Asvab Practice math 27 Questions with Verified Answers
Which of the following is the smallest prime number greater than 200?
A. 201.
B. 205.
C.
... [Show More] 211.
D. 214 - CORRECT ANSWER 211
If 40% is equal to the fraction x/30, what is the value of x?
A. 0.4
B. 15
C. 1,200
D. 12 - CORRECT ANSWER 12
The expression "5 factorial" equals
A. 125.
B. 120.
C. 25.
D. 10. - CORRECT ANSWER 120
What is the result of subtracting 3x² - 5x - 1 from 8x² + 2x + 9?
A. 5x² - 3x - 10
B. -5x² - 3x - 10
C. 5x² +7x - 8
D. -5x² - 7x + 8 - CORRECT ANSWER 5x² +7x - 8
What is the meaning of the statement -30 < -5?
A. 30 is greater than 5.
B. 30 is less than minus 5.
C. Negative 30 is less than negative 5.
D. Negative 30 is greater than negative 5. - CORRECT ANSWER Negative 30 is less than negative 5.
Solve for x: 8x - 2 - 5x = 8.
A. x = 1.3
B. x = 2½
C. x = 3 and 1/3
D. x = -7 - CORRECT ANSWER x = 3 and 1/3
A woman has $500 in a bank account. Every week, she writes out a check for $50. If she doesn't make any new deposits, what will her bank account hold x weeks from now?
A. $500 + $50x
B. $500 - $50x
C. $500 - x
D. $500 + $50 + x - CORRECT ANSWER $500 - $50x
When the temperature is 20ºC, what is it the Fahrenheit (F) scale? (Use the following formula).
F = (9/5 • C)+32
A. 93 and 3/5 degrees
B. 78 degrees
C. 62 and 7/5 degrees
D. 68 degrees - CORRECT ANSWER 68 degrees
The perimeter of a rectangle is 38 inches. If the length is 3 inches more than the width, find the width.
A. 17½ inches
B. 8 inches
C. 11 inches
D. 14½ inches - CORRECT ANSWER 8 inches
Find the square root of 85 correct to the nearest tenth.
A. 9.1
B. 9.2
C. 9.3
D. 9.4 - CORRECT ANSWER 9.2
If 5x = 30, then x is equal to
A. 150
B. 25
C. 6
D. 0.6 - CORRECT ANSWER 6
What is the product of (a - 5) and (a + 3)?
A. a² - 15
B. a² + 2a - 15
C. a² - 2a - 15
D. a² - 2 - CORRECT ANSWER a² - 2a - 15
Solve for z: 3z - 5 + 2z = 25 - 5z
A. z = 0
B. z = 3
C. z = -3
D. no solution - CORRECT ANSWER z = 3
A park commissioner designs a new playground in the shape of a pentagon. If he plans to have a fountain at every corner of the park, how many fountains will there be?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7 - CORRECT ANSWER 5
If one of the angles of a right triangle is 30 degrees, what are the other two angles?
A. 30 degrees, 120 degrees
B. 60 degrees, 45 degrees
C. 60 degrees, 90 degrees
D. 45 degrees, 90 degrees - CORRECT ANSWER 60 degrees, 90 degrees
What is the value of x in the equation x/2 = 7?
A. x = 14
B. x = 3½
C. x = 9
D. x = 5 - CORRECT ANSWER x = 14
Divide 15a³b²c by 5abc.
A. 10abc
B. 3abc
C. 5a²b²
D. 3a²b - CORRECT ANSWER 3a²b
Two circles have the same center. It their radii are 7 inches and 10 inches, find the area that is part of the larger circle but not the smaller one.
A. 3 square inches
B. 17 square inches
C. 51π square inches
D. 70π square inches - CORRECT ANSWER 51π square inches
My average grade on a set of five tests was 88%. I can remember only that the first four grades were 78%, 86%, 96%, 94%. What was my fifth grade?
A. 88
B. 86
C. 84
D. 82 - CORRECT ANSWER 86
How many cubic yards of concrete are needed to make a cement floor that is 9 feet by 12 feet by 6 inches thick?
A. 2
B. 18
C. 54
D. 648 - CORRECT ANSWER 2
Karen is 6 years older than her sister Michelle, and Michelle is 2 years younger than their brother David. If the sum of their ages is 62, how old is Michelle?
20
18
16
24 - CORRECT ANSWER Let: x = Michelle's age
x + 6 = Karen's age
x + 2 = David's age
State the problem in an equation:
x + x + 6 + x + 2 = 62
3x + 8 = 62
3x + 8 − 8 = 62 − 8
3x = 54
3x divided by 3 = 54 divided by 3
x = 18
This is Michelle's age.
18
A barista averages making 16 coffees per hour. At this rate, how many hours will it take until she's made 1,200 coffees?
75 hours
65 hours
80 hours
70 hours - CORRECT ANSWER 75 hours
Camille uses a 20% off coupon when buying a sweater that costs $47.99. If she also pays 6% sales tax on the purchase, how much does she pay?
$40.69
$43.64
$38.39
$50.87 - CORRECT ANSWER $40.69
At Michael's smoothie shop smoothies cost $3.50 during the week and $4.00 on weekends. If Jonathan bought a smoothie every day except Saturday how much did he spend on smoothies that week?
$21.50
$17.50
$25.50
$21.00 - CORRECT ANSWER $21.50
In a classroom of 32 students, 14 are male. What percentage of the class is female?
46%
44%
56%
52% - CORRECT ANSWER 56%
Cory's average score after 8 tests is 91%. If he gets a 78% on his 9th test, what will his new average be?
90.5%
89.6%
89.5%
87.5% - CORRECT ANSWER 89.6%
Which figure best shows how the objects in the left box will appear if they are fit together?
A
B
C
D - CORRECT ANSWER d [Show Less]