ASVAB: MATHEMATICS: TEST QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
1) Stan bought a monster truck for a $2,000 down payment and $450 a month for five
years. What's the total cost of the monster truck?
A) $4,250
B) $29,000
C) $27,000
D) $34,000 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. Five years contains 60 months,
$450 payments at 60 months = $27,000. Now add the down payment,
$27,000 + $2,000 = $29,000
2) As a member of FEMA, you're required to set up a contingency plan to supply meals
to residents of a town devastated by a tornado. A breakfast ration weights 12
ounces and the lunch and dinner rations weight 18 ounces each. Assuming a food
truck can carry 3 tons and that each resident will receive 3 meals per day, how many
residents can you feed from one truck during a 10-day period?
A) 150 residents
B) 200 residents
C) 250 residents
D) 300 residents -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. First find how many ounces
each truck can hold. 2,000lb. are in a ton, so each truck can carry three
times that 6,000lb. There are 16 ounces to a pound so one truck can
carry 96,000 ounces ( 16oz. × 6,000lb.).
Now find the daily total for each persons three meals 12oz + 18oz + 18oz =
48oz. Now 96,000 × 48 = 2,000 daily rations. This rations need to last 10 days
(2,000 ÷ 10 = 200) So 200 residents can be fed by one truck for 10 days.
3) A train headed south for Wichita left the station at the same time a train headed
north for Des Moines left the same station. The train headed to Wichita traveled 55
, miles per hour. The train headed for Des Moines traveled at 70 miles per hour. How
many miles apart are the trains at the end of three hours?
A) 210 miles
B) 165 miles
C) 125 miles
D) 375 miles -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. Distance = speed × time, take the
distance traveled by the Wichita train (55mph × 3hr = 165 miles) then
add that to the distance traveled by the Des Moines train (70mph × 3hr
= 210 miles). The trains are 375 miles apart in 3 hours. Another
option: add the two trains mph then multiply by 3 hours (55 + 70) =
125 × 3 = 375 miles
4) A carpenter needs to cut four sections, each 3 feet, 8 inches long, from a piece of
molding. If the board is only sold by the foot, what's the shortest length of board she
can buy?
A) 15 feet
B) 14 feet
C) 16 feet
D) 12 feet -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Each section is 3²/₃ feet, times that
by four and you get 14²/₃ so 15 is the shortest board possible.
5) Kiya had only one coupon for 10% off one frozen turkey breast. The turkey breast
costs $8.50 each, and Kiya wanted to buy two. How much did she pay?
A) $16.15
B) $17.00
C) $15.30
D) $7.65 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. First find the discounted turkey's price
($8.50 × .10 = $0.85, $8.50 - $0.85 = $7.35) then add another $8.50
because she needs two turkey breast. $7.35 + $8.50 = $16.15
6) Your car uses gasoline at a rate of 21 miles per gallon. If gasoline costs $2.82 per
gallon and you drive for 7 hours at a speed of 48 miles per hour, how much will you
pay for gasoline for the trip?
A) $38.18
B) $45.12
C) $47.73
SOLUTIONS
1) Stan bought a monster truck for a $2,000 down payment and $450 a month for five
years. What's the total cost of the monster truck?
A) $4,250
B) $29,000
C) $27,000
D) $34,000 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. Five years contains 60 months,
$450 payments at 60 months = $27,000. Now add the down payment,
$27,000 + $2,000 = $29,000
2) As a member of FEMA, you're required to set up a contingency plan to supply meals
to residents of a town devastated by a tornado. A breakfast ration weights 12
ounces and the lunch and dinner rations weight 18 ounces each. Assuming a food
truck can carry 3 tons and that each resident will receive 3 meals per day, how many
residents can you feed from one truck during a 10-day period?
A) 150 residents
B) 200 residents
C) 250 residents
D) 300 residents -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. First find how many ounces
each truck can hold. 2,000lb. are in a ton, so each truck can carry three
times that 6,000lb. There are 16 ounces to a pound so one truck can
carry 96,000 ounces ( 16oz. × 6,000lb.).
Now find the daily total for each persons three meals 12oz + 18oz + 18oz =
48oz. Now 96,000 × 48 = 2,000 daily rations. This rations need to last 10 days
(2,000 ÷ 10 = 200) So 200 residents can be fed by one truck for 10 days.
3) A train headed south for Wichita left the station at the same time a train headed
north for Des Moines left the same station. The train headed to Wichita traveled 55
, miles per hour. The train headed for Des Moines traveled at 70 miles per hour. How
many miles apart are the trains at the end of three hours?
A) 210 miles
B) 165 miles
C) 125 miles
D) 375 miles -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. Distance = speed × time, take the
distance traveled by the Wichita train (55mph × 3hr = 165 miles) then
add that to the distance traveled by the Des Moines train (70mph × 3hr
= 210 miles). The trains are 375 miles apart in 3 hours. Another
option: add the two trains mph then multiply by 3 hours (55 + 70) =
125 × 3 = 375 miles
4) A carpenter needs to cut four sections, each 3 feet, 8 inches long, from a piece of
molding. If the board is only sold by the foot, what's the shortest length of board she
can buy?
A) 15 feet
B) 14 feet
C) 16 feet
D) 12 feet -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Each section is 3²/₃ feet, times that
by four and you get 14²/₃ so 15 is the shortest board possible.
5) Kiya had only one coupon for 10% off one frozen turkey breast. The turkey breast
costs $8.50 each, and Kiya wanted to buy two. How much did she pay?
A) $16.15
B) $17.00
C) $15.30
D) $7.65 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. First find the discounted turkey's price
($8.50 × .10 = $0.85, $8.50 - $0.85 = $7.35) then add another $8.50
because she needs two turkey breast. $7.35 + $8.50 = $16.15
6) Your car uses gasoline at a rate of 21 miles per gallon. If gasoline costs $2.82 per
gallon and you drive for 7 hours at a speed of 48 miles per hour, how much will you
pay for gasoline for the trip?
A) $38.18
B) $45.12
C) $47.73
