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2026 ASVAB {MK} FULL STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE
QUESTIONS – COMPLETE MILITARY ENTRANCE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
RATIONALES NEWEST |A+ GRADED.
1.
A square has a perimeter of 48 inches. What is the length of one side?
A) 6 inches
B) 8 inches
C) 10 inches
D) 12 inches
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The perimeter of a square is 4 times the length of one side. Dividing the perimeter by
4 gives the side length: = 12 inches.
2. If 5x + 3 = 23, what is the value of x?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Subtract 3 from both sides: 5x = 20. Divide by 5: x = 4.
3. What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 12 meters and a width of 5 meters?
A) 34 square meters
B) 60 square meters
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C) 17 square meters
D) 120 square meters
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Area = length × width = 12 × 5 = 60 square meters.
4. Which of the following is a prime number?
A) 21
B) 33
C) 37
D) 49
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A prime number has only two factors: 1 and itself. 37 has no other factors. 21 = 3 × 7,
33 = 3 × 11, 49 = 7 × 7.
5. A car travels 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas. What is the fuel efficiency in miles per
gallon?
A) 25 mpg
B) 30 mpg
C) 32 mpg
D) 35 mpg
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Miles per gallon = total miles / total gallons = = 30 mpg.
6. What is the product of 1/2 and 3/4?
A) 1/4
B) 3/8
C) 1/2
D) 3/4
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Multiply the numerators: 1 × 3 = 3. Multiply the denominators: 2 × 4 = 8. The result is
3/8.
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7. If 20% of a number is 30, what is the number?
A) 60
B) 120
C) 150
D) 180
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Let the number be x. 0.20 × x = 30. Divide both sides by 0.20: x = .20 = 150.
8. What is the median of the following set of numbers: 8, 12, 9, 15, 10?
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Arrange the numbers in order: 8, 9, 10, 12, 15. The middle number is 10.
9. A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour to make 24 cookies. How many cups of flour are needed
to make 40 cookies?
A) 4 cups
B) 5 cups
C) 6 cups
D) 7 cups
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Set up a proportion: 3/24 = x/40. Cross-multiply: 24x = 120. x = 5 cups.
10. Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 0.75?
A) 1/2
B) 3/4
C) 2/3
D) 5/8
2026 ASVAB {MK} FULL STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE
QUESTIONS – COMPLETE MILITARY ENTRANCE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
RATIONALES NEWEST |A+ GRADED.
1.
A square has a perimeter of 48 inches. What is the length of one side?
A) 6 inches
B) 8 inches
C) 10 inches
D) 12 inches
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The perimeter of a square is 4 times the length of one side. Dividing the perimeter by
4 gives the side length: = 12 inches.
2. If 5x + 3 = 23, what is the value of x?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Subtract 3 from both sides: 5x = 20. Divide by 5: x = 4.
3. What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 12 meters and a width of 5 meters?
A) 34 square meters
B) 60 square meters
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C) 17 square meters
D) 120 square meters
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Area = length × width = 12 × 5 = 60 square meters.
4. Which of the following is a prime number?
A) 21
B) 33
C) 37
D) 49
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A prime number has only two factors: 1 and itself. 37 has no other factors. 21 = 3 × 7,
33 = 3 × 11, 49 = 7 × 7.
5. A car travels 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas. What is the fuel efficiency in miles per
gallon?
A) 25 mpg
B) 30 mpg
C) 32 mpg
D) 35 mpg
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Miles per gallon = total miles / total gallons = = 30 mpg.
6. What is the product of 1/2 and 3/4?
A) 1/4
B) 3/8
C) 1/2
D) 3/4
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Multiply the numerators: 1 × 3 = 3. Multiply the denominators: 2 × 4 = 8. The result is
3/8.
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7. If 20% of a number is 30, what is the number?
A) 60
B) 120
C) 150
D) 180
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Let the number be x. 0.20 × x = 30. Divide both sides by 0.20: x = .20 = 150.
8. What is the median of the following set of numbers: 8, 12, 9, 15, 10?
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Arrange the numbers in order: 8, 9, 10, 12, 15. The middle number is 10.
9. A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour to make 24 cookies. How many cups of flour are needed
to make 40 cookies?
A) 4 cups
B) 5 cups
C) 6 cups
D) 7 cups
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Set up a proportion: 3/24 = x/40. Cross-multiply: 24x = 120. x = 5 cups.
10. Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 0.75?
A) 1/2
B) 3/4
C) 2/3
D) 5/8
