ASVAB Math Exam 50 Questions with Verified Answers
D - CORRECT ANSWER (5+3) * (2+1) * (10/20) + 5 = ?
(A) 48
(B) 53
(C) 12
(D) 17
C - CORRECT
... [Show More] ANSWER A postal carrier can deliver mail to about 900 addresses in one day. In the city of Hewitt, there are 26,942 residents. Workforce policies require hiring 5 percent more carriers than are estimated in order to compensate for vacation, sick days, and so on. About how many mail carriers must be hired to deliver mail to all of the Hewitt citizens each day?
(A) 29
(B) 30
(C) 31
(D) 32
B - CORRECT ANSWER Of 128 dogs at a dog show, 50% were female. Among these females, 3 out of 4 were over the age of 4. How many of the dogs were females 4 years old or older?
(A) 64
(B) 48
(C) 16
(D) 32
C - CORRECT ANSWER If 1 pound of mesquite-smoked, deli-sliced turkey breast cost $7.98 at the second-largest grocery store in town, and each slide is about 1 ounce, what is the cost of 5 slices?
D - CORRECT ANSWER What is the volume of a camping trailer that is 23 feet long, 15 feet wide, and 11 feet high?
(A) 2,530 square feet
(B) 2,950 cubic feet
(C) 3,295 square feet
(D) 3,795 cubic feet
C - CORRECT ANSWER Jonathan spent 4 hours studying, 1 hour raking leaves, 30 minutes doing laundry, and 2 hours watching TV. What percentage of his time was spent studying?
(A) 46.6%
(B) 50.0%
(C) 53.3%
(D) 57.1%
D - CORRECT ANSWER Which of these is an example of similar figures in the geometric sense?
(A) A soccer ball and a football
(B) A right triangle and an isosceles triangle
(C) A bicycle and a tricycle
(D) A sailing ship and a scale model of that ship
B - CORRECT ANSWER The fuel tank of a gasoline generator has enough capacity to operate the generator for an hour and 15 minutes. About how many times must the fuel tank be filled to run the generator from 6h15pm to 7h00am?
(A) 9.4
(B) 10.2
(C) 10.8
(D) 11.5
B - CORRECT ANSWER A private pilot needs to calculate how much fuel is needed for an upcoming trip of his vintage Waco biplane. The biplane's Jacobs B2M radial engine consumes about 15 gallons per hour at the aircraft's cruising speed of 120mph, and about 18 gallons per hour at speeds above 200mph. The plane will take off from Love Field General Aviation in Fort Worth, Texas, and fly 120 miles at cruising speed and then for 30 minutes near its top speed of 214mph. If the pilot must put in enough fuel for the trip plus an additional 5 gallons, how much fuel is needed?
(A) 21.5 gallons
(B) 29.0 gallons
(C) 38.0 gallons
(D) 48.5 gallons
C - CORRECT ANSWER During 1 season, a college football quarterback attempted 439 passes and completed 267 of them for a total of 3,217 yards. What is his completion percentage?
(A) 13.6%
(B) 54.2%
(C) 60.8%
(D) 62.8%
B - CORRECT ANSWER Jolie Marie has a 25-year term life insurance policy for $100,000. The annual premium is $15.00 per thousand. What is the total premium paid for this policy every 6 months?
(A) $600
(B) $750
(C) $1,200
(D) $1,500
A - CORRECT ANSWER Danny is comparing the prices of tuxedos for his prom. A rental tuxedo costs $70, while a new tuxedo costs $120. Danny is thinking about having to have a tuxedo for next year's prom as well. Keeping this in mind, how much money will Danny save if he uses the same suit two years in a row? Assume that he will have to pay $4.50 to dry clean it before next year's prom.
(A) $15.50
(B) $20.00
(C) $20.50
(D) $35.00
C - CORRECT ANSWER Amanda is working as a hostess at a local restaurant until she graduates from college. She receives an equal cut of a 10% tip share (calculated on total sales) split on an hourly basis between the hostesses and busboys. Amanda also receives her hourly wage of $3.13 an hour. The restaurant sale's were $7,874 for a 7-hour shift that 3 hostesses and 2 busboys all worked from open to close. How much tip share did the busboys receive together on their shift?
(A) $157.48
(B) $179.39
(C) $314.96
(D) $472.44
D - CORRECT ANSWER June found a chandelier for the dining room for $1,399. However, since the model has been discontinued and the display had no factory packaging material, the store manager discounted the price to $1,149. What was the percentage of the reduction?
