ASVAB MEPS EXAM 223 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
"which ||of ||the ||following ||tools ||is ||used ||to ||remove ||a ||module ||from ||an ||electronic ||assembly? ||-
||Correct ||Answer ||Chip ||Puller"
"Jerry ||walked ||a ||dog ||from ||6:40 ||a.m. ||to ||7:30 ||a.m. ||one ||day. ||If ||he ||was ||paid ||at ||the ||rate ||of ||$6
||per ||hour, ||how ||much ||did ||he ||earn ||that ||day? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||$5.00"
"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? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||968 ||sq ||feet"
"If ||the ||perimeter ||of ||a ||square ||garden ||is ||84 ||feet, ||what ||is ||the ||area ||of ||the ||garden? ||- ||Correct
||Answer ||441 ||sq ||ft"
"What ||is ||the ||area ||of ||a ||triangle ||with ||a ||base ||of ||8 ||feet ||and ||a ||height ||of ||4 ||feet? ||- ||Correct
||Answer ||16 ||square ||feet"
"How ||many ||feet ||of ||chain ||fence ||are ||necessary ||to ||enclose ||a ||dog ||pen ||that ||is ||square ||and ||has ||an
||area ||of ||64 ||sq ||feet? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||32 ||feet"
"Five ||people, ||each ||working ||8 ||hours ||a ||day ||can ||assemble ||400 ||toys ||in ||a ||5 ||day ||work ||week. ||what
||is ||the ||average ||number ||of ||toys ||assembled ||per ||hour ||per ||person? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||16"
"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? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||30 ||feet"
"if ||35 ||of ||the ||140 ||cars ||delivered ||to ||a ||dealer ||were ||blue.. ||what ||% ||were ||blue? ||- ||Correct ||Answer
||25%"
"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? ||-
||Correct ||Answer ||16 ||sq ||ft"
"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 ||were ||eaten ||what ||portion ||of ||the ||pie ||remains? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||3/4"
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,"A ||box ||of ||nails ||weigh ||1-5/6 ||pounds. ||What ||is ||the ||weight ||of ||12 ||boxes? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||22"
"A ||plumber ||has ||a ||car ||payment ||of ||$250 ||per ||month. ||$225 ||of ||which ||goes ||to ||paying ||off ||the
||principal, ||and ||the ||rest ||goes ||towards ||the ||interest. ||What ||percent ||is ||being ||payed ||for ||interest? ||-
||Correct ||Answer ||10%"
"Physicists ||seek ||out ||those ||features ||of ||nature ||that ||are ||simple ||and ||universal. ||The ||secret ||of ||their
||success ||is ||not ||so ||much ||a ||matter ||of ||finding ||answers ||as ||it ||is ||asking ||the ||right ||questions. ||The
||trick ||is ||keeping ||the ||questions ||simple ||and ||sticking ||to ||universal ||phenomena. ||Simple ||questions
||can ||be ||answered ||unambiguously ||by ||careful ||observation ||of ||repeated ||experiments ||and ||by ||logical
||thinking. ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||How ||fast ||do ||stones ||of ||particular ||size ||fall?"
"An ||allergy ||is ||a ||hypersensitivity ||to ||substances ||that ||are ||essentially ||harmless. ||For ||as ||yet ||poorly
||understood ||reasons, ||the ||immune ||system ||malfunctions ||and ||marshals ||up ||an ||army ||of ||antibodies
||to ||fight ||these ||substances. ||For ||many ||allergies, ||this ||malfunction ||causes ||a ||large ||amount ||of
||histamine ||to ||flood ||into ||the ||bloodstream. ||It ||is ||overabundance ||of ||histamine ||that ||causes ||allergic
||symptoms ||such ||as ||headaches, ||rashes, ||and ||sneezing. ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||Medical ||science ||does
||not ||fully ||understand ||why ||the ||body ||has ||an ||allergic ||reaction ||to ||certain ||substances"
"How ||many ||5-pound ||bags ||of ||apples ||can ||be ||made ||from ||400 ||apples, ||each ||weighing ||1/4 ||pound?
