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AFOQT Arithmetic Reasoning
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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 Ans: 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
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e. 920 cubic inches Ans: 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 Ans: c. The value of the handbag ($150) must be included
in the total.
Use the following information to answer questions 4 through 6.
AFOQT Arithmetic Reasoning
Questions with Detailed Verified
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 Ans: 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
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e. 920 cubic inches Ans: 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 Ans: c. The value of the handbag ($150) must be included
in the total.
Use the following information to answer questions 4 through 6.