(A) 10.8%
(B) 12.9%
(C) 14.1%
(D) 17.9%
B - CORRECT ANSWER Heather bought a rectangular Afghan rug with a perimeter that measures 36 feet. If the long sides measure 12 feet each, how long is each short side of the rug?
(A) 4 feet
(B) 6 feet
(C) 10 feet
(D) 12 feet
C - CORRECT ANSWER Jonathan wants to find the average number of miles traveled per day on his 3-day road trip. Since he is an engineer, he decides to set up the problem algebraically. If he drove A miles the first day, B miles the second day, and C miles the third day, what is the formula for the average number of miles driven per day?
(A) 3abc
(B) 3(a+b+c)
(C) (a+b+c)/3
(D) (a+b+c)^3
C - CORRECT ANSWER June found a pair of red heels regularly priced at $120. The ones she found were priced at $54, while all of the other boxes of the same shoes were sale priced at $67. Since June is going to buy this particular pair of shoes, she wants to calculate the extra amount that she saved compared to the correct sale price. What is the difference between her mispriced shoes and the sale price of the shoes?
(A) 44.2%
(B) 55.0%
(C) 10.8%
(D) 14.0%
C - CORRECT ANSWER Travis invests $5,000 at 4% annual interest. How much more must he invest at the same rate to insure that his annual income from both investments exceeds $700?
(A) $9,750
(B) $10,000
(C) $12,500
(D) $14,750
A - CORRECT ANSWER Although a total of 131 soldiers are authorized for an infantry company, B Company (Bulldogs), 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, has only 120 soldiers assigned, of whom 5% are officers. How many enlisted soldiers are assigned to the company?
(A) 114
(B) 123
(C) 120
(D) 121
D - CORRECT ANSWER A girls' softball team won 70% of the 40 games it played. How many games did it lose?
(A) 28
(B) 30
(C) 22
(D) 12
B - CORRECT ANSWER How many 4oz candy bars are there in a 3lb package of candy?
(A) 9
(B) 12
(C) 16
(D) 24
B - CORRECT ANSWER One section of the front lawn of the Walker family's house is 21 feet wide and 39 feet long. How much will it cost to weed and feed it if Ace Gardening Service charges $0.40 per square yard for this treatment?
(A) $109.20
(B) $36.40
(C) $327.60
(D) $24.00
B - CORRECT ANSWER What is the fifth term of the series 2 5/6, 3 1/2, 4 1/6, 4 5/6, ...?
(A) 5 1/6
(B) 5 1/2
(C) 5 5/6
(D) 6 1/6
B - CORRECT ANSWER A pecan tree 36 feet high casts a shadow 8 feet long. At the same time of day, a nearby mesquite tree casts a shadow 6 feet long. How tall is the mesquite tree?
(A) 30 feet
(B) 27 feet
(C) 24 feet
(D) 32 feet
D - CORRECT ANSWER What is the value of the expression x^2 - 5xy + 2y if x=3 and y=-2?
(A) -25
(B) -27
(C) 32
(D) 35
C - CORRECT ANSWER A floor is made up of hexagonal tiles, some of which are black and some of which are white. Every black tile is completely surrounded by white tiles. How many white tiles are there around each black tile?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 8
D - CORRECT ANSWER Multiply 7a^3b^2c by 3a^2b^4c^2
(A) 10a^5b^6c^3
(B) 21a^5b^6c^2
(C) 21a^6b^8c^2
(D) 21a^5b^6c^3
C - CORRECT ANSWER The value of 8^0 is
(A) 8
(B) 0
(C) 1
(D) 1/8
C - CORRECT ANSWER If 2x -3 = 37, what is the value of x?
(A) 17
(B) 38
(C) 20
(D) 80
C - CORRECT ANSWER If x^2 + x = 6, what is the value of x
(A) 6 or -1
(B) 1 or -6
(C) 2 or -3
(D) 3 or -2
A - CORRECT ANSWER What is the area of a circle whose diameter is 28 inches? Use 22/7 for the value of pi.
(A) 616 square inches
(B) 88 square inches
(C) 44 square inches
(D) 1,232 square inches
B - CORRECT ANSWER The points A(2,7) and B(5,11) are plotted on coordinate graph paper. What is the distance from A to B?
(A) 7
(B) 5
(C) 25
(D) 14^(1/2)
A - CORRECT ANSWER Solve the following equation for y: ay - bx = 2
(A) (2 + bx) / a
(B) 2 + bx - a
(C) 2 / (a - bx)
(D) (2 / a) - bx
A - CORRECT ANSWER For a special mission, one soldier is to be chosen at random from among 3 infantrymen, 2 artillerymen, and 5 tank crewmen. What is the probability that an infantryman will be chosen?
