← All ASVAB Flashcard Decks

Mathematics: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Flashcards

7 cards from real ASVAB practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.

Read the first 7 Mathematics: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages flashcards as text
  1. What is 3/4 divided by 1/2?

    Answer: 3/2

    Dividing by a fraction means multiplying by its reciprocal: 3/4 × 2/1 = 6/4 = 3/2.

  2. Convert 0.625 to a fraction in lowest terms.

    Answer: 5/8

    0.625 = 625/1000, and dividing numerator and denominator by 125 gives 5/8.

  3. A soldier completes 40% of a 25-mile march. How many miles remain?

    Answer: 15 miles

    40% of 25 = 10 miles completed, so 25 − 10 = 15 miles remain.

  4. Which of the following is equivalent to 5/6?

    Answer: 0.833...

    5 ÷ 6 = 0.8333…, a repeating decimal.

  5. What is 1/3 + 1/4?

    Answer: 7/12

    Common denominator is 12: 4/12 + 3/12 = 7/12.

  6. A price dropped from $80 to $60. What is the percent decrease?

    Answer: 25%

    Decrease = $20; percent decrease = (20/80) × 100 = 25%.

  7. Multiply 2.4 × 0.05.

    Answer: 0.12

    2.4 × 0.05 = 0.12; count two decimal places in the product.