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Sample Numerical Skills Test
This page contains 24 practice
problems designed to help prepare you for the Numerical Skills
test. The directions below are the same directions that are on the
actual test except that those instructions direct you to fill an oval to
designate your answer choice.
| Directions:
Solve each
problem, choose the correct answer, and record the answers on a separate
sheet of paper. For some questions, the fifth choice for an answer
will be "Not Given." Whenever none of the first four
possible answers is correct, choose "Not Given" as your
answer.
Do not linger over problems that take too much
time. Solve as many as you can; then return to the others in the
time you have left.
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Note: This test is for practice
purposes only. While successful completion of this test does
not guarantee similar results on the actual ASSET test, proper
preparation, including the use of this site, should enhance test
performance.
1.) 0.05 + 0.30 = ?
A. 0.08
B. 0.305
C. 0.35
D. 0.38
E. Not Given
2.) 0.35 ÷ 5 = ?
A. 0.07
B. 0.70
C. 1.75
D. 7.00
E. Not Given
3.) On a road map with a scale of 1/4 inch per ten
miles, the
highway from Waukee to Winterset
is
13/8
inches long. How many miles
long is the
highway?
A. 44
B. 55
C. 65
D. 70
E. 90
4.) The price of gasoline has increased by 5%
during the past
month. If the
price per gallon a
month ago was $1.20, what is the
current price
per
gallon?
A. $1.24
B. $1.25
C. $1.26
D. $1.70
E. $1.80
5.) -2(3 - 4 - 5) = ?
A. -12
B. -8
C. 8
D. 12
E. 24
6.) Which of the following fractions is equivalent
to
0.05?
A. 1/5
B. 1/20
C. 1/25
D. 1/50
E. 1/200
7.) 3/8 ÷ 2 3/4
= ?
A. 33/32
B. 12/88
C. 3/22
D. 4/29
E. 11/32
8.) Write the fraction 8/36
in simplest form.
A. 1/4
B. 2/9
C. 3/12
D. 8/36
E. 1/6
9.) Triangles ABC and DEF are similar, find the
height of ABC.
A. 4.9
B. 40
C. 4.0
D. 10
E. Not Given
10.) 2/3 + 5/8
+ 7/9 = ?
A. 14/20
B. 3/4
C. 2
D. 149/216
E. 2 5/72
11.) Solve: 3 - 4 (x - 2) = 3 (3 - x)
A. -2
B. 14
C. -14
D. 2
E. 0
12.) Simplify: (12 - 3)2 - 3 . (27
÷ 3) . (7 - 4)
A. 2106
B. -190
C. -27
D. 81
E. 0
13.) Solve. Round to the nearest hundredth:
0.7/3.2
= n/25
A. 5.47
B. 5.46
C. 5.40
D. 5.50
E. Not Given
14.) Is 3/7 a solution of 7x
(x + 2) = 3x + 6
A. Yes
B. No
C. Cannot determine
15.) The chemical measurement called a mole
refers
to the quantity of a substance that
contains
602,300,000,000,000,000,000,000
molecules of that substance. That number of
molecules is known as
Avogadro's number.
Express Avogadro's number using scientific
notation.
A. 6.023 X 10-23
B. 6.023 X 1023
C. 6023 X 1020
D. 6023 X 10-20
E. 60.23 X 10-22
16.) What is 77.5% of 276?
A. 3.6
B. 0.281
C. 213.9
D. 198.5
E. 232.5
17.) What is the mean and the median (in that
order) of the following set of
numbers?
| 3.2 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
A. 32.2; 4.025
B. 3.8; 32.2
C. 32.2; 3.8
D. 3.95; 4.025
E. 4.025; 3.95
18.) Convert 0.0045 kiloliters to milliliters.
A. 4.5
B. 0.0000045
C. 450
D. 4500
E. 45000
19.) Convert 80.5 kilometers per hour to miles
per
hour. (Use 1 mi.
= 1.61 km)
A. 40 miles per hour
B. 40.25 miles per hour
C. 129.605 miles per hour
D. 50 miles per hour
E. 130 miles per hour
20.) Find the quotient of 7 yd 1 ft and 2.
A. 14 yd 2 ft
B. 5 yd 2 ft
C. 9 yd 1 ft
D. 3.5 yd 0.5 ft
E. 3 yd 2 ft
21.) Simplify: -(-2)2 - 4 × 6
- 2
A. -50
B. -2
C. -30
D. 0
E. -16
22.) Translate "a number decreased by five
is
seven" into an equation and solve.
A. 7
B. 5
C. -2
D. 12
E. 2
23.) Subtract: 16 7/9 - 3 14/15
A. 13 7/15
B. 12 38/45
C. 13 38/45
D. 12 13/15
E. 13 13/15
24.) Find the unknown leg of the right triangle.
A. 8 ft
B. 4 ft
C. 16 ft
D. 6 ft
E. 7 ft
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