ASVAB Mathematics: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is 3/4 divided by 1/2?
- 3/8
- 3/2 (Correct answer)
- 2/3
- 6/4
Correct answer: 3/2
Dividing by a fraction means multiplying by its reciprocal: 3/4 × 2/1 = 6/4 = 3/2.
Question 2: Convert 0.625 to a fraction in lowest terms.
- 5/8 (Correct answer)
- 6/10
- 625/1000
- 3/5
Correct answer: 5/8
0.625 = 625/1000, and dividing numerator and denominator by 125 gives 5/8.
Question 3: A soldier completes 40% of a 25-mile march. How many miles remain?
- 10 miles
- 15 miles (Correct answer)
- 12 miles
- 20 miles
Correct answer: 15 miles
40% of 25 = 10 miles completed, so 25 − 10 = 15 miles remain.
Question 4: Which of the following is equivalent to 5/6?
- 0.833... (Correct answer)
- 0.856
- 0.760
- 0.916...
Correct answer: 0.833...
5 ÷ 6 = 0.8333…, a repeating decimal.
Question 5: What is 1/3 + 1/4?
- 2/7
- 7/12 (Correct answer)
- 5/12
- 1/6
Correct answer: 7/12
Common denominator is 12: 4/12 + 3/12 = 7/12.
Question 6: A price dropped from $80 to $60. What is the percent decrease?
- 20%
- 25% (Correct answer)
- 30%
- 33%
Correct answer: 25%
Decrease = $20; percent decrease = (20/80) × 100 = 25%.
Question 7: Multiply 2.4 × 0.05.
- 0.12 (Correct answer)
- 1.2
- 0.012
- 12
Correct answer: 0.12
2.4 × 0.05 = 0.12; count two decimal places in the product.
