ARITHMETIC REASONING ASVAB TEST EXAM QUESTIONS

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ARITHMETIC REASONING (ASVAB TEST) EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: There are 420 windows to wash on each floor of an office building. If the building has 35 floors, how many windows are there to wash together?

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14,700

Question 2: A band sold 10,598 tickets to their concert at the stadium. If the stadium can only hold 15,000 people, how many more tickets can be sold?

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4,402 Question 3: A child is 2-1/2 feet tall. The child's mother is twice as tail as the child. How tail is the child's mother?

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• ft

Question 4: A sweater originally priced at $80 was marked down by 25%. What was the scale price of the sweater?

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60

Question 5: There are 5 blue marbles, 4 red marbles, and 3 yellow marbles in a box. If Jim randomly selects a marble from the box, what is the probability of selecting a red or yellow marble?

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7/12 Question 6: If a water meter reading one month went form 312,017 units to 320,405, how many units of water were used during the month?

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8,388 Question 7: Terry earns a $250 salary plus $5 per sale. How many sales must Terry make to earn $765 altogether?

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153 Question 8: Bus fare to school is $.25 each way. How much will it cost per week to ride the bus to and from school 5 days a week?

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$2.50 Question 9: A student bought a sandwich for 80 cents, milk for 20 cents. How much did the meal cost?

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$1.00 Question 10: Jack earned 60.84 for working 12 hours during the week. How much did he earn per hour?

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$5.07 Question 11: Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. one day. If he was paid at the rate of $6 per hour, how much did he earn that day?

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$5.90

Question 12: A radar is designed to report the track of an aircraft every second. If this radar reports 30 racks in one minute, what percentage of the time did the radar track the aircraft?

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50% Question 13: If a baker doubles a recipe that calls for 6-2/3 cups of flour, what is the new recipe?

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13-1/13

Question 14: A certain bag of potting soil is 1/4 peat moss, and the rest is dirt. What part is dirt?

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3/4 Question 15: Five people, each working 8 hours a day can assemble 400 toys in a 5 day work week. what is the average number of toys assembled per hour per person?

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2 Question 16: One-eight of the class graduated with an A average, 1/2 got a B, and the rest of the class had a C average. In a class of 800, how many had a C average?

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300 Question 17: A rental costs $20 per day, and a room costs $50 per day. For how many days can a room and a car be rented, so that the total cast does not exceed $350?

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6 Question 18: How many apples do you need to bake 3 apple pies, if each pie needs 5 apples?

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15 Question 19: a novelist can write 1 chapter in 6 days. At that rate, how many chapters can be written in 24 days?

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4

Question 20: There are 400 silver dollars in two bags. If 275 are in one bag, how many are in the other bag?

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125 Question 21: A gas can is filled at the rate of 320 cubic inches per minute. The can is 10 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 12 inches high. How many minutes will it take to fill the can?

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3 Question 22: If postage costs are 22 cents for the first ounce and 17 cents for each additional ounce, what is the cost of postage for a letter weighing 3 ounces?

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$0.56 Question 23: Gail is to bring 72 cookies to a party if the cookies are packaged 12 to a bag how many bags will she need

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6 Question 24: How many monthly payments must be made to repay an interest-free loan of $1,540 if monthly payments are $55 each?

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28 Question 25: a pie was cut into two equal pieces. Each of the pieces of pie was cut into halves again, and of those smaller pieces was cut into two equal pieces. If two of the pieces of the pie are eaten, what portion of the pie remains?

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3/4 Question 26: A company announced that 40% of those enrolled in its training program will be sent to a new plant. If there are 60 people enrolled in the training program, how many will be sent to the new plant?

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24