ASVAB 1 - Math

If a car is towed 12 miles to the repair shop, and the tow charge is $3.50 per mile, how much did the tow cost?. $12.00. $3.50. $42.00. $100.00.

The sum of two numbers is 70. One number is 8 more than the other. What's the smaller number?. 31. 33. 35. 36.

A sales manager buys antacid in bottles by the gross. If he goes through 3 bottles of antacid every day, how long will the gross last?. 144 days. 3 days. 20 days. 48 days.

Jenny's test grades are 93, 89, 96, and 98. If she wishes to raise her average to 95, what does she need to score on her next test?. 100. 99. 97. 95.

A waitress earns an average tip of 12% of the cost of the food she serves. If she serves $375 worth of food in one evening, how much money in tips will she earn on average?. $37. $45. $42. $420.

How many square feet of carpeting are needed to carpet a 12-foot ֳ— 12-foot room?. 24. 120. 48. 144.

Carpet stain protector costs $0.65 per square yard to apply. How much will it cost to apply the protectant to a 16-foot ֳ— 18-foot carpet?. $187.20. $62.40. $20.80. $96.00.

A printing plant that produces baseball cards has a monthly overhead of $6,000. It costs 18 cents to print each card, and the cards sell for 30 cents each. How many cards must the printing plant sell each month in order to make a profit?. $30,000. $40,000. $50,000. $60,000.

Joe received an hourly wage of $8.15. His boss gave him a 7% raise. How much does Joe make per hour now?. $0.57. $8.90. $8.72. $13.85.

Alice leaves her house, driving east at 45 miles per hour (mph). Thirty minutes later, her husband Dave notices she forgot her cell phone and sets off after her. How fast must Dave travel in order to catch up with Alice 3 hours after he leaves?. 49 MPH. 50.5 MPH. 52.5 MPH. 54 MPH.

A baker made 20 pies. A Boy Scout troop buys one-fourth of his pies, a preschool teacher buys one-third of his pies, and a caterer buys one-sixth of his pies. How many pies does the baker have left?. 34. 15. 12. 5.

Miriam bought five cases of motor oil on sale. A case of motor oil normally costs $24.00, but she was able to purchase the oil for $22.50 a case. How much money did Miriam save on her entire purchase?. $7.50. $1.50. $8.00. $22.50.

A security guard walks the equivalent of six city blocks when he makes a circuit around the building. If he walks at a pace of eight city blocks every 30 minutes, how long will it take him to complete a circuit around the building, assuming he doesn't run into any thieves?. 20.00 minutes. 3.75 minutes. 22.50 minutes. 24.00 minutes.

The population of Grand Island, Nebraska, grew by 600,000 people between 1995 and 2005, one-fifth more than the town council predicted. The town council originally predicted the city's population would grow by __________. 400,000. 500,000. 300,000. 200,000.

Joan is taking an admissions examination. If she has to get at least 40 of the 60 questions right to pass, what percent of the questions does she need to answer correctly?. 30%. 40%. 70%. 66%.

A teacher deposited $3,000 in a retirement fund. If she didn't add any more money to the fund, which earns an annual interest rate of 6%, how much money would she have in 1 year?. $180. $3,006. $3,180. $6,000.

The high-school track measures one quarter of a mile around. How many laps would you have to run in order to run three and a half miles?. 12. 14. 16. 18.

Karl is driving in Austria, where the speed limit is posted in kilometers per hour. The car's speedometer shows that he's traveling at a rate of 75 kilometers per hour. Karl knows that a kilometer is about 5ג„8 of a mile. Approximately how many miles per hour is Karl traveling?. 47. 120. 50. 53.

A carpenter earns $12.30 an hour for a 40-hour week. His overtime pay is 11ג„2 times his base pay. If he puts in a 46-hour week, how much is his weekly pay?. $602.70. $492.00. $565.80. $110.70.

An office building has 30 employees and allows 42 square feet of work space per employee. If five more employees are hired, how much less work space wills each employee have?. 6 square feet. 7 square feet. 7.5 square feet. 8 square feet.

Stan bought a monster truck for $2,000 down and payments of $450 a month for five years. What's the total cost of the monster truck?. $4,250. $29,000. $27,000. $34,400.

Darla spent $120.37 on groceries in January, $108.45 in February, and $114.86 in March. What was the average monthly cost of Darla's groceries?. $343.68. $110.45. $114.86. $114.56.

Keith is driving from Reno to Kansas City to meet his girlfriend. The distance between the two cities is 1,650 miles. If Keith can average 50 miles per hour, how many hours will it take him to complete his trip?. 8 hours. 30 hours. 33 hours. 82 hours.

