ASVAB ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Word Problems 4

Question 1

A military convoy travels 240 miles in 4 hours. If the convoy increases its speed by 20 mph, how long will it take to travel the same distance?

Accepted Answer

3 hours

Answer

2.5 hours

Answer

3.5 hours

Answer

4.5 hours

Question 2

A storage room holds 480 boxes. If each shelf holds 24 boxes and there are 4 rows of shelves, how many shelves are in each row?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

6

Answer

8

Question 3

A soldier burns 450 calories per hour running. If he runs for 1 hour and 20 minutes, how many calories does he burn?

Accepted Answer

600 calories

Answer

540 calories

Answer

560 calories

Answer

650 calories

Question 4

A base has 3 mess halls. Hall A feeds 320 soldiers per day, Hall B feeds 280, and Hall C feeds 400. What percentage of the daily total does Hall C serve?

Accepted Answer

40%

Answer

38%

Answer

42%

Answer

45%

Question 5

A truck uses 1 gallon of fuel every 12 miles. If fuel costs $4.20 per gallon, how much does it cost to drive 180 miles?

Accepted Answer

$63.00

Answer

$56.00

Answer

$67.20

Answer

$75.60

Question 6

Three soldiers split a task that takes 12 hours total. If Soldier A works twice as fast as each of the other two, how many hours does Soldier A work if all three work together for the same number of hours?

Accepted Answer

3 hours

Answer

2 hours

Answer

4 hours

Answer

6 hours

Question 7

A supply depot receives a shipment of 1,200 meals. If 35% are breakfast meals and the rest are split equally between lunch and dinner, how many dinner meals are in the shipment?

Accepted Answer

390

Answer

360

Answer

420

Answer

480