ASVAB Practice Test B

Part 2: Arithmetic Reasoning (AR)

36 Minutes 30 Questions

1. Directions: In this section, you are tested on your ability to use arithmetic. For each question, select the best answer and mark the corresponding oval on your answer sheet.

1. A certain machine caps 5 bottles every 2 seconds. At this rate, how many bottles will be capped in 1 minute?

   1. 75
   2. 150
   3. 225
   4. 300

2. Jonah traveled 650 miles on his most recent trip and averaged 25 miles to the gallon. If gasoline cost $1.30 per gallon, how much did he spend on his trip?

   1. $26.00
   2. $27.30
   3. $32.50
   4. $33.80

3. If there are approximately 3.86 liters in a gallon, and gasoline costs $1.54 per gallon, to the nearest penny what is the cost of a liter of gasoline?

   1. $0.35
   2. $0.40
   3. $0.44
   4. $0.47

4. How many minutes are there in one week?

   1. 3,600
   2. 7,200
   3. 10,080
   4. 86,400

5. Pat deposited 15% of last week’s take-home pay into a savings account. If she deposited $37.50, what was last week’s take-home pay?

   1. $56.25
   2. $112.50
   3. $225.00
   4. $250.00

6. If the ratio of males to females in a group of students is 3:5, which of the following could be the total number of students in the group?

   1. 148
   2. 150
   3. 152
   4. 154

7. A car travels 288 miles in 6 hours. At that rate, how many miles will it travel in 8 hours?

   1. 360
   2. 368
   3. 376
   4. 384

8. Martin’s average score after 4 tests is 89. What score on the fifth test would bring Martin’s average up to exactly 90?

   1. 91
   2. 92
   3. 93
   4. 94

9. In 2010, the population of town A was 9,400 and the population of town B was 7,600. Since then, each year the population of town A has decreased by 100 and the population of town B has increased by 100. Assuming that in each case the rate continues, in what year will the two populations be equal?

   1. 2019
   2. 2020
   3. 2027
   4. 2028

10. One number is 5 times another number and their sum is −60. What is the lesser of the two numbers?

    1. −10
    2. −12
    3. −48
    4. −50

11. Jane gets paid $6.00 for each of the first 40 toy cars she makes in a week. For any additional toy cars beyond 40, her pay increases by 50%. How much does Jane get paid in a week in which she makes 48 toy cars?

    1. $288
    2. $300
    3. $312
    4. $321

12. If a bora = 2 fedis, and a fedi = 3 glecks, how many boras are equal to 48 glecks?

    1. 8
    2. 16
    3. 32
    4. 96

13. Nine temperature readings were taken, one reading every four hours, with the first reading taken at 12 p.m. (that is, at noon). What will be the time when the final reading is taken?

    1. 4 p.m.
    2. 8 p.m.
    3. 12 a.m.
    4. 8 a.m.

14. A school raised monthly tuition payments from $225.00 per month to $300.00 per month. The percent of the tuition increase is which of the following?

    1. 25%
    2. 33 %
    3. 66 %
    4. 75%

15. A truck going at a rate of 20 miles per hour takes 6 hours to complete a trip. How many fewer hours would the trip have taken if the truck were traveling at a rate of 30 miles per hour?

    1. 4
    2. 3
    3. 2
    4. 1

16. If a barrel has the capacity to hold 75 gallons, how many gallons does it contain when it is full?

    1. 45
    2. 48
    3. 54
    4. 60

17. If a salary of $45,000 is subject to a 40% deduction, the new salary is:

    1. $18,000
    2. $27,000
    3. $30,000
    4. $36,000

18. 8! =

    1. 8
    2. 64
    3. 40,000
    4. 40,320

19. Fifteen people chip in $40 dollars each to throw a birthday bash for a mutual friend. If 35% of the money is spent on a group gift and the rest is spent on the party, how much was spent on the party?

    1. $210
    2. $300
    3. $350
    4. $390

20. If an employee worked a total of 33 hours over five days, what was the average amount of time that the employee worked each day?

    1. 6 hours, 35 minutes
    2. 6 hours, 40 minutes
    3. 6 hours, 42 minutes
    4. 6 hours, 45 minutes

21. If a train starting out at point A travels 180 miles at a rate of 60 miles per hour and then 150 miles at a rate of 75 miles per hour before arriving at point B, what was the average rate, in miles per hour, for the entire trip?

    1. 66
    2. 67.5
    3. 68.5
    4. 70

22. After being discounted by 20%, a bicycle sells for $140.00. What was the original price of the bicycle?

    1. $155.00
    2. $162.00
    3. $175.00
    4. $180.00

23. A checking account has a balance of $1,162.76. After a check for $352.68 is deposited into the account and three checks are drawn from the account for the amounts of $152.45, $82.85, and $255.50, what is the new balance for the checking account?

    1. $1,024.54
    2. $1,024.64
    3. $1,025.54
    4. $1,025.64

24. Harold works 4.5 hours a day, 3 days each week after school. He is paid $4.25 per hour. How much is his weekly pay rounded to the next highest cent?

    1. $13.50
    2. $19.13
    3. $54.00
    4. $57.38

25. Convert into a decimal.

    1. 0.2
    2. 0.25
    3. 0.4
    4. 4.0

26. What is the total cost of 4 sheets of 23¢ stamps, 2 sheets of 37¢ stamps, and 3 sheets of 60¢ stamps if each sheet has 100 stamps?

    1. $336
    2. $346
    3. $356
    4. $366

27. The Pacific standard time (PST) in Los Angeles is 3 hours earlier than the eastern standard time (EST) in New York. A plane leaves Los Angeles at 5:30 p.m. PST and arrives in New York City at 12:45 a.m. EST. How long did the flight take?

    1. 4 hours, 15 minutes
    2. 4 hours, 45 minutes
    3. 6 hours, 45 minutes
    4. 7 hours, 15 minutes

28. After the price of a digital camera is discounted 25%, the camera sells for $120. What was the original price of the camera?

    1. $145
    2. $150
    3. $160
    4. $180

29. The square root of 225 is

    1. 5
    2. 15
    3. 25
    4. 112

30. If it takes 20 minutes to type 5 pages, how long will it take to type a 162-page document?

    1. 10 hours, 12 minutes
    2. 10 hours, 36 minutes
    3. 10 hours, 45 minutes
    4. 10 hours, 48 minutes

If you finish before the time is up, you may check over your work on this part only.