ASVAB: Arithmetic Reasoning | Questions & Answers (100% Correct)

ASVAB: Arithmetic Reasoning | Questions & Answers (100% Correct) If a car is towed 12 miles to the repair shop and the tow charge is $3.50 per mile, how much does the tow cost? (a) $12.00 (b) $3.50 (c) $42.00 (d) $100.00 - ANSWER - C. Multiply 12 miles by $3.50 per mile: 12 × $3.50 = $42.00 Chad's recipe for chocolate chip cookies makes 24 servings of 375 calories each. Chad decided to make 150% of the amount in the recipe rather than the usual 100%. Approximately how many calories are in Chad's batch of cookies? - ANSWER - First, find out how many total calories are in 100% of the recipe: 24(375) = 9,000 calories To find how many calories are in 150% of the recipe, use this equation: x = 9,000 (1.50) x = 13,500 Will has been working on a report for 4 hours each day, 7 days a week for 2 weeks. How many minutes has Will worked on his report? - ANSWER - X BY 2 WEEKS, NOT 14 DAYS If Will has worked 4 hours per day for 7 days per week, he has worked 4(7) = 28 hours per week. He did this for 2 weeks, so he has worked 28(2) = 56 hours in the 2 weeks. Multiply by 60 to convert this to minutes. 56(60) = 3,360 minutes. Rachel is driving to visit her mother, who lives 250 miles away. How long will the drive be, round-trip, if Rachel drives at an average speed of 40 mph? - ANSWER - The distance from Rachel's house to her mother's house is 250 miles, so round-trip, the distance is 500 miles. Plug this into the distance formula: d = rt 500 = 40t 12.5 = t It takes Rachel 12.5 hours to make the round-trip drive. Multiply by 60 to find the answer in minutes. 12.5(60) = 750 minutes Terri has a jar of orange, blue, green, and red chocolate candies. In the jar are 75 orange candies, 62 blue candies, and 52 green candies. If there is a total of 252 candies in the jar, what is the probability that Terri will pick a red candy? - ANSWER - To solve this problem, first find the number of red candies in the jar by adding the numbers of all the other candies together, then subtracting from the total. 75 orange + 62 blue + 52 green = 189 candies 252 - 189 = 63 red candies Probability is the chance that a certain event will happen. Since there are 63 red candies out of a total of 250 candies, divide 63 by 252. Reduce the fraction by dividing the numerator and denominator by 63. 63/252 ÷ 63/63 = ¼