ASVAB Test

ASVAB Test practice questions, page 28 of 76, with answer review and explanations.

Question 136

If a train can travel 500 miles in five hours, how far can it travel in 15 minutes?

  1. 25 miles
  2. 30 miles
  3. 7 miles
  4. 125 miles

Question 137

An employee of a chocolate factory earns $7.20 an hour. She is paid time and a half for overtime beyond a 40-hour week. How much will she earn in a week in which she works 43 hours?

  1. $295.20
  2. $320.40
  3. $432.00
  4. $464.40

Question 138

A man died suddenly from a heart attack brought on by too much work and not enough exercise. Upon his death, his life insurance policies paid $750,000 to his wife and three children. The policies were set up to pay the wife and children in the ratio of 5:1:1:1. How much did the three children receive altogether?

  1. $150,000
  2. $200,000
  3. $468,750
  4. $281,250

Question 139

B Company ("Bulldogs"), 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry, is authorized a total of 131 soldiers. However, Bulldog Company only has 125 total soldiers and officers assigned. Of those assigned, four percent are officers. How many enlisted soldiers are assigned to the company?

  1. 114
  2. 123
  3. 120
  4. 121

Question 140

A technology reseller purchasing agent procured 20 mid-brand DVD players for the listed wholesale price of $80 each, but receives a 25% discount because he is an established customer and friend of the wholesale dealer. His store then sells these DVD players at a 20% markup above the original wholesale price. What is the store's profit margin on each DVD player?

  1. $16
  2. $72
  3. $20
  4. $36