ASVAB Exam 2027 | Practice Questions &
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Vocational Aptitude Battery Study Guide
1. At Joe's restaurant, one-fourth of the patrons are male and one-fifth of the patrons are from
out of town. What proportion would you expect to be male and from out of town?
A) 1/5
B) 1/10
C) *1/20
D) 1/25
E) 1/50
Answer: C
Rationale: One-fourth of one-fifth is 1/20.
2. There are 112 males and 78 females working at a hospital. What percentage of the hospital
workforce is female?
A) 22%
B) 32%
C) 38%
D) *41%
E) 78%
Answer: D
Rationale: Total = 190. Female percentage = 78/190 = 0.4105 = 41%.
3. What is the estimated product when 620 and 374 are rounded to the nearest hundred and
multiplied?
,A) 12,000
B) 24,000
C) 60,000
D) 120,000
E) *240,000
Answer: E
Rationale: 620 → 600; 374 → 400. 600 × 400 = 240,000.
4. If a patient doesn't receive treatment for a certain injury within 2 hours after injury, the
patient's chance of survival starts decreasing by 15% each hour. If no treatment has been given
within 4 hours after injury, roughly, what chance of survival will the patient have?
A) 70%
B) *72%
C) 75%
D) 77%
E) 80%
Answer: B
Rationale: After 3 hours: 85%. After 4 hours: 0.85 × 0.85 = 72.25%.
5. William is from England and is visiting the United States. On his trip he visits Texas and notices
that it is very hot. He looks at a thermometer and it reads 95 degrees Fahrenheit. William wants to
know what this converts to in Celsius. (Assume C = (F−32)/1.8)
A) 30 degrees C
B) *35 degrees C
C) 40 degrees C
D) 45 degrees C
E) 50 degrees C
Answer: B
Rationale: C = (95 − 32) / 1.8 = .8 = 35°C.
, 6. A student scores 74, 87, 68, 63, 76 on his last five exams. His teacher will drop the lowest grade
to compute the student's average. What is this student's grade in the class?
A) *76.3%
B) 79.4%
C) 84.9%
D) 89.4%
E) 68.2%
Answer: A
Rationale: Drop the 63. Average of 74, 87, 68, 76 = 305/4 = 76.25% ≈ 76.3%.
7. 2 1/4 + 6 3/8 = ?
A) 8
B) 8 3/8
C) *8 5/8
D) 9
Answer: C
Rationale: Convert 1/4 to 2/8. Add 2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8. Add 6 + 2 = 8 5/8.
8. A world map has a scale of 1/4 of an inch equals 250 miles. You measure the distance between
New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA and it equals 3 inches. What is the real distance between New
York and LA?
A) 2,500 miles
B) 2,750 miles
C) 2,800 miles
D) *3,000 miles
E) 3,250 miles
Answer: D
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Vocational Aptitude Battery Study Guide
1. At Joe's restaurant, one-fourth of the patrons are male and one-fifth of the patrons are from
out of town. What proportion would you expect to be male and from out of town?
A) 1/5
B) 1/10
C) *1/20
D) 1/25
E) 1/50
Answer: C
Rationale: One-fourth of one-fifth is 1/20.
2. There are 112 males and 78 females working at a hospital. What percentage of the hospital
workforce is female?
A) 22%
B) 32%
C) 38%
D) *41%
E) 78%
Answer: D
Rationale: Total = 190. Female percentage = 78/190 = 0.4105 = 41%.
3. What is the estimated product when 620 and 374 are rounded to the nearest hundred and
multiplied?
,A) 12,000
B) 24,000
C) 60,000
D) 120,000
E) *240,000
Answer: E
Rationale: 620 → 600; 374 → 400. 600 × 400 = 240,000.
4. If a patient doesn't receive treatment for a certain injury within 2 hours after injury, the
patient's chance of survival starts decreasing by 15% each hour. If no treatment has been given
within 4 hours after injury, roughly, what chance of survival will the patient have?
A) 70%
B) *72%
C) 75%
D) 77%
E) 80%
Answer: B
Rationale: After 3 hours: 85%. After 4 hours: 0.85 × 0.85 = 72.25%.
5. William is from England and is visiting the United States. On his trip he visits Texas and notices
that it is very hot. He looks at a thermometer and it reads 95 degrees Fahrenheit. William wants to
know what this converts to in Celsius. (Assume C = (F−32)/1.8)
A) 30 degrees C
B) *35 degrees C
C) 40 degrees C
D) 45 degrees C
E) 50 degrees C
Answer: B
Rationale: C = (95 − 32) / 1.8 = .8 = 35°C.
, 6. A student scores 74, 87, 68, 63, 76 on his last five exams. His teacher will drop the lowest grade
to compute the student's average. What is this student's grade in the class?
A) *76.3%
B) 79.4%
C) 84.9%
D) 89.4%
E) 68.2%
Answer: A
Rationale: Drop the 63. Average of 74, 87, 68, 76 = 305/4 = 76.25% ≈ 76.3%.
7. 2 1/4 + 6 3/8 = ?
A) 8
B) 8 3/8
C) *8 5/8
D) 9
Answer: C
Rationale: Convert 1/4 to 2/8. Add 2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8. Add 6 + 2 = 8 5/8.
8. A world map has a scale of 1/4 of an inch equals 250 miles. You measure the distance between
New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA and it equals 3 inches. What is the real distance between New
York and LA?
A) 2,500 miles
B) 2,750 miles
C) 2,800 miles
D) *3,000 miles
E) 3,250 miles
Answer: D
