ASVAB Math Knowledge

D (5+3) (2+1) (10/20) + 5 = ? (A) 48 (B) 53 (C) 12 (D) 17 C A postal carrier can deliver mail to about 900 addresses in one day. In the city of Hewitt, there are 26,942 residents. Workforce policies require hiring 5 percent more carriers than are estimated in order to compensate for vacation, sick days, and so on. About how many mail carriers must be hired to deliver mail to all of the Hewitt citizens each day? (A) 29 (B) 30 (C) 31 (D) 32 B Of 128 dogs at a dog show, 50%...

25% off 80? 60 Terry earns a $250 salary plus $5 per sale. How many sales must Terry make to earn $765 altogether? A. 50 B. 103 C. 153 D. 515 B. 103 An airplane is at 32,000 feet above sea level and descends at an average rate of 1,000 feet per minute. How many minutes will it take for the airplane to land at an airport 3,000 feet above sea level? A. 29 B. 31 C. 33 D. 37 A. 29 If a baker doubles a recipe that calls for 6-2/3 cups of flour, how many cups of flour w...

John bought a camera on sale that normally costs $160. If the price was reduced 20% during the sale, what was the sale price of the camera? (a) $120 (b) $124 (c) $128 (d) $140 (c) $128 $160 (1-.20) = 160(.8) = 128 A subway car passes 3 stations every 10 minutes. At this rate, how many stations will it pass in one hour? (a) 15 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 30 (b) 18 3 stations/10 minutes = (x) stations/60 minutes Cross multiply and solve for (x). 180 = 10(x) so 18 = (x) ...

Which of the following is the smallest prime number greater than 200? A. 201. B. 205. C. 211. D. 214 211 If 40% is equal to the fraction x/30, what is the value of x? A. 0.4 B. 15 C. 1,200 D. 12 12 The expression "5 factorial" equals A. 125. B. 120. C. 25. D. 10. 120 What is the result of subtracting 3x² - 5x - 1 from 8x² + 2x + 9? A. 5x² - 3x - 10 B. -5x² - 3x - 10 C. 5x² +7x - 8 D. -5x² - 7x + 8 5x² +7x - 8 What is the meaning of...

1 pound 16 ounces 1 gallon 8 pints 4 quarts 1 gallon 1 yard 3 feet 1 ton 2000 pounds Perimeter of Rectangle 2 (L) + 2 (W) Area of a Circle Pi x Radius2 Circumference of a Circle 2 x Pi x Radius Area of Rectangle L x W Percent Decrease x/100 = Difference/ Original Price; Original Price is larger number Percent Increase x/100 = Difference/Original Price ; Original Price is smaller number Find Distance D = R x ...

base a number raised to an exponent. for example the base of 4³ is 4 reciprocal • the reciprocal of 2 is 1/2 • the reciprocal of x is 1/x • the reciprocal of 3/5 is 5/3. Every number has a reciprocal except 0 sum the result of adding 2 or more numbers difference The result of subtracting one number from another. product The answer when two or more numbers are multiplied together. quotient The answer to a division problem. order of operations PEMDA...

Perimeter of a square p = 4x where x = the length of one side of the square Area of a square A = s² where s = the length of one side of the square Diagonal of a square d = s√2 where s = the length of one side of the square Perimeter of a rectangle p = 2l + 2w where l is the length and w is the width of the rectangle Area of a rectangle A = lw where l is the length and w is the width of the rectangle Diagonal of a rectangle d = √l² + w² where l = the length ...

Circumference for a circle C = pi(diameter) Radius of a circle R = 2pi(radius) Area of a circle A = pi(radius)^2 Volume for rectangular objects V= (length)(width)(height) Volume for cylinders V= pi(radius)^2(height) Area of a triangle A = 1/2(base)(height) Perimeter of a quadrilateral P = 2(length) + 2(width) Area of a quadrilateral A = (length)(width) Square footage SF = (length)(width) How to add and subtract fractions Fi...

1 pound 16 ounces 1 gallon 8 pints 4 quarts 1 gallon 1 yard 3 feet 1 ton 2000 pounds Perimeter of Rectangle 2 (L) + 2 (W) Area of a Circle Pi x Radius2 Circumference of a Circle 2 x Pi x Radius Area of Rectangle L x W Percent Decrease x/100 = Difference/ Original Price; Original Price is larger number Percent Increase x/100 = Difference/Original Price ; Original Price is smaller number Find Distance D = R x ...

if A=6 and b=5 what is the value of (A^2 -B^2)^2 121 what are the factors of x^2+4x+3 (x+3)(x+1) simplify 3/5x+x 8/5x the hypotenuse of a right triangle has a length of 14 units and a side that is 9 units long x^2=14^2-9^2 the product of 3! is 6 the factors of 2x^2+xy-3y^2 are (2x+3y)(x-y) what is the product of the reciprocal of 2/3, 1/8 and 5 15/16 what is 8b-ab+7a subtracted from 3a- 9ab+b 4a-10ab+9b what is the product of (a-1) ...