Michael needs 55 gallons of paint to paint an apartment building. He would like to purchase the paint for the least amount of money possible. Which of the following should he buy?. two 25-gallon buckets at $550 each. eleven 5-gallon buckets at $108 each. six 10-gallon buckets at $215 each. fifty-five 1-gallon buckets at $23 each.

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 weighs 12 ounces and the lunch and dinner rations weigh 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?. 150 residents. 200 residents. 250 residents. 300 residents.

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 for Wichita traveled at 55 miles per hour. The train headed for Des Moines traveled at 70 miles per hour. How many miles apart were the trains at the end of 3 hours?. 210 miles. 165 miles. 125 miles. 375 miles.

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?. 15 feet. 14 feet. 16 feet. 12 feet.

Kiya had a coupon for 10% off one frozen turkey breast. The turkey breasts cost $8.50 each, and Kiya bought two. How much did she pay?. $16.15. $17.00. $15.30. $7.65.

A recruiter travels 1,100 miles during a 40-hour workweek. If she spends 2ג„5 of her time traveling, how many hours does she spend traveling?. 22. 5. 16. 8.

Your car uses gasoline at the 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?. $38.18. $45.12. $47.73. $59.27.

If a hexahedral die is rolled two times, what's the probability of NOT rolling a five both times?. 1/36. 1/6. 4/36. 25/36.

Jack loaned Bob $1,500 at an annual interest rate of 7%. After one year, how much will Bob owe Jack?. $105. $1,500. $1,605. $1,507.

A 2-ton truck is taxed at a rate of $0.12 per pound. How much is the total tax bill?. $480. $240. $120. $600.

If ab = 10, and a - = 30, solve for y in the equation, y = (a + b). 40. 45. 50. 55.

A half-pint of cream is what part of a gallon?. 18. 14. 116. 16.

The cost of a protein bar increased from $2.50 to $2.80. How much was the percent increase to the $2.80 rate?. 16%. 10%. 15%. 12%.

An aircraft flies over Boondock Air Force Base at 10:20 a.m. At 10:32 a.m., the plane passes over Sea Side Naval Air Station, 120 miles away. How fast is the aircraft traveling?. 400 mph. 500 mph. 600 mph. 700 mph.

Last year, Margot grew 50 bushels of corn in her backyard. This year, the yield has increased 8%. How many bushels of corn did Margot grow this year?. 56. 52. 60. 54.

Junior has saved money in his piggybank over the winter. He wants to buy a $30 computer game. If he has 14 one-dollar bills, 16 half dollars, 12 quarters, 8 dimes, 25 nickels, and 10 pennies, how much more does he need to borrow from Dad to buy the game?. $27.15. $2.85. $2.95. $1.85.

Debbie receives a weekly salary of $80, plus a 5% commission on any sales. During the week, she has $800 in total sales. What's the ratio of her commission to her salary?. 2/1. 1/2. 3/1. 1/3.

How many quart cans can be filled from a 25-gallon bucket of paint?. 50. 75. 100. 80.

If a crew of four people can paint the barn in three days, how long will it take a crew of two people?. 4 days. 112 days. 8 days. 6 days.

Brian works for five hours and is paid $24. Christina works for three hours and is paid $10.95. How much more per hour does Brian make than Christina?. $1.15. $1.25. $1.35. $1.37.

Margaret is getting married and must be ready by 11:15 a.m. If it's now 8:30 a.m., how much time does she have to get ready?. 112 hours. 212 hours. 234 hours. 213 hours.

An accounting-firm employee is asked to shred 900 documents. If he can shred documents at a rate of 7 per minute, the number of documents remaining after 1 hours of shredding is __________. 630. 90. 270. 810.

A home stereo depreciates by 20% each year. What's the value of a stereo, purchased new for $1,200, after two years?. $768. $693. $827. $654.

Janet's old pickup truck can only reach a speed of 45 miles per hour. If she drives at top speed, how long will it take her to reach a city 135 miles away?. 3 hours. 2 hours. 4 hours. 2 hours.

A blouse normally costs $18.50. How much money is saved if the blouse is purchased at a 20% discount?. $1.85. $14.80. $4.50. $3.70.

A clerk's weekly salary of $320 is increased to $360. The percent increase is __________. 10%. 11%. 12%. 13%.

Two go-carts are racing on a circular track with a perimeter of 360 feet. Camera One is following Go-Cart One, and Camera Two is following Go-Cart Two. If the angle between the two cameras is 40 degrees, how far apart are the two go-carts?. 30 feet. 40 feet. 300 feet. 400 feet.