||- ||Correct ||Answer ||20"
"Emphasize ||most ||nearly ||means ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||to ||accentuate"
"We ||will ||long ||remember ||our ||perilous ||journey ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||hazardous"
"Inept ||most ||nearly ||means ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||silly"
"void ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||empty"
"fervently ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||passionately"
"Devout ||most ||nearly ||means ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||pious"
"Erratically ||most ||nearly ||means ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||irregularly"
"Sustain ||most ||nearly ||means ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||to ||tolerate"
"Skepticism ||most ||nearly ||means ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||cynicism"
"the ||cashier ||negated ||the ||charge ||of ||the ||item ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||Nullified ||(forgot, ||nullified,
||questioned, ||disputed"
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, A ||radar ||is ||designed ||to ||report ||the ||track ||of ||an ||aircraft ||every ||second. ||If ||this ||radar ||reports ||30
||tracks ||in ||one ||minute, ||what ||percentage ||of ||the ||time ||did ||the ||radar ||track ||the ||aircraft? ||- ||Correct
||Answer ||50%"
"crass ||most ||nearly ||means ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||crude"
"If ||A=6 ||and ||B=5, ||what ||is ||the ||value ||of ||(A^2-B^2)^2? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||121"
"what ||are ||the ||factors ||of ||x^2+4x+3 ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||(x+3)(x+1)"
"Simplify: ||3/5x ||+ ||x
A. ||3/5x
B. ||3/5x^2
C. ||4/5x
D. ||8/5x ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||8/5x"
"the ||hypotenuse ||of ||a ||right ||triangle ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||x^2=14-9^2"
"the ||factors ||of ||2x^2+xy-3y^2 ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||(2x+3y)(x-y)"
"the ||product ||of ||3! ||is ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||6"
"What ||is ||the ||area ||of ||a ||parallelogram ||if ||its ||length ||is ||x+4 ||and ||its ||height ||is ||x+3? ||- ||Correct
||Answer ||X^2+7x+12"
"what ||is ||the ||length ||of ||the ||diagonal ||of ||a ||rectangle ||w ||a ||base ||of ||4 ||and ||an ||altitude ||of ||3? ||-
||Correct ||Answer ||25"
"the ||reciprocal ||of ||3-1/5 ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||5/16"
"what ||is ||the ||product ||of ||(a-1) ||and ||(2a+2) ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||2(a^2-2)"
"If ||4/3 ||x ||3/4 ||= ||5k, ||then ||k= ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||1/5"
"If ||x/5+6=-14, ||then ||x=? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||-100"
"the ||reciprocal ||of ||7 ||is ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||1/7"
"x/4>12 ||has ||the ||same ||solution ||set ||as ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||x>48"
"Silicon ||chips ||are ||used ||are ||used ||to ||what ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||integrated ||circuits"
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WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
"which ||of ||the ||following ||tools ||is ||used ||to ||remove ||a ||module ||from ||an ||electronic ||assembly? ||-
||Correct ||Answer ||Chip ||Puller"
"Jerry ||walked ||a ||dog ||from ||6:40 ||a.m. ||to ||7:30 ||a.m. ||one ||day. ||If ||he ||was ||paid ||at ||the ||rate ||of ||$6
||per ||hour, ||how ||much ||did ||he ||earn ||that ||day? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||$5.00"
"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? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||968 ||sq ||feet"
"If ||the ||perimeter ||of ||a ||square ||garden ||is ||84 ||feet, ||what ||is ||the ||area ||of ||the ||garden? ||- ||Correct
||Answer ||441 ||sq ||ft"
"What ||is ||the ||area ||of ||a ||triangle ||with ||a ||base ||of ||8 ||feet ||and ||a ||height ||of ||4 ||feet? ||- ||Correct
||Answer ||16 ||square ||feet"
"How ||many ||feet ||of ||chain ||fence ||are ||necessary ||to ||enclose ||a ||dog ||pen ||that ||is ||square ||and ||has ||an
||area ||of ||64 ||sq ||feet? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||32 ||feet"
"Five ||people, ||each ||working ||8 ||hours ||a ||day ||can ||assemble ||400 ||toys ||in ||a ||5 ||day ||work ||week. ||what
||is ||the ||average ||number ||of ||toys ||assembled ||per ||hour ||per ||person? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||16"
"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? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||30 ||feet"
"if ||35 ||of ||the ||140 ||cars ||delivered ||to ||a ||dealer ||were ||blue.. ||what ||% ||were ||blue? ||- ||Correct ||Answer
||25%"
"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? ||-
||Correct ||Answer ||16 ||sq ||ft"
"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 ||were ||eaten ||what ||portion ||of ||the ||pie ||remains? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||3/4"
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,"A ||box ||of ||nails ||weigh ||1-5/6 ||pounds. ||What ||is ||the ||weight ||of ||12 ||boxes? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||22"
"A ||plumber ||has ||a ||car ||payment ||of ||$250 ||per ||month. ||$225 ||of ||which ||goes ||to ||paying ||off ||the
||principal, ||and ||the ||rest ||goes ||towards ||the ||interest. ||What ||percent ||is ||being ||payed ||for ||interest? ||-
||Correct ||Answer ||10%"
"Physicists ||seek ||out ||those ||features ||of ||nature ||that ||are ||simple ||and ||universal. ||The ||secret ||of ||their
||success ||is ||not ||so ||much ||a ||matter ||of ||finding ||answers ||as ||it ||is ||asking ||the ||right ||questions. ||The
||trick ||is ||keeping ||the ||questions ||simple ||and ||sticking ||to ||universal ||phenomena. ||Simple ||questions
||can ||be ||answered ||unambiguously ||by ||careful ||observation ||of ||repeated ||experiments ||and ||by ||logical
||thinking. ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||How ||fast ||do ||stones ||of ||particular ||size ||fall?"
