Asvab Arithmetic Reasoning Actual Practice Test questions with correct answers

Two automobiles start together at the same and travel along the same route. The first averages 40 miles per hour, the second averages 55 miles per hour. How many miles further along the route is the second automobile at the end of 5 hours? - Answer Answer; 55×5-40×5 Distance =ratetime, A=60 Mph ×3 hours= 180. Find the total thickness of two pieces of wood that a carpenter glued together if one is 5/16 inches thick and the other is 7/8. - Answer Answer: 1 3/16 (5/16)+(7/8) = (5/16)+(14/16) = 19/16= 1 3/16 An average bathtub uses 8 gallons of water and an average shower uses 6 gallons. To provide baths for 60 men, how much more water will be needed if tubs are used instead of showers? - Answer Answer: 120 gals. 60×8-60×6=120 gals. A carpenter cuts three 4' 6" shelves from a 14' board, How long of a piece was left over? - Answer Answer: 6' 3*4.5=13.5 ft, 14-13.5=6' A father walks 36 miles in 12 hours, whiles his son covers the same distance on a bicycle at twice the Father's rate of speed. At this rate, how many miles would the bicycle rider travel in 9 hours? - Answer Anwers: 55 miles per hour. 6 mph×9 Mph= (54) miles A bird flies 2/3 of a mile per minute. How many miles per hour is it flying. - Answer Answer: 40 miles per hour.