ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice
Test 1 2025 | Complete Questions &
Answers (100% Verified)
1: If a car is towed 12 miles to the repair shop, and the tow charge is $3.50 per mile,
how much did the tow cost?
A. $12.00
B. $3.50
C. $42.00
D. $100.00 - ANSWER - 42
2: The sum of two numbers is 70. One number is 8 more than the other. What's the
smaller number?
A. 31
B. 33
C. 35
D. 36 - ANSWER - 31
3: A sales manager buys antacid in bottles by the gross. If he goes through 3 bottles of
antacid every day, how long will the gross last?
A. 144 days
B. 3 days
C. 20 days
D. 48 days - ANSWER - 48
4: Jenny's test grades are 93, 89, 96, and 98. If she wishes to raise her average to 95,
what does she need to score on her next test?
A. 100
B. 99
C. 97
D. 95 - ANSWER - 99
5: A waitress earns an average tip of 12% of the cost of the food she serves. If she
serves $375 worth of food in one evening, how much money in tips will she earn on
average?
A. $37
B. $45
C. $42
, D. $420 - ANSWER - 45
6: How many square feet of carpeting are needed to carpet a 12-foot × 12-foot room?
A. 24
B. 120
C. 48
D. 144 - ANSWER - 144
7: Carpet stain protector costs $0.65 per square yard to apply. How much will it cost to
apply the protectant to a 16-foot × 18-foot carpet?
A. $187.20
B. $62.40
C. $20.80
D. $96.00 - ANSWER - 20.80
8: A printing plant that produces baseball cards has a monthly overhead of $6,000. It
costs 18 cents to print each card, and the cards sell for 30 cents each. How many cards
must the printing plant sell each month in order to make a profit?
A. 30,000
B. 40,000
C. 50,000
D. 60,000 - ANSWER - 60000
9: Joe received an hourly wage of $8.15. His boss gave him a 7% raise. How much
does Joe make per hour now?
A. $0.57
B. $8.90
C. $8.72
D. $13.85 - ANSWER - 8.72
10: Alice leaves her house, driving east at 45 miles per hour (mph). Thirty minutes later,
her husband Dave notices she forgot her cell phone and sets off after her. How fast
must Dave travel in order to catch up with Alice 3 hours after he leaves?
A. 49 mph
B. 50.5 mph
C. 52.5 mph
D. 54 mph - ANSWER - 52.5
11: A baker made 20 pies. A Boy Scout troop buys one-fourth of his pies, a preschool
teacher buys one-third of his pies, and a caterer buys one-sixth of his pies. How many
pies does the baker have left?
Test 1 2025 | Complete Questions &
Answers (100% Verified)
1: If a car is towed 12 miles to the repair shop, and the tow charge is $3.50 per mile,
how much did the tow cost?
A. $12.00
B. $3.50
C. $42.00
D. $100.00 - ANSWER - 42
2: The sum of two numbers is 70. One number is 8 more than the other. What's the
smaller number?
A. 31
B. 33
C. 35
D. 36 - ANSWER - 31
3: A sales manager buys antacid in bottles by the gross. If he goes through 3 bottles of
antacid every day, how long will the gross last?
A. 144 days
B. 3 days
C. 20 days
D. 48 days - ANSWER - 48
4: Jenny's test grades are 93, 89, 96, and 98. If she wishes to raise her average to 95,
what does she need to score on her next test?
A. 100
B. 99
C. 97
D. 95 - ANSWER - 99
5: A waitress earns an average tip of 12% of the cost of the food she serves. If she
serves $375 worth of food in one evening, how much money in tips will she earn on
average?
A. $37
B. $45
C. $42
, D. $420 - ANSWER - 45
6: How many square feet of carpeting are needed to carpet a 12-foot × 12-foot room?
A. 24
B. 120
C. 48
D. 144 - ANSWER - 144
7: Carpet stain protector costs $0.65 per square yard to apply. How much will it cost to
apply the protectant to a 16-foot × 18-foot carpet?
A. $187.20
B. $62.40
C. $20.80
D. $96.00 - ANSWER - 20.80
8: A printing plant that produces baseball cards has a monthly overhead of $6,000. It
costs 18 cents to print each card, and the cards sell for 30 cents each. How many cards
must the printing plant sell each month in order to make a profit?
A. 30,000
B. 40,000
C. 50,000
D. 60,000 - ANSWER - 60000
9: Joe received an hourly wage of $8.15. His boss gave him a 7% raise. How much
does Joe make per hour now?
A. $0.57
B. $8.90
C. $8.72
D. $13.85 - ANSWER - 8.72
10: Alice leaves her house, driving east at 45 miles per hour (mph). Thirty minutes later,
her husband Dave notices she forgot her cell phone and sets off after her. How fast
must Dave travel in order to catch up with Alice 3 hours after he leaves?
A. 49 mph
B. 50.5 mph
C. 52.5 mph
D. 54 mph - ANSWER - 52.5
11: A baker made 20 pies. A Boy Scout troop buys one-fourth of his pies, a preschool
teacher buys one-third of his pies, and a caterer buys one-sixth of his pies. How many
pies does the baker have left?
