**ASVAB - Arithmetic Reasoning**
*A gas is filled at the rate of 320 cubic inches per minute. The can is 10 inches long, 8
inches wide, and 12 inches high. How many minutes will it take to fill the can?
3
4
5
6 - ANS-3
*A pie was cut into two equal pieces. Each of the pieces of pie was cut into halves again,
and each of those smaller pieces was cut into two equal pieces. If two of the pieces of the
pie are eaten, what portion of the pie remains?
2/3
3/4
4/5
5/8 - ANS-3/4
*A sweater originally priced at $80 was marked down by 25%. What was the sale price of the
sweater?
$40.00
$55.00
$60.00
$75.00 - ANS-$60.00
*A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the area of her
current office. If the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the
new office?
A. 176 sq ft.
B. 352 sq. ft.
C. 968 sq. ft.
D. 1,200 sq. ft. - ANS-88ft/4
22ft x 22=484
484ft is the current office
twice the size of her current office
484ft x 2= 968 ft
*An electronics store had 20%-off sale. If a stereo originally cost $125, how much did the
stereo cost during the sale?
$25.00
$75.00
$100.00
$105.00 - ANS-$100.00
*Before being painted, a concrete play area was marked off into squares and then into
triangles. For the square shown, what is the area of the triangular part labeled XYZ?
A. 16 sq ft
B. 24 sq ft
C. 32 sq ft
D. 64 sq ft - ANS-32 sq ft
, *Five people working 8 hr days assemble 400 toys in a 5-day work week. What is the
average number of toys assembled per hour, per person?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16 - ANS-2
8 x 2 = 16
16 x 5 = 80
80 x 5 = 400
*If 35 of the 140 cars delivered to a dealer were blue, what percent of the cars were blue
A. 1/4 percent
B. 4 percent
C. 16 percent
D. 25 percent - ANS-25 percent
35/140 = x /100 therefore x = (35/140) *100 = 25%
*If a 5-foot post casts an 8-foot shadow at the same time that a nearby tree casts a 48-foot
shadow, how tall is the tree?
A. 30 feet
B. 40 feet
C. 45 feet
D. 76-4/5 feet - ANS-30 feet
5/8:x/48=
8x=240=30 ft
*if the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area of the garden
A. 21 sq ft
B. 84 sq ft
C. 336 sq ft
D. 441 sq ft - ANS-- square has 4 sides
- 84/4= 21
- Area of a square= a^2
- 21^2= 441 sq ft
*Jerry walked a dog from 6:40am to 7:30am one day. If he was paid at the rate of 6$ per
hour, how much did he earn that day?
A. $4.50
B. $5.00
C. $5.40
D. $5.90
E. $6.60 - ANS-$5
6:40 am to 7:30am
50minutes
60 mintes in an hour
60x= 50. $6
60x=300
x= $5
*A gas is filled at the rate of 320 cubic inches per minute. The can is 10 inches long, 8
inches wide, and 12 inches high. How many minutes will it take to fill the can?
3
4
5
6 - ANS-3
*A pie was cut into two equal pieces. Each of the pieces of pie was cut into halves again,
and each of those smaller pieces was cut into two equal pieces. If two of the pieces of the
pie are eaten, what portion of the pie remains?
2/3
3/4
4/5
5/8 - ANS-3/4
*A sweater originally priced at $80 was marked down by 25%. What was the sale price of the
sweater?
$40.00
$55.00
$60.00
$75.00 - ANS-$60.00
*A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the area of her
current office. If the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the
new office?
A. 176 sq ft.
B. 352 sq. ft.
C. 968 sq. ft.
D. 1,200 sq. ft. - ANS-88ft/4
22ft x 22=484
484ft is the current office
twice the size of her current office
484ft x 2= 968 ft
*An electronics store had 20%-off sale. If a stereo originally cost $125, how much did the
stereo cost during the sale?
$25.00
$75.00
$100.00
$105.00 - ANS-$100.00
*Before being painted, a concrete play area was marked off into squares and then into
triangles. For the square shown, what is the area of the triangular part labeled XYZ?
A. 16 sq ft
B. 24 sq ft
C. 32 sq ft
D. 64 sq ft - ANS-32 sq ft
, *Five people working 8 hr days assemble 400 toys in a 5-day work week. What is the
average number of toys assembled per hour, per person?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16 - ANS-2
8 x 2 = 16
16 x 5 = 80
80 x 5 = 400
*If 35 of the 140 cars delivered to a dealer were blue, what percent of the cars were blue
A. 1/4 percent
B. 4 percent
C. 16 percent
D. 25 percent - ANS-25 percent
35/140 = x /100 therefore x = (35/140) *100 = 25%
*If a 5-foot post casts an 8-foot shadow at the same time that a nearby tree casts a 48-foot
shadow, how tall is the tree?
A. 30 feet
B. 40 feet
C. 45 feet
D. 76-4/5 feet - ANS-30 feet
5/8:x/48=
8x=240=30 ft
*if the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area of the garden
A. 21 sq ft
B. 84 sq ft
C. 336 sq ft
D. 441 sq ft - ANS-- square has 4 sides
- 84/4= 21
- Area of a square= a^2
- 21^2= 441 sq ft
*Jerry walked a dog from 6:40am to 7:30am one day. If he was paid at the rate of 6$ per
hour, how much did he earn that day?
A. $4.50
B. $5.00
C. $5.40
D. $5.90
E. $6.60 - ANS-$5
6:40 am to 7:30am
50minutes
60 mintes in an hour
60x= 50. $6
60x=300
x= $5
