ASVAB Math 50 questions and answers
D - answer (5+3) * (2+1) * (10/20) + 5 = ?
(A) 48
(B) 53
(C) 12
(D) 17
C - answer A postal carrier can deliver mail to about 900 addresses in one day. In the city of
Hewitt, there are 26,942 residents. Workforce policies require hiring 5 percent more carriers
than are estimated in order to compensate for vacation, sick days, and so on. About how many
mail carriers must be hired to deliver mail to all of the Hewitt citizens each day?
(A) 29
(B) 30
(C) 31
(D) 32
B - answer Of 128 dogs at a dog show, 50% were female. Among these females, 3 out of 4 were
over the age of 4. How many of the dogs were females 4 years old or older?
(A) 64
(B) 48
(C) 16
(D) 32
C - answer If 1 pound of mesquite-smoked, deli-sliced turkey breast cost $7.98 at the second-
largest grocery store in town, and each slide is about 1 ounce, what is the cost of 5 slices?
D - answer What is the volume of a camping trailer that is 23 feet long, 15 feet wide, and 11 feet
high?
, (A) 2,530 square feet
(B) 2,950 cubic feet
(C) 3,295 square feet
(D) 3,795 cubic feet
C - answer Jonathan spent 4 hours studying, 1 hour raking leaves, 30 minutes doing laundry, and
2 hours watching TV. What percentage of his time was spent studying?
(A) 46.6%
(B) 50.0%
(C) 53.3%
(D) 57.1%
D - answer Which of these is an example of similar figures in the geometric sense?
(A) A soccer ball and a football
(B) A right triangle and an isosceles triangle
(C) A bicycle and a tricycle
(D) A sailing ship and a scale model of that ship
B - answer The fuel tank of a gasoline generator has enough capacity to operate the generator
for an hour and 15 minutes. About how many times must the fuel tank be filled to run the
generator from 6h15pm to 7h00am?
(A) 9.4
(B) 10.2
(C) 10.8
(D) 11.5
B - answer A private pilot needs to calculate how much fuel is needed for an upcoming trip of
his vintage Waco biplane. The biplane's Jacobs B2M radial engine consumes about 15 gallons
per hour at the aircraft's cruising speed of 120mph, and about 18 gallons per hour at speeds
D - answer (5+3) * (2+1) * (10/20) + 5 = ?
(A) 48
(B) 53
(C) 12
(D) 17
C - answer A postal carrier can deliver mail to about 900 addresses in one day. In the city of
Hewitt, there are 26,942 residents. Workforce policies require hiring 5 percent more carriers
than are estimated in order to compensate for vacation, sick days, and so on. About how many
mail carriers must be hired to deliver mail to all of the Hewitt citizens each day?
(A) 29
(B) 30
(C) 31
(D) 32
B - answer Of 128 dogs at a dog show, 50% were female. Among these females, 3 out of 4 were
over the age of 4. How many of the dogs were females 4 years old or older?
(A) 64
(B) 48
(C) 16
(D) 32
C - answer If 1 pound of mesquite-smoked, deli-sliced turkey breast cost $7.98 at the second-
largest grocery store in town, and each slide is about 1 ounce, what is the cost of 5 slices?
D - answer What is the volume of a camping trailer that is 23 feet long, 15 feet wide, and 11 feet
high?
, (A) 2,530 square feet
(B) 2,950 cubic feet
(C) 3,295 square feet
(D) 3,795 cubic feet
C - answer Jonathan spent 4 hours studying, 1 hour raking leaves, 30 minutes doing laundry, and
2 hours watching TV. What percentage of his time was spent studying?
(A) 46.6%
(B) 50.0%
(C) 53.3%
(D) 57.1%
D - answer Which of these is an example of similar figures in the geometric sense?
(A) A soccer ball and a football
(B) A right triangle and an isosceles triangle
(C) A bicycle and a tricycle
(D) A sailing ship and a scale model of that ship
B - answer The fuel tank of a gasoline generator has enough capacity to operate the generator
for an hour and 15 minutes. About how many times must the fuel tank be filled to run the
generator from 6h15pm to 7h00am?
(A) 9.4
(B) 10.2
(C) 10.8
(D) 11.5
B - answer A private pilot needs to calculate how much fuel is needed for an upcoming trip of
his vintage Waco biplane. The biplane's Jacobs B2M radial engine consumes about 15 gallons
per hour at the aircraft's cruising speed of 120mph, and about 18 gallons per hour at speeds
