ASVAB arithmetic reasoning

In the town of RodPowersville, all the

license plates have four characters. The

first character is always an R or a P. The

second and third characters are digits

between 0 and 9. The fourth character is a

single letter of the alphabet from A to Z.

How many possible license plates are

• 52

• 520

• 5200

• 52,000

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Patty is 45 years old. She is 15 years older

than twice her daughter’s age. How old is

Patty’s daughter?

• 15

• 18

• 20

• 22

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

John wants to buy a new computer that costs $3,280. He decides to use his own car and hire out as a taxi during the four months of summer. It costs him $693 to insure his car for those four months. He spends $452 per month on gas. Assuming no other expenses, how many fares will he have to get before he earns enough money for the computer, if he charges an average of $7 per fare?

• 450

• 583

• 826

• 927

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Jeanie has twice as many quarters as nickels. She has a total of $8.25. How many quarters does she have?

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 30

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CCSS.4.OA.A.2

Patrick was going to buy a car for $5,800. The car dealer offered him two options for buying the car: He could pay the full amount in cash, plus 10 percent for tax and license, or he could pay $1,000 down and $230 a month for 24 months, and the dealer would pick up the tax and license costs. Which is the better deal?

• The cash plan

• The payment plan

• Neither- the plans are the same

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Pop’s House of Nuts offers a mixture of walnuts and almonds that sells for $6 per pound. If walnuts sell for $4.50 per pound and almonds sell for $7 per pound, what should be the weight of the walnuts in a 1-pound mix?

• 0.2 pounds

• 0.4 pounds

• 0.6 pounds

• 0.7 pounds

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A rectangle with an area of 60 square inches is 4 inches longer than it is wide. What is the width of the rectangle?

• 4 inches

• 6 inches

• 8 inches

• 10 inches

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Rod is a very fast runner. One day he ran 100 meters in 40 seconds, 200 meters in 1 minute and 10 seconds, and 200 meters over low hurdles in one and a half minutes. How many more seconds did it take him to run the 200 meters over low hurdles than it did to run the 200-meter dash?

• 10

• 12

• 18

• 20

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A triangle with a perimeter of 60 inches has one side that’s twice as long as the shortest side, and a third side that’s 8 inches longer than the shortest side. What is the length of the shortest side?

• 50 inches

• 10 inches

• 13 inches

• 15 inches

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Timothy bought a new car after the dealer promised that it averaged 36 miles per gallon on the highway. The very next week, Timothy took a highway trip. On the first leg of the trip, Timothy traveled 321 miles and used 9.3 gallons of fuel. On the second leg of the trip, he traveled 290 miles and used 7.6 gallons. On the last leg of the trip, Timothy used 8.3 gallons of gas to travel 303 miles. What was Timothy’s average gas mileage during the trip?

• 36 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

• 24 miles per gallon

• 23 miles per gallon

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B