Timed ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Quiz 2 (16 Questions)

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#1. Sandra read 200 pages in her book this week. This was 50 more pages than she read last week. How many pages did she read last week?

150

250

#2. Logan is buying a bicycle for $340. What amount of sales tax must he pay if the sales tax rate is 7%?

$23.80

$238.00

$7.00

$24.60

#3. Paul spent 30% of the money he earned mowing lawns last summer. If Paul spent $45, what was the total amount of money he earned mowing lawns last summer?

$15

$195

$75

$150

#4. Huey knows a 5-pound turkey breast will feed 8 people. If 20 people are coming to Huey’s home for dinner, at this rate how many pounds of turkey breast will he need?

32 lbs

12.5 lbs

17 lbs

7.5 lbs

#5. Ginni wrote the following geometric sequence in her notebook: 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 729, . . . What would be the 8th term in Ginni’s sequence?

6,561

2,187

1,458

5,832

#6. Fuji apples sold for $1.29 per pound while Golden Delicious apples were on sale for $0.89 per pound. Brandi bought 3 1/2 pounds of each kind. How much more did she pay for the Fuji apples than the Golden Delicious apples?

$4.51

$3.12

$7.63

$1.40

#7. Harry and Connie bought tomatoes at the farmer’s market. Harry paid $4.32 for 6 pounds of tomatoes. At that rate, how much should Connie have paid for 5 pounds of tomatoes?

$5.04

$5.18

$3.60

$2.16

#8. During basketball practice, Lacey attempted 52 free throws and made 16 of them. Based on that rate, what is the probability that she will make the next free throw she attempts?

4/9

4/13

5/9

9/13

#9. A cylindrical chemical tank is 12 feet high and has a diameter of 45 feet. Which is closest to the number of cubic feet of liquid the tank will hold?

15,890

38,151

19,076

141

#10. Apple juice concentrate is mixed with water to make apple juice. Which final mixture has the highest percentage of apple juice concentrate?

400 mL apple juice concentrate mixed with 400 mL water

400 mL apple juice concentrate mixed with 600 mL water

300 mL apple juice concentrate mixed with 600 mL water

300 mL apple juice concentrate mixed with 400 mL water

#11. A video game was originally priced at $59.99. It was marked down 15%. Then it was moved to a clearance rack marked “Take an additional 50% off the lowest marked price.” What was the final price of the video game?

$50.99

$25.50

$59.99

$30.00

#12. A bag contains 12 marbles: 5 are orange, 3 are blue, and the rest are red. If one marble is selected at random from the bag, what is the probability that it will be red or blue?

1/3

7/12

1/4

5/12

#13. John read that the actual distance between Memphis and Chicago is about 525 miles. On a map, the distance between the two cities is about 10 1/2 inches. Which is most likely the scale used to make the map?

1 inch represents 50 miles

1 inch represents 30 miles

1 inch represents 40 miles

1 inch represents 25 miles

#14. Jenny used 5 cups of flour to make 3 loaves of bread. How many loaves of bread can she make with 30 cups of flour?

#15. What is the value of the expression 5(a + b) – 3(b + c) if a = 4, b = 3, and c = 2?

#16. In the Gross Looking Pond, 2 out of 5 fish are goldfish. If 40 fish were randomly chosen from the pond, which is most likely the number of goldfish chosen?

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