ASVAB ASVAB Certifications ASVAB-SECTION-6 Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  2 feet 4 inches + 4 feet 8 inches = __________.

  A. 6 feet 8 inches

  B. 7 feet

  C. 7 feet 2 inches

  D. 8 feet

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation:

  2 feet + 4 feet = 6 feet, and 4 inches plus 8 inches = 12 inches (the equivalent to 1 foot)

• Question 2:

  1.5 x 102 = __________.

  A. 45

  B. 150

  C. 1,500

  D. 15

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation:

  1.5 x 102 = 1.5 x (10 x 10) = 1.5 x 100 = 150.

• Question 3:

  The average of 0, 54, 61, 70, and 75 is __________.

  A. 50

  B. 52

  C. 55

  D. 58

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation:

  Add the number and then divide by the number of terms.

  54 + 61 + 70 + 75 = 260. 260 ÷ 5 = 52.

• Question 4:

  41⁄5 + 12⁄5 + 33⁄10 = __________.

  A. 61⁄5

  B. 89⁄10

  C. 51⁄2

  D. 71⁄5

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation:

  Convert to the lowest common denominator (which is 10), then add.

  41⁄2 + 12⁄5 + 33⁄10 = 42⁄10 + 14⁄10 + 33⁄10 = 89⁄10.

• Question 5:

  12 yards + 14 feet ÷ by 2 = __________.

  A. 25 feet

  B. 12 feet

  C. 32 feet

  D. 8 feet

  Correct Answer: A

  Explanation:

  Convert 12 yards and 14 feet to feet: (12 yards x 3 feet per yard) + 14 feet = 36 feet + 14 feet = 50 feet.

  Divide by 2 as instructed: 50 feet ÷ 2 = 25 feet.

• Question 6:

  x3 x x3 = __________.

  A. x9

  B. 2x9

  C. 2x6

  D. x6

  Correct Answer: D

  Explanation:

  If two powers have the same base, the numbers can be multiplied by keeping the base and adding the

  powers together.

• Question 7:

  Solve for y:

  4(y + 3) + 7 = 3

  A. 2

  B. -2

  C. 4

  D. -4

  Correct Answer: D

  Explanation: 4(y + 3) + 7 = 3 4y + 12 + 7 = 3 4y + 19 = 3 4y = -16 y = -4

• Question 8:

  x + y = 6 and x - y = 4.

  Solve for x.

  A. 3

  B. 5

  C. 7

  D. 8

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation: x + y = 6, so y = 6 - x. Substitute this known value for y in the second equation. x - y = 4 x - (6 -x) = 4 x - 6 + x = 4 2x - 6 = 4 2x = 10 x = 5

• Question 9:

  The cube of 6 is __________.

  A. 125

  B. 225

  C. 216

  D. 238

  Correct Answer: C

  Explanation:

  The cube of 6 = 6 x 6 x 6 = 216.

• Question 10:

  In the equation 3x + 7y =21, at what point is the x-axis intersected?

  A. (7, 0)

  B. (0, 7)

  C. (0, 4)

  D. (4, 0)

  Correct Answer: A

  Explanation:

  The x access is intersected at the point where the y-coordinate is 0 (y= 0). Substitute 0 for the y variable in

  the equation.

  3x + 7y = 21 = 3x + 7(0) = 21 = 3x = 21.

  Therefore, x = 7. The point's coordinates are (7, 0).