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. Robbie

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2. 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?

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

None of the above108101132

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

$700$740$680$720

5. A traveling shoe salesman sells shoes at $79.75 per pair. He sells them at a 45% markup over the wholesale price he pays, so how much does the traveling shoe salesman spend on each pair of shoes?

$60$50$62.50$55

6. 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?

150145155160

7. 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?

3.5 hours3.15 hours3.33 hours3.23 hours

8. The fastest recorded giant tortoise speed in the world is 5 miles per hour. Usually, giant tortoises move at an average of 0.17 miles per hour. How long would it take a giant tortoise moving at average speed to move a distance of 0.34 miles?

1.5 hours2 hours0.17 hours0.20 hours

9. Gordon spent hours preparing dinner. He spent of his time actually cooking. How many hours did Gordon spend cooking?

10. Connor Crete

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

11. Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, is 8,848 meters. Alaska

6,220 meters6,190 meters7,540 meters5,988 meters

12. The population of South Lyon, Michigan, is 11,327. If the next census shows a growth of approximately 5%, what will South Lyon

11,89311,59911,54311,801

13. 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?

$27.50$33.75$30.00$35.00

14. Potatoes sold for $0.75 per pound last week. This week, they sell for $0.81 per pound. By what percentage did the price of potatoes increase?

7%10%8%9%

15. 968. Amira gets $11 per week in allowance. She spent of this week

$6.97$6.88$6.50$6.75

16. 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 cups6.25 cups7.5 cups6.8 cups

17. Javier and Gloria drove to the beach at 65 miles per hour. They stopped at a hotel after traveling for 8 hours. The next day, they drove 4 more hours at 70 miles per hour before reaching the beach. How far is the beach from Javier and Gloria

800 miles750 miles860 miles850 miles

18. A TV that normally sells for $415 is on sale for 15% off. What is the TV

$298$352.75$315.85$373.50

19. 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?

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

50 miles40 miles35 miles45 miles

21. Nuan is a sales clerk at a candy store. A bin of candy bars contains three dozen bars when it

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22. One-twelfth of Micah

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

336332317310

24. 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

11 pounds of wheat flour at $1.79 each10 pounds of white flour at $1.49 each and two 8-ounce bags of wheat flour at $0.90 each6 pounds of white flour at $1.49 each and 4 pounds of wheat flour at $1.59 eachEight 8-ounce bags of white flour at $0.75 each and seven pounds of white flour at $1.69 each

25. 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.