ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Exam with verified solutions || || || || || ||
If a car is towed 12 miles to the repair shop and the tow charge is $3.50 per mile, how much
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does the tow cost? || || || ||
(a) $12.00 ||
(b) $3.50 ||
(c) $42.00 ||
(d) $100.00 - ✔✔C. Multiply 12 miles by $3.50 per mile:
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12 × $3.50 = $42.00
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The sum of two numbers is 70. One number is 8 more than the other. What's the smaller
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number?
(a) 31 ||
(b) 33 ||
(c) 35 ||
(d) 36 - ✔✔A. x + x + 8 = 70, solve for x.
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x = 31
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A sales manager buys antacid in bottles the gross. If he goes through 3 bottles antacid
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everyday, how long will the gross last? || || || || || || ||
(a) 144 days || ||
(b) 3 days || ||
(c) 20 days || ||
(d) 48 days - ✔✔D. 144 bottles in a gross, and 144 ÷ 3 (bottles per day) = 48 days.
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, Jenny's test grades are 93,89, 96, and 98. If she wishes to raise her average to 95, what does
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she need to score on her next test?
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(a) 100 ||
(b) 99 ||
(c) 97 ||
(d) 95 - ✔✔B. x = the unknown score. (93 + 89 + 96 + 98 + x) ÷ 5 or (376 + x) ÷ 5. Now
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solve for x || ||
A waitress earns an average of 12% of the cost of the food she serves. If she serves $375
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worth of food in one evening, how much money in tips will she earn on average?
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(a) $37 ||
(b) $45 ||
(c) $42 ||
(d) $420 - ✔✔B. Multiply the amount spent on drinks, $375, by 12% (or 0.12) to determine
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the amount of tips:
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$375 × 0.12 = $45 || || || ||
How many square feet of carpeting are needed to carpet a 12-foot × 12-foot room?
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(a) 24 ||
(b) 120 ||
(c) 48 ||
(d) 144 - ✔✔D. To determine square footage multiply length by width
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12 × 12 = 144 sq feet
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Joe received an hourly wage of $8.15. His boss gave him a 7% raise. How much does Joe
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make per hour now? || || || ||
(a) $0.57 ||
If a car is towed 12 miles to the repair shop and the tow charge is $3.50 per mile, how much
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does the tow cost? || || || ||
(a) $12.00 ||
(b) $3.50 ||
(c) $42.00 ||
(d) $100.00 - ✔✔C. Multiply 12 miles by $3.50 per mile:
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12 × $3.50 = $42.00
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The sum of two numbers is 70. One number is 8 more than the other. What's the smaller
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number?
(a) 31 ||
(b) 33 ||
(c) 35 ||
(d) 36 - ✔✔A. x + x + 8 = 70, solve for x.
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x = 31
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A sales manager buys antacid in bottles the gross. If he goes through 3 bottles antacid
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everyday, how long will the gross last? || || || || || || ||
(a) 144 days || ||
(b) 3 days || ||
(c) 20 days || ||
(d) 48 days - ✔✔D. 144 bottles in a gross, and 144 ÷ 3 (bottles per day) = 48 days.
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, Jenny's test grades are 93,89, 96, and 98. If she wishes to raise her average to 95, what does
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she need to score on her next test?
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(a) 100 ||
(b) 99 ||
(c) 97 ||
(d) 95 - ✔✔B. x = the unknown score. (93 + 89 + 96 + 98 + x) ÷ 5 or (376 + x) ÷ 5. Now
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solve for x || ||
A waitress earns an average of 12% of the cost of the food she serves. If she serves $375
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worth of food in one evening, how much money in tips will she earn on average?
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(a) $37 ||
(b) $45 ||
(c) $42 ||
(d) $420 - ✔✔B. Multiply the amount spent on drinks, $375, by 12% (or 0.12) to determine
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the amount of tips:
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$375 × 0.12 = $45 || || || ||
How many square feet of carpeting are needed to carpet a 12-foot × 12-foot room?
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(a) 24 ||
(b) 120 ||
(c) 48 ||
(d) 144 - ✔✔D. To determine square footage multiply length by width
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12 × 12 = 144 sq feet
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Joe received an hourly wage of $8.15. His boss gave him a 7% raise. How much does Joe
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make per hour now? || || || ||
(a) $0.57 ||
