ASVAB-SECTION-2 Online Practice Questions and Answers

You just left for vacation 2 hours ago. You have driven about 50 miles per hour on the 2-lane road and take an exit to get dinner. You call your Dad to check in. Your Dad has decided to join you after initially turning down your invitation.

How long will you have to wait for him if he drives 40 miles per hour?

A. 2 hours + 30 minutes

B. 2 hours + 40 minutes

C. 3 hours

D. 2 hours + 20 minutes

You just bought 4 take-out Mexican dinners. They were priced $14.96, $14.96, $15.75, and $17.85. You had a coupon to "buy one, get a second one for half-price on all items that are the same price." (Only 1 coupon per purchase allowed).

What is the total amount you paid?

A. $55.25

B. $58.04

C. $56.04

D. $63.52

Joan invests $4,000 in an account that earns 3% simple interest. How much will Joan have in the account in 10 years?

A. $4,500

B. $4,800

C. $5,200

D. $5,400

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?

A. 7.5 ft

B. 10 ft

C. 12.5 ft

D. 15 ft

On a particular scale drawing, 1/4 inch represents 1 foot.

How long would a line on the drawing have to be to represent a length of 3V?feet?

A. 3/4 inch

B. 7/8 inch

C. 17/8 inch

D. 11/4 inch

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?

A. 12

B. 14

C. 16

D. 18

Your piggy bank contains $19.75 in dimes and quarters. There are 100 coins in all. How many dimes are there?

A. 25

B. 30

C. 35

D. 40

Terry earns three times more per hour than Tim. Tim earns $2 more per hour than Angie. As a group they earn $43 per hour.

What's Angie's hourly wage?

A. $7.00

B. $8.00

C. $9.00

D. $10.00

Two bicyclists head toward each other from the opposite ends of Main Street, which is six miles long. The first biker started at 2:05 going 12 mph. The second biker began peddling 4 minutes later at a rate of 14 mph.

What time will they meet?

A. 2:13

B. 2:24

C. 2:29

D. 2:34

A street vendor sells $25.70 worth of pretzels on Friday, $32.30 on Saturday, and $31.80 on Sunday. He spends a fourth of the money over the weekend.

How much money does he have left?

A. $89.80

B. $22.45

C. $44.90

D. $67.35