first question my steps would be to multiply 3.50 x 12 and i got the answer of $42, (im just studying and doing the work posting my answer to see if the way i did my steps are correct and proficient
Good way to go
12:20 Question 10
How did you get the 22.5 for the additional 30 mins she traveled?
Half of 45
Great stuff, question:
Question#8 is asking for a profit point, not the amount to cover the overhead. The answer 50,000 would only be the breakeven point. Please advise.
Thank you, very helpful.
I think I can be deciphered either way
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Hi sir, For question 8 would you circle answer D instead of C because at 50,000 cards sold that would be cutting even but the question is asking how many cards need to be sold to make a profit. Please let me know if you have time, thanks again.
Yes that seems like a possible answer and makes sense
Best video, thanks for making that. That helps me lot. I really appreciate it.
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Thanks sm for your videos I got a 12 firts time taken it ever and math is my struggle I can’t even do simple math but thanks you sm learning every day
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hi there sir - just for clarification, problem number 8 - would the answer be D ? since they are wanting to make a profit not break even ? awesome video btw!
I think that would be correct
haven’t been in school since i graduated in 2021. This makes way more sense than being at school😭
Currently watching to try to get an understanding of this for my asvab, going into the navy and thats the only thing i needa work on lol
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Are you able to write down number or you have to do it in your head while in the test?
If you are taking the test online, you are allowed scratch paper
Does he help break down for the practice test as well?
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i have a question about question number 10, how you get the 22.5
So it's 3 hours and 30 minutes so you'd take (45x3=135) + (45/2 = 22.5)
Half an hour is half the 44 miles, half of 45 gives you the 22.5
For question three how do you get to the point of rounding your answer off the problem
You keep all digits and only round at the end. Multiple choice it doesn't matter as much
I appreciate these videos a lot, i have never studied for anything before in my life except for the asvab and videos like these have been a great help. Im heading over to the MEPS station in boston this thursday wish me luck!
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i really need help how to study am really struggling , on where to start and how to remember the steps
I have a playlist called foundations of math, you can go through that. Have paper and pencil out, pause the videos, do the problems first
@ I just got started on it thank you so much for showing step by step , will update you if I pass the ASVAB !
In number 8 9:18, The correct answer is D. 60,000 cards. correct me if im wrong
At 50,000 cards (letter C), the plant breaks even because the profit from the cards equals the fixed overhead of $6,000. However, to make a profit, the plant needs to sell more than 50,000 cards. The next closest option is 60,000 cards (letter D), where the plant makes a profit of $1,200.
Ok
the correct answer is D. I noticed that too.
Hey for question number 8. Aren’t hey asking for a profit? So should the answer be 60,000
They are looking for the break even point, anything above 5000 they are in to profit
The problem I struggle with these word problems is determining what operation of math I need to use. It makes me waste so much time trying to figure it out and then I eventually have to guess to move on
I know it's hard, practice helps
Great video !! Thank you!
Thank you
How is the answer C for #7? One square yard is 9 feet. I’m so confused. I understand the whole 3 ft in a yard thing but I thought you’d need to divide by 9, not 3.
I converted the yards to feet first then found the area, you could do the problem either way
In real life though, Dave will have to travel the speed limit, lol
Yes he will
Colfax math what would you recommend for someone like my self who doesn't have any math foundation to stand on im currently working to pass the asvab to be an Infantry man but im struggling
I have a playlist called foundations of math, work your way through that, maybe a video a day. Take notes, do problems as you work your way through. You can do it
How did you get 22.5 for question 10? I know it has to do with the 30 more minutes, but I don’t get the 22.5.
45 miles per hour, 30 minutes would be 22.5 miles since it’s half of 45
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On question 8, it’s asking us how many cards we have to print to make a PROFIT if we go with C wouldn’t we breaking even? Am I missing something?
Yes that's correct
sir where did you get the 22.5 in the last problem ? did you just put it because you know the situation?
Travels 45 miles per hour so on half an hour it has to be half the distance. I took the 44 and cut it in half to get the 22.5
In the third exercise 2:29 is the gross is always going to be 12×12 ? How does that work tho
A gross is just a unit of measurement common in wholesale pricing it is twelve dozen
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Btw how did you do question 4?
Good luck
@@ColfaxMath Q4?
I got a question let said if I do for math do I everything about unit price
Converting to similar units is a good start to a problem
For the last problem 12:40. He said and then 30 minutes more and got 22.5. Can someone explain that part to me please?
Ohhhh he divided 45 by 2. I totally understand now thanks brain 😂😅
Correct, half an hour, half of the 45
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Asvab prep is no joke especially being out of school for 8years now😭I feel so slow
It will come back to you just keep at it
In qestion 8 doesn’t it ask to make profit ? Not break even ?
At what point would you start making a profit which is at the break even point
@@ColfaxMath but 50,000 cards wouldnt make profit so it would be 60,000. Anything over 50,000 would be considered profit
50k is the break even, over is profit@@YourMom-yr9kd
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On number 10 sir I’m confused on where u got the 22.5 from out of the 30 minutes more
She is going 45 mph so in half an hour she will go half of that. 45 ÷ 2 gives you the 22.5
@@ColfaxMath gochu. I took the practice test & failed by 11 points. I never understood arithmetic reasoning until I’ve watched your videos sir. Thank you. I take the test tomorrow. I missed 8 on the arithmetic section. So again thank you
@@derrickspells2264 hi, did you pass the test?
