ASVAB PRACTICE TEST: ARITHMETIC REASONING

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ASVAB PRACTICE TEST: ARITHMETIC REASONING

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Question 1: If a car travels 1/100 of a kilometer each second, how many kilometers does it travel in an hour?

Answer:

36

Question 2: If 50% of (x) is 150, what is 75% of (x)?

Answer:

225 Question 3: If a worker earns $200 for the first 40 hours of work in a week and then is paid one-and-one-half times her regular rate for any additional hours, how many hours must she work to make $230 in a week?

Answer:

44

Question 4: What is the prime factorization of 140?

Answer:

2 X 2 X 5 X 7

Question 5: A 25-ounce solution is 20% alcohol. If 50 ounces of water is added to it, what percent of the new solution is alcohol?

Answer:

6 2/3%

Question 6: 4!=

Answer:

24 Question 7: A cat is fed 3/8 of a pound of cat food every day. For how many days will 72 pounds of this cat food feed the cat?

Answer:

192 Question 8: From 1980 through 1990, the population of Country X increased by 100%. From 1990 to 2000, the population increased by 50%. What was the continued increase for the period

1980-2000?

Answer:

200% Question 9: A student finishes the first half of an exam in 2/3 the time it takes him to finish the second half. If the entire exam takes him an hour, how many minutes does he spend on the first half of the exam?

Answer:

24 Question 10: At garage (A), it cost $8.75 to park a car for the first hour and $1.25 for each additional hour. At garage (B), it costs $5.50 to park a car for the first hour and $2.50 for each additional hour. What is the difference between the cost of parking a car for 5 hours at the garage (A) and parking it for the same length of time at the garage (B)?

Answer:

$1.75 Question 11: Two large sodas contain the same amount as three medium sodas. Two medium sodas contain the same amount as three small sodas. How many small sodas contain the same amount as eight large sodas?

Answer:

18

Question 12: Ms. Smith drove a total of 700 miles on a business trip. If her car averaged 35 miles per gallon of gasoline and gasoline cost $1.25 per gallon, what was the cost in dollars of the gasoline for the trip?

Answer:

$25.00

Question 13: After eating 25% of the jelly beans, Brett had 72 left. How many jelly beans did Brett have originally?

Answer:

96 Question 14: Jan types at an average rate of 12 pages per hour. At that rate, how long will it take Jan to type 100 pages?

Answer:

• hours and 20 minutes

Question 15: Marty has exactly 5 blue pens, 6 black pens, and 4 red pens in his backpack. If he pulls out one pen at random from his backpack, what is the probability that the pen is either red or black?

Answer:

2/3 Question 16: Four people shared a taxi to the airport. The fare was $36.00, and they gave the driver a tip equal to 25% of the fare. If they equally shared the cost of the fare and tip, how much did each person pay?

Answer:

$11.25

Question 17: A painter charges $12 an hour while his son charges $6 an hour. If the father and son worked the same amount of time togehter on a job, how many hours did each of them work if their combined charge for their labor was $108?

Answer:

6

Question 18: On a certain map, 3/4 inch represents one mile. What distance, in miles, is presented by 1 3/4 inches?

Answer:

• 1/3

Question 19: After spending 5/12 of her salary, Eva has $420 left. What is her salary?

Answer:

$720 Question 20: John brought a camera on sale normally costs $160. If the price was reduced 20% during the sale, what was the sale price of the camera?

Answer:

$128 Question 21: June's weekly salary is $70 less than Kelly's, which is $50 more than Eileen's. If Eileen earns $280 per week, how much does June earn per week?

Answer:

$260

Question 22: The ratio of 3 1/4 to 5 1/4 is equivalent to the ratio of

Answer:

13 to 21

Question 23: 20-(-5)

Answer:

25 Question 24: A subway car passes 3 stations every 10 minutes. At this rate, how many stations will it pass in one hour?

Answer:

18 Question 25: The total fare for two adults and three children on an excursion boat is $14. If each child's fare is one half of each adult's fare, what is the adult fare?

Answer:

$4.00