ASVAB Practice Math Questions - Question List

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31. A cat lies crouched on level ground 50 feet away from the base of a tree. The cat can see a bird's nest directly above the base of the tree. The angle of elevation from the cat to the bird's nest is 40°. To the nearest foot, how far above the base of the tree is the bird's nest?
  1. 32
  2. 38
  3. 42
  4. 60
  5. 65
32. A certain machine produces 300 nails per minute. At this rate, how long will it take the machine to produce enough nails to fill 5 boxes of nails if each box will contain 250 nails?
  1. 4 min
  2. 4 min 6 sec
  3. 4 min 10 sec
  4. 4 min 50 sec
  5. 5 min
33. 1 gallon = 4 quarts1 quart = 2 pintsThe number of pints in 10 gallons could be determined by performing which of the following operations?
  1. Multiplying 10 by 2
  2. Dividing 10 by 6
  3. Multiplying 10 by 6
  4. Dividing 40 by 2
  5. Multiplying 40 by 2
34. Which of the following is closest to the height of the door to your classroom?
  1. 1 meter
  2. 2 meters
  3. 4 meters
  4. 7 meters
35. From a shipment of 500 batteries, a sample of 25 was selected at random and tested. If 2 batteries in the sample were found to be dead, how many dead batteries would be expected in the entire shipment?
  1. 10
  2. 20
  3. 30
  4. 40
  5. 50

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