@@just4fvnn no I failed by 11 points im scheduled to retake it today
@@derrickspells2264 keep studying and you will do it. Good luck
6:16 Wait how does the .12 turn into 14? I’m trying to follow and write an example and that part confuses me?
I multiplied the .12 to the number to get 45,
I wanna know where he got 3 from 7:30
Three feet equals 1 yard
Excuse me sir how did you get 22.5 for the last problem. Just for those of us who may not know how many miles get’s you thirty minutes
Cut the 45 in half
I took my test two weeks ago got 6 and fail need atleast 4 weeks to study 😢I left school 20yrs ago really need to pass for the navy but the maths &the arithmetic reasoning is so complicated and confusing I dnt knw if I will ever pass😢
Study every day and you can pass
I'm in the same boat. I take the ASVAB tomorow. 20 years since I've done math in school.
You will pass
i need help with studying for the asvab my recruiter told me to study word knowledge general science and paragraph comprehension i took the test again a few days ago and i got a 19 but i only need a 21 to get if i don’t get that 21 next time ill have to wait 6 months im not good at math either im praying that these videos help
Keep studying, taking notes, doing the problems before I do them in the video
for number 5 you can just do 375/100 = 3.75 x 12 = 45. you can do this for alot of questions that ask for the percentage of a number.
That works
Retaken my asvab for the 4th time tomorrow really hope for the best
Good luck
where did you get the 22 on question 10
Half of the 45
@@ColfaxMath thank you
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Did way better in the English comprehension portion. But golly do I have some type of a mental blocker once I start hearing numbers.
Keep working at the numbers and it will start to make sense.
So how do you know you need to multiply?
Area is base times height
How is 30 minutes equal to 22.5 ?
That's exactly what I'm trying to figure out.
Alice is traveling 45 miles per hour, 30 minutes is half of one hour, so if she is going 45mph that means in 30 min she travels 22.5 miles or half of 45
started at 61 after this vid i got a 13!
Did your score improve?
@@ColfaxMath it was a joke i havent take my 2nd test yet Im currently at a 61 with no training b4 hand I am set to take the asvab today but my cousins is getting driveway done and i cant leave to the recruiter lol
Is calculator or cellphone allowed during taking asvab?
Check with your recruiter
You make math easy
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Why did you underline gross? At 3:06 minutes?
Because it is a key term, a gross is a dozen dozen or 144
@ColfaxMath Okay, do you explain this more on you're channel
Your answer to question 8...50,000 will not make a profit. It will break even. The question was "make a profit" so answer D 60,000 should be correct...no?
Anywhere above 50k will be a profit, so the break even point is at 50k
@@ColfaxMath that's right...50k is break even, not a profit. The question is worded poorly and is what confuses many so that it would be missed. The question asked for "profit" and not "break even."
Question 10 how did u get 22.5 from 30 minutes
Half of 45
Man I’m struggling in this part sooo bad this is where I fail every single time me and numbers don’t get along ☹️
Keep studying, it will start to come together
@@ColfaxMath thank you for the videos I appreciate them nonetheless I will keep watching them
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@@zerrotiii7135 keep going, a little every day
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this is so helpful thank you!!!!!!!!
Glad to hear that
how did you get 22.5?? 12:43
Half of 45
I am confused how did you get .30 minus .18 equals .12? number 8
It's the same as 30 minus 18 equals 12 and the decimal place lines up to give you the .12
I’m taking the asvab in Dec 2 😭 hope this helps me out
Good luck
Question is where did you pull the 22.5 out of? I don’t understand
What problem are you talking about?
@@ColfaxMath Number 10!
@@ColfaxMathYeah so how did u even get the 22.5 when adding it up? Hello
@@pushvedula564045 MPH divided by 2 because he is looking for the number of miles traveled in 30 minutes.
@@jacobbell3429 ohhh ok
You may see me a lot sir. Hoping to join the us navy. I’m wondering How & why does 30 become 22.5 automatically ? What did u do or know to get 22.5
On number 10
This hels
The 22.5 comes from half of 45. 45 miles in an hour so 22.5 miles in half an hour
Can you elaborate on questions 7 i got A
you're correct bro.
I converted to yards first, 3 feet equal 1 yard so the 18 feet becomes 6 yards, the other side is close to 5 yards so approximately 30 square yards
When u do short replays I have no idea what’s going on
Sorry to hear that
Thank you ColfaxMath
Thank you
How did you get the 4 on the 1st problem?
It was just an approximation. I rounded the 3.5 up to 4 so I could multiply it in my head, then looked at the possible choices and saw that there was only one answer that was close.
@@ColfaxMath Thank your for your help. The answer his 54 mph
If Alice drove R=45 mph , T=3 hours, D=R.T, D=135,
Dave have to drive at the same distance to catch Alice . So D=135 , his time : T=3h- 0.5 h(30min)=2.5 h .To found his speed, R=D/T, R=135/2.5, R=54mph
Man that guy buys a lot of ant acid.. must be the Timothy Leary of ants
Might be
ahh that makes sense to round the answer and eliminate
i never done that
Glad it helped
I do not understand number 7 7:32
There are three feet to the yard. I converted to yards by dividing by 3 to get the 6 and the 5. The 5 is an approximate value but will work here because the multiple choice answers are so different
Isn’t B the answer for number 7? I’m kinda confused now lol
No it's C. You have to convert to yards first
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