ADF - Australian Defence Force Numerical Reasoning Problems Questions and Answers

Question 1

A team of 4 soldiers can build a defensive wall in 9 days.
To complete the project sooner, the commander assigns 2 more soldiers to the team on day 4.
How many days in total will it take to build the wall?

Accepted Answer

8 days

Answer

6 days

Answer

7 days

Answer

5 days

Question 2

What is the next number in the following sequence: 5, 8, 14, 26, 50, ?

Accepted Answer

98

Answer

74

Answer

86

Answer

102

Question 3

A recruit's monthly salary is $4,200. They spend 1/3 on rent, 1/4 of the remainder on food, and save 50% of what is left. How much money do they save each month?

Accepted Answer

$700

Answer

$1,050

Answer

$1,400

Answer

$875

Question 4

On a map, the distance between two bases is 7.5 cm. If the map's scale is 1:50,000, what is the actual distance between the bases in kilometers?

Accepted Answer

3.75 km

Answer

37.5 km

Answer

0.375 km

Answer

375 km

Question 5

A transport vehicle travels at 60 km/h for 2 hours and then increases its speed to 90 km/h for the next 3 hours. Which of the following represents the average speed for the entire journey?

Accepted Answer

78 km/h

Answer

75 km/h

Answer

80 km/h

Answer

72 km/h

Question 6

A box contains 48 ammunition rounds. The rounds are a mix of standard and tracer rounds, in a ratio of 5:3 respectively. How many standard rounds are in the box?

Accepted Answer

30

Answer

18

Answer

24

Answer

32

A team of 4 soldiers can build a defensive wall in 9 days.To complete the project sooner, the commander assigns 2 more soldiers to the team on day 4.How many days in total will it take to build the wall?

A team of 4 soldiers can build a defensive wall in 9 days.
To complete the project sooner, the commander assigns 2 more soldiers to the team on day 4.
How many days in total will it take to build the wall?