AFCT ARITHMETIC REASONING (past
exam questions) Correctly Answered.
At 8 a.m. it is 3 degrees Celsius. At noon, the temperature dropped by 9 degrees Celsius. What is
the temperature at noon? - CORRECT ANSWER a.-6 degrees
If 35 acres are destroyed out of 42, what percent of the acres are destroyed? - CORRECT ANSWER c. 83
1/3%
A sprinkler sprays water in a circular region with a radius of 20 ft. What area does it cover? - CORRECT
ANSWER a. 400π ft²
The current temperature is -5 degrees. Three hours later, the temperature drops by 6 degrees.
What is the temperature at that time? - CORRECT ANSWER b. -11 degrees
Trinidad earns $2,700 per month. If he spends $1,100 on the rent for his apartment, to the
nearest percent, what percent is spent on rent? - CORRECT ANSWER c. 41%
What is the volume in cubic inches of a box that is 2 feet on each edge? - CORRECT ANSWER c. 13824
cubic inches
Circles are measured in degrees. If one degree is equal to 60 minutes, how many minutes are in
22 ½ degrees? - CORRECT ANSWER c. 1350
A person withdrew $3,078 of his investment from his portfolio. If this accounted for 17% of his
total investment, what was his total investment? - CORRECT ANSWER b.18,106
On a map with a scale of 1 inch = 80 miles, two cities are 3 1/5 inches apart. What is the distance
in miles between the two cities? - CORRECT ANSWER c.256
