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ASVAB: ARITHMETIC REASONING SET 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
Actual Qs and Ans - Expert-Verified Explanation -Guaranteed passing score -12 Questions and Answers
-Format: Multiple-choice / Flashcard
Question 1: Standing by a pole a man 5 ½ feet tall casts a 10-foot shadow. The shadow of pole is 30-feet. How tall is the pole?
A. 14.5
B. 16.5
C. 18.5
D. 17.5
Answer:
ANSWER: (B) From the statement of the question, it is clear that a 5.5 foot man casts a shadow of 10 feet. Let's suppose that the height of the pole is "X" which cast a shadow of 30 feet.
Step 1: Set up and equation from the information given
(man) 5.5--10 foot shadow (Pole) X--30 foot
Step 2: CROSS MULTIPLY
X
10= 30
5.5
X=165/10
X=16.5
Question 2: An employee earns $7.25 an hour. In 60 hours what earnings has the employee made?
A. $435.00
B. $447.50
C. $450.00
D. $455.00
Answer:
ANSWER: (A) In order to find out the earning for 60 hours.
We multiply: 60 by $7.25.
This gives us 60* $7.25= $435 Question 3: How many eggs can be made from 2 dozen eggs if and omelet contains 3 eggs?
- 10
- 12
- 8
- 6
Answer:
ANSWER: (C) We know that 2 dozen eggs means that there are 2*12=24 eggs. If one omelet contains 3 eggs; then 24 ( or 2 dozen eggs) can be used to make 24/3= 8 omelets.
Step 1: Set up and equation from the information given
How many eggs can be made from 2 dozen?[1 dozen=12] so? 2 Dozen= 24 eggs Each omelet contains 3 eggs
Step 2: DIVIDE
24/3= 8
Question 4: An airplane flies 600 miles in six hours. If it was flying at a constant speed the entire time; what was the speed of the airplane?
- 150 Miles per hour
- 160 Miles per hour
- 100 Miles per hour
- 180 Miles per hour
Answer:
ANSWER: (C) We know that the speed is given as (Distance Covered) / (Time Taken). Therefore, the speed of the airplane becomes 600/6= 100 miles per hour.
Step 1: Set up and equation from the information given
Traveled 600 miles in 6 hours=
Step 2:DIVIDE to get the SPEED of the airplane.
600/6= 100 Miles per hour Question 5: Phillip has made a vow to jog for an hour daily, six days a week. He cut his workout short on Monday by 40 minutes, but he was able to make up 20 minutes on Wednesday and 13 minutes on Friday. How many minutes of jogging did Phillip lose for the week?
- 20 minutes
- 13 minutes
- 7 minutes
- 3 minutes
Answer:
ANSWER: (C) The number of minutes phillip missed out on Monday was 40. He compensated that by jogging 20 minutes and 13 minutes extra on Wednesday and Friday, Respectively.Therefore, 40-20-13= 7 minutes. [i.e. Phillip is still short by 7 minutes of jogging for this week]
Step 1: Set up and equation from the information given and SOLVE
40-20-13= 7 minutes OR -Mon- -Wed- -Fri-
-40 +20 +13 = -7
Question 6: Malcolm arrived at work at 9: 14 A.M. and Joana arrived at work at 10:12 A.M. How long had Malcolm been at work when Joana got there?
- 1 hour 8 minutes
- 1 hour 2 minutes
- 58 minutes
- 35 minutes
Answer:
ANSWER: (C) Malcolm arrived at work at 9:14 am. Joana arrived at work at 10:12 am.
(1 hour= 60 minutes) - 2 minute difference= 58 minutes Question 7: If 400 people can be seated in five subway cars; how many people can be seated in three subway cars?
A. 200
B. 250
C. 260
D. 240
Answer:
ANSWER: (D) In 5 subway cars there are 400 people. This means that 400/5= 80.
80 people are seated per subway car. If there are 3 subway cars then there will be 3*80=240. 240 can be seated in 3 subway cars.
Step 1: Set up and equation from the information given
-In 5 subway cars there are 400 people- (people) 400/5 (Subway cars)= 80 (people per car)
Step 2: MULTIPLY
How many people can be seated in 3 subway cars?(Subway cars) 3*80 (People per car)= 240 people can be seated in 3 subway cars.Question 8: A cake recipe requires 3 ¼ cups of flour. If you have 2 ? cups; How much more flour is needed?
A. 1 ?
B. 1 ¼
C. 1 ?
D. 1 ¾
Answer:
ANSWER: (A) From the statement of the question, it is clear that we have 2 ? cups of flour, but the required quantity of flour is 3 ¼. subtracting 2 ? from 3 ¼ gives us the required quantity.
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