(A) 3/10
(B) 1/10
(C) 1/3
(D) 3/7
D - CORRECT ANSWER A cylindrical post has a cross-section that is a circle with a radius of 3 inches. A piece of cord can be wound around it exactly 7 times. How long is the piece of cord? (Use 22/7 as the value of pi)
(A) 66 inches
(B) 42 inches
(C) 198 inches
(D) 132 inches
B - CORRECT ANSWER A naval task force is to be made up of a destroyer, a supply ship, and a submarine. If 4 destroyers, 2 supply ships, and 3 submarines are available, how many different combinations are possible for the task force?
(A) 9
(B) 24
(C) 8
(D) 12
B - CORRECT ANSWER The base of a cylindrical can is a circle whose diameter is 2 inches, and whose height is 7 inches. How many cubic inches are there in the volume of the can? (Use 22/7 for the value of pi)
(A) 12 4/7 cubic inches
(B) 22 cubic inches
(C) 44 cubic inches
(D) 88 cubic inches
D - CORRECT ANSWER The value of 164^(1/2) to the nearest integer is
(A) 18
(B) 42
(C) 26
(D) 13
A - CORRECT ANSWER What is the maximum number of boxes, each measuring 3 inches by 4 inches by 5 inches, that can be packed into a storage space measuring 1 foot by 2 feet by 2 feet, 1 inch?
(A) 120
(B) 60
(C) 75
(D) 98
B - CORRECT ANSWER Solve for z: 4z + 3 - 5z = 28 - 3z
(A) z = -9
(B) z = 14
(C) z = -28
(D) z = 17
A - CORRECT ANSWER Simplify the expression [(x^2)y](2x - 3y)
(A) 2(x^3)(y) - 3(x^2)(y^2)
(B) 2(x^2)(y) - 2(x^3)(y^2)
(C) 2(x^3)(y) - 2(x^2)(y^3)
(D) 2(x^3)(y) + 3(x^3)(y^2)
C - CORRECT ANSWER Over the course of the 6-week grading period, Jaycie took 5 tests for her Social Studies class; the teacher told her that her average for all 5 tests was 91. That night at home, she could remember only her 1st 4 scores: 88, 86, 94, and 96. What was her score on the 5th test?
(A) 88
(B) 90
(C) 91
(D) 92
C - CORRECT ANSWER Express 6/4 as a percentage
(A) 50%
(B) 75%
(C) 150%
(D) 225%
C - CORRECT ANSWER A barrel with flat sides (i.e., a cylinder) has a height of 36 inches and a radius of 15 inches. About how many gallons of liquid can it hold? (There are 231 cubic inches in a gallon; use 3.14 for the value of pi.)
(A) 7.3 gallons
(B) 35 gallons
(C) 110.1 gallons
(D) 264.3 gallons
A - CORRECT ANSWER Solve the following equation: -6.1 * -8.05
(A) 49.105
(B) -56.35
(C) -49.105
(D) 51.85
C - CORRECT ANSWER In a steakhouse, a guest orders a small steak entree with vegetables for $12.50, dessert for $3.50, and coffee for $1.49. If the tax on meals is 8.25%, what tax should be added to his check?
(A) $1.03
(B) $1.40
(C) $1.44
(D) $1.74
A - CORRECT ANSWER Solve the following equation: (8 + 2 - 3)(7 - 9)^2
(A) 28
(B) -28
(C) 14
(D) -32
B - CORRECT ANSWER A quadrilateral is a parallelogram only if
(A) It has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles
(B) Both of its 2 pairs of opposite sides are parallel
(C) It has at least 1 pair of parallel sides
(D) It has at least 2 right angles
D - CORRECT ANSWER In the drawing below, which angles are alternate interior angles, and are they congruent?
(A) Angles 1 and 4 and angles 5 and 8; yes
(B) Angles 2 and 3 and angles 6 and 7; yes
(C) Angles 3 and 5 and angles 4 and 6; no
(D) Angles 3 and 6 and angles 4 and 5; yes
C - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is a binomial?
Example 1: 2(x^4) + 7(x^3)
Example 2: 2 + 3
Example 3: 3x - 2
Example 4: 4ab - 5(a^3)(b^2)
(A) Example 1
(B) Examples 1 and 4
(C) Examples 1, 3, and 4
(D) All examples are binomials [Show Less]