ASVAB Test

ASVAB Test practice questions, page 35 of 76, with answer review and explanations.

Question 171

The list price of a TV set is $325, but the retailer offers successive discounts of 20% and 30%. What price does a customer actually pay?

  1. $182.00
  2. $270.00
  3. $162.50
  4. $176.67

Question 172

A certain brand of motor oil is regularly sold at a price of two cans holding a quart each for $1.99. On a special sale, a carton containing six quart cans is sold for $5.43. What is the saving per quart if the oil is bought at the special sale price?

  1. $0.27
  2. $0.09
  3. $0.54
  4. $0.54 /

Question 173

A company spends 3/5 of its advertising budget on newspaper ads and 1/3 on radio commercials. What portion of the advertising budget is left for TV commercials?

  1. 1/2
  2. 7/30
  3. 1/15
  4. 1/8

Question 174

At Joe's Restaurant, one-fourth of the patrons are male and one-fifth of the patrons are from out of town. What proportion would you expect to be male and out of town?

  1. 1/5
  2. 1/10
  3. 1/20
  4. 1/25
  5. 1/50

Question 175

There are 112 males and 78 females working at a hospital. What percentage of the hospitals workforce is female?

  1. 22%
  2. 32%
  3. 38%
  4. 41%
  5. 78%