COMPREHENSIVE ARITHMETIC REASONING PRACTICE

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COMPREHENSIVE ARITHMETIC REASONING PRACTICE

TEST FOR ASVAB PREPARATION: PART 2

Actual Qs and Ans - Expert-Verified Explanation -Guaranteed passing score -16 Questions and Answers

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Question 1: Tommy is ordering concrete for a construction project. The price of concrete is $.02 per pound. Concrete is also taxed at a rate of $.03 per pound. If Tommy needs one ton of concrete, how much will he pay?$100 $60 $90 $80

Answer:

$100 Question 2: Kamal is 17 years older than Gina. Gina is 3 years younger than Rachelle. If the sum of their ages is 77, how old is Gina?19 22 21 36

Answer:

19

Question 3: Tim wants to purchase a watch for $98.99. He has a coupon that will discount the watch by 10%. If sales tax is 7.5%, what will Tim pay at the register? (Round to the nearest penny)

$95.77

$96.42

$98.90

$88.29

Answer:

$95.77

Question 4: Karen is training for her upcoming track meet. She makes 3 practice runs in a 1.5 hour time period. She runs 3/4 the distance of each of previous run. If she ran 5 miles on the first run, how far will she go on her third run?

2.33 miles 1.75 miles 3.47 miles 2.81 miles

Answer:

2.81 miles

Question 5: 9. Question

Fido weighs 26 pounds more than Fifi. Fifi weighs 12 pounds less than Rover. If the sum of their weights is 71, how much does Fifi weigh?19 11 23 37

Answer:

11 Question 6: A bank is offering a loan to account holders. If they pay the full amount off in fourteen months, they are charged no interest. Denise needs a $6,500 loan to get a new car. In order for her to avoid the interest charge, how much will she have to pay back each month?

$441.67

$464.29

$454.28

$500.00

Answer:

$464.29

Question 7: John can run at a rate of 9.5 miles per hour. How long will it take John to run 23.75 miles?

1.5 hours 3.75 2.5 hours 1.25 hours

Answer:

2.5 hours Question 8: John spends $2.75 on donuts for his office employees every weekday. On Sunday mornings he takes his wife and kids to the donut shop and spends $12.99. How much money does John spend on donuts throughout the week?

$26.74

$29.14

$19.64

$23.24

Answer:

$26.74

Question 9: At Ben's ice cream emporium, an ice cream cone costs $2.00 on weekends and $3.00 on weekdays. If you buy an ice cream cone every day except Thursday, how much would you spend on ice cream that week?$16 $20 $21 $15

Answer:

$16 Question 10: David borrowed $2,500 from his local bank. The yearly interest rate is 8%. If David pays the full principle and interest in the first year of the loan, how much money will he pay to the bank?

$2,954

$3,200

$2,300

$2,700

Answer:

$2,700

Question 11: Zamba has found a little black dress on sale for 50% off the original price of $239.99. She also has a coupon offering free shipping and an additional 10% off of her entire online purchase. If she buys the dress and a pair of shoes costing $34.70, how much will she pay for her ensemble?

$139.23

108.00

$104.70

$94.23

Answer:

$139.23

Question 12: Amber is celebrating her birthday and wants to bring in cupcakes for her classmates. Each cupcake tray holds eight cupcakes and the tins are always filled. If there are twenty-seven other kids in the class, and one teacher, how many trays of cupcakes will Amber need?2 4 3 5

Answer:

4 Question 13: Dave has a 30% off coupon for a pair of jeans priced at $78.95. He will also have to pay 6% sales tax and a 1% local option tax at the register. How much will he have to pay for the jeans?

$59.31

$59.13

$55.26

$58.58

Answer:

$59.13

Question 14: There are 1,639 students in attendance at Auburn High School. Approximately what percentage does one student count towards the total number of students?

6.0% 0.6% 0.06%

0.0006%

Answer:

0.06%