ASVAB Exam Questions

A German Shepherd and an Alaskan Malamute are both headed toward the same fire hydrant. The German Shepherd is 120 feet away from the hydrant and the Alaskan Malamute is 75 feet aw...

A recruit reporting to boot camp took a bus from her home to the military processing center in another city. The trip took 14 hours. If she left at 6 a.m., what time did she arrive...

A farmer sold 3 pints of strawberries for $1.98 each, 5 pints of raspberries for $2.49 each, and a bushel of peaches for $5.50 at his roadside stand. How much money did the farmer...

A librarian wants to shelve 532 books. If 4 books fit on a 1-foot length of shelving, how many feet of shelving does she need to shelve all the books?

A student buys a science textbook for $18.00, a math textbook for $14.50, and a dictionary for $9.95. What's the total cost of the books?

Debra works an 8-hour shift on Friday. How many minutes does she work on Friday?

Six people can run 3 machines in the factory. How many machines can 18 people run?

On a map drawn to scale, 1/2 inch equals 1 mile. What length on the map equals 5 miles?

A man bought a pair of jeans for $23.00, a shirt for $14.95, and two ties for $7.98 each. What was the total cost of his clothing?

A rectangular block of brown metal folding chairs is set up on the floor of Reed Arena for the annual freshman convocation. The block of seats has x rows, withy folding chairs in e...

Jolly wants to get a new car before her second year of college. The sticker price of the kind she wants went up from $22,399 last year to $23,999 for this year's model. What percen...

What is his reception percentage (what percentage of the passes thrown to him did he catch)?

Amanda has a 20-year term life insurance policy for $100,000. The annual premium is $ 12.00 per thousand. How much is her total premium payment every six months?

If two pounds of salmon cost $13.98, what is the cost of five ounces of the same brand of salmon?

If five SUV tires and four rims cost $1,730 and each rim costs $120, what is the cost of one tire?

Calculate the volume of a semi truck trailer that is 23 feet long, 15 feet wide, and 11 feet high.

A college student spent $119 on tickets for family and friends to a sporting event. If tickets were $7 and $10 and she bought an equal number of both kinds of tickets, how many $7...

Amanda earns an average of $22 an hour in tips as a waitress at the best steak restaurant in town. If her hourly wage is $2.50 and she has to pay a 10% tip share to the hostesses a...

During Friday night's high school performance of the play Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 76% of the seats in the performing arts center (with a seating capacity of 500 people) we...

Jonathan spent four hours doing calculus problems, one hour playing Web-based video games, half an hour talking to his girlfriend, and two hours lifting weights and exercising. Web...

Mrs. H.B. found a display model of a notebook computer to use for her business for $1,400, including software. However, since the model had been discontinued and the display had no...

Heather bought a rectangular Persian rug with an outer perimeter measurement of 45 feet. If the long sides measure 15 feet each, how long is each short side of the rug?

In the circulation department of a city newspaper, four customer service representatives each receive $320 a week, while two assistant managers earn $12 an hour each plus an averag...

A commercial truck driver drives x miles the first day, y miles the second day, and z miles the third day. What is the average number of miles driven per day?

If a train can travel 500 miles in five hours, how far can it travel in 15 minutes?

An employee of a chocolate factory earns $7.20 an hour. She is paid time and a half for overtime beyond a 40-hour week. How much will she earn in a week in which she works 43 hours...

A man died suddenly from a heart attack brought on by too much work and not enough exercise. Upon his death, his life insurance policies paid $750,000 to his wife and three childre...

B Company ("Bulldogs"), 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry, is authorized a total of 131 soldiers. However, Bulldog Company only has 125 total soldiers and officers assigned. Of those a...

A technology reseller purchasing agent procured 20 mid-brand DVD players for the listed wholesale price of $80 each. He receives a 25% discount because he is an established custome...

A special-purpose cartographer (mapmaker) receives an order requiring a customized map with a scale of one inch = 50 miles. If the actual straight-line ground distance between two...

In Hendricks on Township, houses are assessed at 80% of the purchase price. If Mr. Thomas buys a house in Hendricks on for $120,000 and rea estate taxes are $4.75 per $100 of asses...

The fuel tank of a gasoline generator holds enough fuel to operate the generator for one hour and 15 minutes. About how many times must the fuel tank be filled to run the generator...

When Highway 2011 was converted from toll-free to a toll road, the traffic density per day declined from 11,200 vehicles to 10,044. What was the percentage decline in traffic?

June drove for two hours at an average speed of 70 miles per hour, then drove another 90 minutes at an average speed of 65 miles per hour. If her vehicle gets 25 miles per gallon o...

Jonathan earns $350 before taxes every two weeks at his part-time job His withholdings are $27.75 for federal income taxes, $5.65 for Social Security (FICA), and $12.87 for Medicar...

A training certificate composed on a personal computer that was designed to be nine inches long and six inches wide has to be proportionately enlarged so that its length will be 12...

A basketball team won 70% of the 40 games it played. How many games did it lose?

The two members of Hoosiephaffer LLC, a limited liability company, operate their business such that it shows a profit for the year of $63,000. Their LLC operating agreement calls f...

A corporate purchaser paid $17.16 for an item that had recently been increased in price by the wholesaler by four percent. What was the price of the item before the increase?

A fire team is made up of four junior enlisted men and one noncommissioned officer as the team leader. A group of 64 privates fresh from basic training is to be divided into fire t...

A man working a part-time job earns $350.00 per week. His weekly check has $27.75 withheld for federal income taxes, $5.65 for FICA, and $ 12.87 for state income taxes. How much wi...

Temperature readings on a certain day ranged from a low of -4°F to a high of 16°F. What was the average temperature for the day?

On a particular scale drawing, 1/4 inch represents 1 foot 1 low long would a line on the drawing have to be to represent a length of 31⁄2 feet?

An automobile manufacturer offers a 15% rebate on the list price of a new car. What would be the rebate on a car that lists for $13,620?

The price of gasoline rose from $3.90 to $4.08 per gallon. What was percentage of increase?

A team won 70% of the 40 games it played. How many games did the team lose?

A flight is scheduled for departure at 3:50 P.M. If the flight takes 2 hours and 55 minutes, at what time is it scheduled to arrive at its destination?

How many 4-ounce candy bars are there in a 3-pound package of candy?

In a restaurant, a diner orders an entree with vegetables for $10.50, dessert for $1.50, and coffee for $0.50. If the tax on meals is 6%, what tax should be added to his check?

A 55-gallon drum of oil is going to be used to fill 2 quarts each. How many cans can be filled from the drum?