AFOQT Arithmetic Reasoning questions
with correct answers
It cost $0.85 to make a single color copy at a copy center. At his price, how many
copies can be purchased with $68.00?
a. 9
b. 45
c. 68
d. 72
e. 80 Correct Answer-e. Since the price per copy is $0.85, divide 68 by .85 to find
the total number that can be purchased with $68; 68 / .85 = 80 copies that can be
purchased.
An aquarium has a base length of 12 inches and a width of 5 inches. If the
aquarium is 10 inches tall, what is the total volume?
a. 480 cubic inches
b. 540 cubic inches
c. 600 cubic inches
d. 720 cubic inches
e. 920 cubic inches Correct Answer-c. The volume of the aquarium can be found
by using the formula V = l * w * h. Since the length is 12 inches, the width is 5
inches and the height is 10 inches, multiply V = 12 * 5 * 10 to get a volume of 600
cubic inches.
A man turns a woman's handbag in to the Lost and Found Department of a large
downtown store. The man informs the clerk in charge that he found the handbag on
the floor beside an entranceway. The clerk estimates that the handbag is worth
approximately $150. Inside, the clerks finds the following items: one leather
makeup case valued at $65, one vial of perfume, unopened, valued at $75, one pair
of earrings valued at $150, and $178 in cash.
, The clerk is writing a report to be submitted along with the found property. What
should he write as the total value of the found cash and property?
a. $468
b. $608
c. $618
d. $658
e. $718 Correct Answer-c. The value of the handbag ($150) must be included in
the total.
Use the following information to answer questions 4 through 6.
The cost of movie theater tickets is $7.50 for adults and $5 for children ages 12 and
under. On Saturday and Sunday afternoons until 4:00 p.m., there is a matinee price:
$5.50 for adults and $3 for children ages 12 and under. Special group discounts are
available for groups of 30 or more people.
Which of these can be determined from the information given in the above
passage?
a. how much it will cost a family of four to buy movie theater tickets on Saturday
afternoon
b. the difference between the cost of two movie theater tickets on Tuesday night
and the cost of one ticket on Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
c. how much movie theater tickets will cost each person if he or she is part of a
group of 40 people
d. the difference between the cost of a movie theater ticket for an adult on Friday
night and a movie theater ticket for a 13-year-old on Saturday afternoon at 1:00
p.m.
with correct answers
It cost $0.85 to make a single color copy at a copy center. At his price, how many
copies can be purchased with $68.00?
a. 9
b. 45
c. 68
d. 72
e. 80 Correct Answer-e. Since the price per copy is $0.85, divide 68 by .85 to find
the total number that can be purchased with $68; 68 / .85 = 80 copies that can be
purchased.
An aquarium has a base length of 12 inches and a width of 5 inches. If the
aquarium is 10 inches tall, what is the total volume?
a. 480 cubic inches
b. 540 cubic inches
c. 600 cubic inches
d. 720 cubic inches
e. 920 cubic inches Correct Answer-c. The volume of the aquarium can be found
by using the formula V = l * w * h. Since the length is 12 inches, the width is 5
inches and the height is 10 inches, multiply V = 12 * 5 * 10 to get a volume of 600
cubic inches.
A man turns a woman's handbag in to the Lost and Found Department of a large
downtown store. The man informs the clerk in charge that he found the handbag on
the floor beside an entranceway. The clerk estimates that the handbag is worth
approximately $150. Inside, the clerks finds the following items: one leather
makeup case valued at $65, one vial of perfume, unopened, valued at $75, one pair
of earrings valued at $150, and $178 in cash.
, The clerk is writing a report to be submitted along with the found property. What
should he write as the total value of the found cash and property?
a. $468
b. $608
c. $618
d. $658
e. $718 Correct Answer-c. The value of the handbag ($150) must be included in
the total.
Use the following information to answer questions 4 through 6.
The cost of movie theater tickets is $7.50 for adults and $5 for children ages 12 and
under. On Saturday and Sunday afternoons until 4:00 p.m., there is a matinee price:
$5.50 for adults and $3 for children ages 12 and under. Special group discounts are
available for groups of 30 or more people.
Which of these can be determined from the information given in the above
passage?
a. how much it will cost a family of four to buy movie theater tickets on Saturday
afternoon
b. the difference between the cost of two movie theater tickets on Tuesday night
and the cost of one ticket on Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
c. how much movie theater tickets will cost each person if he or she is part of a
group of 40 people
d. the difference between the cost of a movie theater ticket for an adult on Friday
night and a movie theater ticket for a 13-year-old on Saturday afternoon at 1:00
p.m.
