Arithmetic Reasoning Percentage Answer and Explanation

In my role as an ASVAB tutor, I place a strong emphasis on reviewing Arithmetic Reasoning.  I wrote and published a book entitled, The ASVAB Tutor’s Arithmetic Reasoning Study Guide.  I cover various subtopics that can be found on the Arithmetic Reasoning section of the ASVAB.

Percentages is one of these topics.  Yesterday I presented an Arithmetic Reasoning question on percentages.

The question is:

Out of 20 attempts, a basketball player scores 8 times.

What percent of his chances did he score?

  1. 8%
  2. 16%
  3. 32%
  4. 40%

Do you know how to solve this percentage problem?

I will present the answer and explanation tomorrow.