ASVAB Test

ASVAB Test practice questions, page 4 of 76, with answer review and explanations.

Question 16

A teacher deposited $3,000 in a retirement fund. If she didn't add any more money to the fund, which earns an annual interest rate of 6%, how much money would she have in 1 year?

  1. $180
  2. $3,006
  3. $3,180
  4. $6,000

Question 17

The high-school track measures one quarter of a mile around. How many laps would you have to run in order to run three and a half miles?

  1. 12
  2. 14
  3. 16
  4. 18

Question 18

Karl is driving in Austria, where the speed limit is posted in kilometers per hour. The car's speedometer shows that he's traveling at a rate of 75 kilometers per hour. Karl knows that a kilometer is about 5ג„8 of a mile. Approximately how many miles per hour is Karl traveling?

  1. 47
  2. 120
  3. 50
  4. 53

Question 19

A carpenter earns $12.30 an hour for a 40-hour week. His overtime pay is 11ג„2 times his base pay. If he puts in a 46-hour week, how much is his weekly pay?

  1. $602.70
  2. $492.00
  3. $565.80
  4. $110.70

Question 20

An office building has 30 employees and allows 42 square feet of work space per employee. If five more employees are hired, how much less work space wills each employee have?

  1. 6 square feet
  2. 7 square feet
  3. 7.5 square feet
  4. 8 square feet