The Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB measures your ability to pull information from word problems and solve mathematical concepts in real-world situations. Like the Mathematics Knowledge subtest, it formulates a big part of your AFQT score, and it’s also used to help determine which jobs you’ll be most suited for when you’re in the military.    The Arithmetic Reasoning subtest requires you to read a word problem, figure out what mathematical concept it’s asking you to use, and arrive at the correct answer. It includes questions that involve fact-finding, algebra, and geometry. This... Show more

The Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB measures your ability to pull information from word problems and solve mathematical concepts in real-world situations. Like the Mathematics Knowledge subtest, it formulates a big part of your AFQT score, and it’s also used to help determine which jobs you’ll be most suited for when you’re in the military.   

The Arithmetic Reasoning subtest requires you to read a word problem, figure out what mathematical concept it’s asking you to use, and arrive at the correct answer. It includes questions that involve fact-finding, algebra, and geometry. This quiz covers Fact-Finding.

You have 39 minutes to work through 16 Arithmetic Reasoning questions on the computerized ASVAB or 36 minutes to complete 30 questions on the paper ASVAB. Calculators are not allowed.   

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ASVAB Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test: Fact-Finding

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25 Questions

1. The school cafeteria is on a tight budget. When Mrs. Stevens bakes rolls for all the students, she needs 11 pounds of flour. The least expensive option would be

6 pounds of white flour at $1.49 each and 4 pounds of wheat flour at $1.59 each10 pounds of white flour at $1.49 each and two 8-ounce bags of wheat flour at $0.90 eachEight 8-ounce bags of white flour at $0.75 each and seven pounds of white flour at $1.69 each11 pounds of wheat flour at $1.79 each

2. Notting Hill Road and Van Dorn Street intersect. On the northwest side, the streets intersect at a 131

5931122149

3. A bag of rice holds 36 cups, and each serving is cup. How many servings are in the bag?

78727476

4. If Sergeant Jones rides his bicycle 5 miles every day, how many miles will he ride in one week?

50 miles40 miles35 miles45 miles

5. Your Internet connection can transmit 50 megabits of data per second. How much data can it transmit in 11 seconds?

500 megabits535 megabits520 megabits550 megabits

6. If every cup contains 8 ounces of liquid, how much liquid can you hold in 42 cups?

336310332317

7. One-ninth of the books sold at a bookstore are audiobooks; of the rest of the books are used, and the remainder of the books are new. If the bookstore has 81 new books, how many more used books are there than audiobooks?

5460Not enough data to answer the question108

8. If of the student body at a school of 500 children is involved in volleyball, basketball, music, or another extracurricular activity, how many children are not involved in extracurricular activities?

375300125210

9. With a ratio of 16 horses to 9 dogs, how many dogs would there be if there were 192 horses?

101132None of the above108

10. A hockey player won 74% of the games he played over the course of his career. If he played 1,200 games, how many games did he win?

888812902853

11. It costs $3,120 per year for weekly housekeeping services. At the same rate, how much does weekly housekeeping cost for 12 weeks?

$700$680$720$740

12. A recipe to make 10 cakes requires 24 cups of flour and four tablespoons of baking powder. If the baker needs to make only three cakes, how many cups of flour will he need?

7.2 cups7.5 cups6.8 cups6.25 cups

13. A bakery made 16 wedding cakes and 24 birthday cakes. What is the ratio of wedding cakes to birthday cakes?

16 to 24All of the above are correct.

14. The wake-up alarm on Sachi

23212224

15. One-twelfth of Micah

148100125150

16. A retailer sells clothes at a markup of 40%. If a pair of jeans costs the retailer $25, how much will the retailer charge customers?

$30.00$35.00$33.75$27.50

17. Oroka bought his girlfriend a diamond ring for $1,199. The jeweler offered him insurance for 15% of the ring

$2,158.20$1,750.50$658.33$215.82

18. A lawn sprinkler puts out 12 gallons of water per minute. The hose puts out 14 gallons of water per minute. How much more water does the hose put out over the course of 35 minutes?

70 gallons35 gallons20 gallons10 gallons

19. Diana is training to run her first marathon, and after a month, she can run 15 miles at a pace of miles per hour. At that pace, about how long will it take her to run 26 miles?

3.15 hours3.33 hours3.23 hours3.5 hours

20. The ratio of females to males in Marine boot camp is . In one cycle of boot camp, there are 360 recruits. How many females are there?

160155145150

21. There are 16 marbles in a jar. Three marbles are red, six are blue, five are purple, and two are orange. If you reach in once, what is the probability that you will pull out a blue marble?

22. There are 100 vehicles in the barracks parking lot. Sixty of the vehicles are sports cars, 30 of the vehicles are pickup trucks, and the remaining vehicles are motorcycles. When the soldiers are released from duty, everyone gets in his or her vehicle and leaves. What is the probability of a sports car leaving second, after a motorcycle or truck has left?

23. Pascual

7:07 p.m.7:10 p.m.7:05 p.m.7:09 p.m.

24. Connor Crete

2,750 square feet2,400 square feet2,450 square feet2,500 square feet

25. How many passwords using six digits are possible if the first two digits must be a letter from A to Z and the last four digits must be numerals from 0 to 9?

6.91 million6.54 million6.25 million6.76 million