"An ||allergy ||is ||a ||hypersensitivity ||to ||substances ||that ||are ||essentially ||harmless. ||For ||as ||yet ||poorly
||understood ||reasons, ||the ||immune ||system ||malfunctions ||and ||marshals ||up ||an ||army ||of ||antibodies
||to ||fight ||these ||substances. ||For ||many ||allergies, ||this ||malfunction ||causes ||a ||large ||amount ||of
||histamine ||to ||flood ||into ||the ||bloodstream. ||It ||is ||overabundance ||of ||histamine ||that ||causes ||allergic
||symptoms ||such ||as ||headaches, ||rashes, ||and ||sneezing. ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||Medical ||science ||does
||not ||fully ||understand ||why ||the ||body ||has ||an ||allergic ||reaction ||to ||certain ||substances"
"How ||many ||5-pound ||bags ||of ||apples ||can ||be ||made ||from ||400 ||apples, ||each ||weighing ||1/4 ||pound?
||- ||Correct ||Answer ||20"
"Emphasize ||most ||nearly ||means ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||to ||accentuate"
"We ||will ||long ||remember ||our ||perilous ||journey ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||hazardous"
"Inept ||most ||nearly ||means ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||silly"
"void ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||empty"
"fervently ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||passionately"
"Devout ||most ||nearly ||means ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||pious"
"Erratically ||most ||nearly ||means ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||irregularly"
"Sustain ||most ||nearly ||means ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||to ||tolerate"
"Skepticism ||most ||nearly ||means ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||cynicism"
"the ||cashier ||negated ||the ||charge ||of ||the ||item ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||Nullified ||(forgot, ||nullified,
||questioned, ||disputed"
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, A ||radar ||is ||designed ||to ||report ||the ||track ||of ||an ||aircraft ||every ||second. ||If ||this ||radar ||reports ||30
||tracks ||in ||one ||minute, ||what ||percentage ||of ||the ||time ||did ||the ||radar ||track ||the ||aircraft? ||- ||Correct
||Answer ||50%"
"crass ||most ||nearly ||means ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||crude"
"If ||A=6 ||and ||B=5, ||what ||is ||the ||value ||of ||(A^2-B^2)^2? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||121"
"what ||are ||the ||factors ||of ||x^2+4x+3 ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||(x+3)(x+1)"
"Simplify: ||3/5x ||+ ||x
A. ||3/5x
B. ||3/5x^2
C. ||4/5x
D. ||8/5x ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||8/5x"
"the ||hypotenuse ||of ||a ||right ||triangle ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||x^2=14-9^2"
"the ||factors ||of ||2x^2+xy-3y^2 ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||(2x+3y)(x-y)"
"the ||product ||of ||3! ||is ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||6"
"What ||is ||the ||area ||of ||a ||parallelogram ||if ||its ||length ||is ||x+4 ||and ||its ||height ||is ||x+3? ||- ||Correct
||Answer ||X^2+7x+12"
"what ||is ||the ||length ||of ||the ||diagonal ||of ||a ||rectangle ||w ||a ||base ||of ||4 ||and ||an ||altitude ||of ||3? ||-
||Correct ||Answer ||25"
"the ||reciprocal ||of ||3-1/5 ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||5/16"
"what ||is ||the ||product ||of ||(a-1) ||and ||(2a+2) ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||2(a^2-2)"
"If ||4/3 ||x ||3/4 ||= ||5k, ||then ||k= ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||1/5"
"If ||x/5+6=-14, ||then ||x=? ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||-100"
"the ||reciprocal ||of ||7 ||is ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||1/7"
"x/4>12 ||has ||the ||same ||solution ||set ||as ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||x>48"
"Silicon ||chips ||are ||used ||are ||used ||to ||what ||- ||Correct ||Answer ||integrated ||circuits"
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