AFCT ARITHMETIC REASONING (past
questions) With Correct Answers
At 8 a.m. it is 3 degrees Celsius. At noon, the temperature dropped by 9 degrees
Celsius. What is
the temperature at noon? - Answer - a.-6 degrees
If 35 acres are destroyed out of 42, what percent of the acres are destroyed? - Answer
- c. 83 1/3%
A sprinkler sprays water in a circular region with a radius of 20 ft. What area does it
cover? - Answer - a. 400π ft²
The current temperature is -5 degrees. Three hours later, the temperature drops by 6
degrees.
What is the temperature at that time? - Answer - b. -11 degrees
Trinidad earns $2,700 per month. If he spends $1,100 on the rent for his apartment, to
the
nearest percent, what percent is spent on rent? - Answer - c. 41%
What is the volume in cubic inches of a box that is 2 feet on each edge? - Answer - c.
13824 cubic inches
Circles are measured in degrees. If one degree is equal to 60 minutes, how many
minutes are in
22 ½ degrees? - Answer - c. 1350
A person withdrew $3,078 of his investment from his portfolio. If this accounted for
17% of his
total investment, what was his total investment? - Answer - b.18,106
On a map with a scale of 1 inch = 80 miles, two cities are 3 1/5 inches apart. What is
the distance
in miles between the two cities? - Answer - c.256
A soup can is six inches high with a diameter of 4 inches. How much soup can it hold?
- Answer - a. 75.36 in³
A person bought a TV for $600. If the tax rate is 7.75%, what was the amount of tax on
the TV? - Answer - b. $46.50
If 3 laps account for ¼ of a mile, then how many miles do 8 laps represent? - Answer -
d. 2/3mile
If a recipe calls for 4 1/3 cups of flour, how much flour would you need if you wanted to
make 1
questions) With Correct Answers
At 8 a.m. it is 3 degrees Celsius. At noon, the temperature dropped by 9 degrees
Celsius. What is
the temperature at noon? - Answer - a.-6 degrees
If 35 acres are destroyed out of 42, what percent of the acres are destroyed? - Answer
- c. 83 1/3%
A sprinkler sprays water in a circular region with a radius of 20 ft. What area does it
cover? - Answer - a. 400π ft²
The current temperature is -5 degrees. Three hours later, the temperature drops by 6
degrees.
What is the temperature at that time? - Answer - b. -11 degrees
Trinidad earns $2,700 per month. If he spends $1,100 on the rent for his apartment, to
the
nearest percent, what percent is spent on rent? - Answer - c. 41%
What is the volume in cubic inches of a box that is 2 feet on each edge? - Answer - c.
13824 cubic inches
Circles are measured in degrees. If one degree is equal to 60 minutes, how many
minutes are in
22 ½ degrees? - Answer - c. 1350
A person withdrew $3,078 of his investment from his portfolio. If this accounted for
17% of his
total investment, what was his total investment? - Answer - b.18,106
On a map with a scale of 1 inch = 80 miles, two cities are 3 1/5 inches apart. What is
the distance
in miles between the two cities? - Answer - c.256
A soup can is six inches high with a diameter of 4 inches. How much soup can it hold?
- Answer - a. 75.36 in³
A person bought a TV for $600. If the tax rate is 7.75%, what was the amount of tax on
the TV? - Answer - b. $46.50
If 3 laps account for ¼ of a mile, then how many miles do 8 laps represent? - Answer -
d. 2/3mile
If a recipe calls for 4 1/3 cups of flour, how much flour would you need if you wanted to
make 1
