AFQT Arithmetic Reasoning Exam

Question 1

Richard drives from his home to work at an average speed of 50 miles per hour. Later he drives from his work to home at a speed of 60 miles per hour. What is his average speed over the two trips?

Accepted Answer

54.5 miles per hour

Answer

55 miles per hour

Answer

55.5 miles per hour

Answer

56 miles per hour

Question 2

On a map of the Pacific Northwest, the scale is such that 1 inch equals 6 miles. Using the map, the distance from Seattle to San Francisco is 113 1\/3 inches. How far is the round trip from Seattle to San Francisco in miles, rounded to the nearest mile?

Accepted Answer

1,360 mi.

Answer

113 mi.

Answer

226 mi.

Answer

680 mi.

Question 3

What is the fifth number in the series 3, 6, 12, 24?

Accepted Answer

48

Answer

36

Answer

30

Answer

54

Question 4

How many hours are there in one week?

Accepted Answer

168

Answer

120

Answer

192

Answer

216

Question 5

Amanda's bank account has a balance of $928.16. She deposits a check for $412.83 and then uses her bank card to pay fro a $17.22 lunch, get $36.59 worth of gas and buy a new pair of shoes for $67.90. How much money does she have in the bank account at the end of the day?

Accepted Answer

$1,219.28

Answer

$393.62

Answer

$1,355.08

Answer

$1,462.70

Question 6

A plane takes off from New York with 72 of the 90 seats occupied. What percentage of seats are not occupied?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

22%

Answer

24%

Answer

26%

Question 7

If 25 percent of x is 80, what is 90 percent of x?

Accepted Answer

288

Answer

72

Answer

240

Answer

320

Question 8

Tara earns twice as much per hour as Kayte. Kayte earns $3 more per hour than Austin. As a group, they earn $41 pr hour. What is Austin's hourly wage?

Accepted Answer

$8.00

Answer

$8.50

Answer

$8.75

Answer

$9.50

Question 9

A 55 pound bag of soil holds 1\/2 cubic of soil. In order to fill a square flower box measuring 4-feet long and 1-foot high, how many bags of soil must be used?

Accepted Answer

32 bags

Answer

8 bags

Answer

16 bags

Answer

40 bags

Question 10

A shopkeeper buys 12 boxes of apples for $90. If two boxes were lost, what price would the shopkeeper need to sell each remaining box of apples for to make a 20% profit?

Accepted Answer

$10.80

Answer

$7.20

Answer

$9.00

Answer

$12.00

Richard drives from his home to work at an average speed of 50 miles per hour.Later he drives from his work to home at a speed of 60 miles per hour.What is his average speed over the two trips?

Richard drives from his home to work at an average speed of 50 miles per hour.
Later he drives from his work to home at a speed of 60 miles per hour.
What is his average speed over the two trips?