All nine tests, taught the way a good tutor would: the idea first, with a worked example, then the shortcuts, then the traps — by name. Written for people who left school years ago, to study one idea at a time, on paper, without a calculator.

The ASVAB rewards people who know what each question is really asking — and which wrong choice is waiting for them.
Explained like a teacher would, with a drawing when it needs one.
The whole line comes down, one change at a time — and the wrong attempt is shown too.
Checked and taken apart, never squeezed into a rule you have to trust.
The wrong answer the test offers, and why people fall for it.
A ticket goes from $40 to $50. By what percent did the price rise?
Trap10 ÷ 50 = 20%
Rightthe change over the old price: 10 ÷ 40 = 25%
The weight goes where enlistment is decided: the four AFQT tests, and Arithmetic Reasoning most of all — one chapter for each kind of word problem.
Part 1Start hereThe nine tests in one look, your plan, and how to take the test.Chapters 1–3
Part 2Math you need firstMental math, negative numbers, fractions, decimals, percents and factors.Chapters 4–6
Part 3Arithmetic ReasoningOne chapter per kind of word problem: percents, rates, work, mixtures, interest, ages…Chapters 7–19
Part 4Mathematics KnowledgeEquations, exponents, polynomials, angles, area, circles, Pythagoras, volume.Chapters 20–30
Part 5Word KnowledgeWhy fluent speakers miss words, connotation, word parts and a vocabulary plan.Chapters 31–34
Part 6Paragraph ComprehensionRead the question first: the five types, detail, main idea, inference, tone.Chapters 35–38
Part 7General ScienceLife science, chemistry, physics, and earth and space.Chapters 39–42
Part 8The technical testsAuto, Shop, Mechanical Comprehension, Electronics and Assembling Objects.Chapters 43–47
Part 9Practice testsOne complete ASVAB with paper-test timing, two AFQT tests, and your score.Chapters 48–54
Part 10Quick listsThe traps that cost the most points, shortcuts, formulas and a test-day checklist.Chapters 55–58Three pages from three different parts of the book, exactly as they are printed.



The first chapter, page by page, in the same reader as the app: the nine tests, the computer and paper versions, the AFQT, minimum scores and retakes. Turn the page with a tap, a swipe or the arrow keys.
Already have the book? Here is what paper can’t do
The cheapest attempt is the first one.