ASVAB ASVAB Certifications ASVAB-SECTION-2 Questions & Answers

• Question 251:

  A paint company mixes its paint with water to create more paint per gallon. They currently have ten gallon jugs which contain 10% water.

  How much water must they add to create an 80/20 mix of paint to water?

  A. 1 gallon

  B. 1.25 gallons

  C. 1.5 gallons

  D. 1.75 gallons

  E. 2 gallons

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 252:

  A person who has a heart attack can be saved 90% of the time if a defibrillator is used within 5 minutes of the heart attack. Of the people that have heart attacks, defibrillators are within the vicinity 40% of the time; however, they are only used 60% of the time even when they are in the surrounding area.

  How many people who suffer a heart attack are saved because of the use of a defibrillator?

  A. 18%

  B. 22%

  C. 40%

  D. 54%

  E. 60%

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 253:

  A new cancer treatment provides a 50% success rate for patients with lung tumors. Lung tumors make up 10% of all cancer patients.

  What percentage of all cancer patients will this new drug work on?

  A. 5%

  B. 20%

  C. 50%

  D. 80%

  E. 95%

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 254:

  There are 78 female and 54 male patrons at a local diner. What percentage of the diner's patrons are female?

  A. 37%

  B. 41%

  C. 52%

  D. 59%

  E. 67%

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 255:

  Of 1,000 dogs, 72% are male. Among the males, 3 out of 5 were over the age 5.

  How many of the dogs were males over the age of 5?

  A. 312

  B. 432

  C. 468

  D. 512

  E. 720

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 256:

  A world map has a scale of 1/4 of an inch equals 250 miles. You measure the distance between New York, NY and Los Angeles, California and it equals 3 inches.

  What is the real distance between New York and LA?

  A. 2,500 miles

  B. 2,750 miles

  C. 2,800 miles

  D. 3,000 miles

  E. 3,250 miles

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 257:

  A student scores 74, 87, 68, 63, 76 on his last five exams. His teacher will drop the lowest grade to compute the student's average.

  What is the students average in the class?

  A. 76.3%

  B. 79.4%

  C. 84.9%

  D. 89.4%

  E. 68.2%

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 258:

  21/4 + 63/8 = __________.

  A. 8

  B. 83/8

  C. 85/8

  D. 9

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 259:

  William is from England and is visiting the United States. On his trip he visits Texas and notices that it is very hot. He looks at a thermometer and it reads 95 degrees Fahrenheit.

  William wants to know what this converts to in Celsius? Assume C = (F- 32) / 1.8

  A. 30 degrees C

  B. 35 degrees C

  C. 40 degrees C

  D. 45 degrees C

  E. 50 degrees C

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 260:

  If a patient doesn't receive treatment for a certain injury within 2 hours after injury, the patient's chance of survival starts decreasing by 15% each hour.

  If no treatment has been given within 4 hours after injury, roughly, what chance of survival will the patient have?

  A. 70%

  B. 72%

  C. 75%

  D. 77%

  E. 80%

  Correct Answer: B