WorkKeys Applied Math

WorkKeys Applied Math

By Kelly Spring

Multiple Choice

Convert to a Decimal.

12/20

• .6

• .5

• .55

• .12

Multiple Choice

Convert 4/25 to a decimal. 

• 1.6
• 0.04
• 0.4
• 0.16

Multiple Choice

Convert 0.128 to a percent.

• 128%
• 1.28%
• 12.8%
• 0.0128%

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Convert 0.7 to a percent.

• 7%
• 0.7%
• 70%
• 700%

Multiple Choice

Write the fraction as a decimal

²/₁₅

• 2.15

• 0.215

• 0.13

• 0.13̅

Multiple Choice

Convert 1/8 to a percent.

• 12%
• 12.5%
• 8%
• 18%

Multiple Choice

Convert the mixed number 3 6/25 into a decimal.

• 0.868

• 3.067

• 3.24

• -2.75

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25% as a decimal:  

• 0.25
• 02.5
• 25
• 2500

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2% as a decimal:

• 0.02
• 0.2
• 2
• 20

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18% as a decimal:

• 0.18
• 18
• 1.8
• 0.81

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10% as a decimal:

• 0.01
• 0.1
• 1.0
• 10

Multiple Choice

What is 14% of 80?

• 14
• 11.2
• 24
• 34

Multiple Choice

What is 37% of 600?

• 222
• 370
• 60
• 110

Multiple Choice

Paul wants to buy a shirt for his brother for Christmas. The regular price of the shirt is $20. There is a 40% discount in the entire store. How much is the discount on the shirt?

• $50 discount

• $8 discount

• $12 discount

• $6 discount

Multiple Choice

In the school election James ran against Ben for secretary.  James received 75% of the votes.  If 240 students voted, how many votes did James receive?

• 175
• 160
• 153
• 180

Multiple Choice

You work as a salesperson for a company that manufactures high-end gym equipment. You just closed a sale with someone looking to remodel a gym; her order of treadmills, ellipticals, exercise bikes, and other equipment totaled $33,000. You earn a commission of 20% on every sale you make. If you put 35% of your earnings on this particular sale into a savings account, what is the amount invested?

• $6,600

• $2,310

• $3,000

Multiple Choice

For your sports equipment store, you purchase a case containing 24 canisters of tennis balls for $60. You in turn charge $4 for each canister. How much is the price of each case of tennis balls marked up?

• 30%

• 20%

• 50%

• 60%

Multiple Choice

How many minutes in 4 hours?

• 60

• 24

• 81

• 240

Multiple Choice

How many minutes in 2 hours and 15 minutes?

• 124 minutes
• 139 minutes
• 153 minutes
• 135 minutes

Multiple Choice

Convert 87 minutes to hours and minutes.

• 1 hour 17 minutes

• 1 hours 27 minutes

• 1 hours 7 minutes

• 1 hours 37 minutes

Multiple Choice

Convert 1000 minutes to hours and minutes.

• 16 hours 14 minutes

• 16 hours 40 minutes

• 6 hours 40 minutes

• 8 hours 14 minutes

Multiple Choice

Each member of the cross country team runs a course. Their individual times are as follows:

2 hours 17 minutes

2 hours 48 minutes

1 hour 53 minutes

2 hours 19 minutes

1 hour 38 minutes

The team's overall score is the average number of minutes it takes for its members to complete the course. What is the team's score?

• 131

• 161

• 175

• 210

Multiple Choice

At the end of the day, a local bakery sold 83 cupcakes and had to throw out 7 cakes due to baking errors. Each cake cost the bakery $6.25 to make. The bakery, in turn, sold each cake for $12.75.

How many cupcakes did they sell?

• 83

• 7

• 90

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At the end of the day, a local bakery sold 83 cupcakes and had to throw out 7 cakes due to baking errors. Each cake cost the bakery $6.25 to make. The bakery, in turn, sold each cake for $12.75.

How many cupcakes did they make?

• 83

• 7

• 90

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At the end of the day, a local bakery sold 83 cupcakes and had to throw out 7 cakes due to baking errors. Each cake cost the bakery $6.25 to make. The bakery, in turn, sold each cake for $12.75.

How much did they make selling the cupcakes (income)?

• $1058.25

• $562.50

• $1,620.75

• $495.75

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At the end of the day, a local bakery sold 83 cupcakes and had to throw out 7 cakes due to baking errors. Each cake cost the bakery $6.25 to make. The bakery, in turn, sold each cake for $12.75.

How much did they pay to make the cupcakes (cost)?

• $1058.25

• $562.50

• $1,620.75

• $495.75

Multiple Choice

At the end of the day, a local bakery sold 83 cupcakes and had to throw out 7 cakes due to baking errors. Each cake cost the bakery $6.25 to make. The bakery, in turn, sold each cake for $12.75.

What was the total profit earned by the bakery today?

• $1058.25

• $562.50

• $1,620.75

• $495.75

Multiple Choice

An attic exhaust fan is designed to start when its sensors detect a temperature of 35°C. All of your thermometers provide readings using the Fahrenheit scale (°F). What is the equivalent Fahrenheit reading for the point at which the exhaust fan turns on?

• $$3\degree$$  

• $$92\degree$$  

• $$1.6\degree$$  

• $$63\degree$$  

Multiple Choice

"You work for a pet trainer who has asked you to create a rectangular pen for dog training purposes. You will use chicken coop wire to construct the sides of the pen. The pen is supposed to be 42.6 feet long and 28.5 feet wide. How many feet of chicken coop wire are needed to form the pen?"

Do you use the Area or Perimeter formula to solve?

• Area

• Perimeter

Multiple Choice

Find the area of the triangle.

• 10 cm²

• 24 cm²

• 12 cm²

Multiple Choice

Find the area of the triangle.

base = 5 cm, height = 6 cm

• 11 cm²

• 15 cm²

• 30 cm²

Multiple Choice

Does this picture show the diameter or radius of a circle?

• Diameter
• Radius

Multiple Choice

Does this picture show the diameter or radius of a circle?

• Diameter
• Radius

Multiple Choice

What is the diameter?

• 8
• 16
• 10
• 4

Multiple Choice

What is the radius?

• 18
• 72
• 38
• 14

Multiple Choice

What is the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 12?

• 3.14 cm 
• 37.7 cm
• 24 cm
• 68.4 cm

Multiple Choice

Find the circumference of a circle with a radius of 3.5 cm.

• 38.47 cm

• 10.99 cm

• 43.96 cm

• 21.98 cm

Multiple Choice

Find the area of the circle with diameter of 6 cm .

• 100 cm²
• 225 cm²
• 9 cm²
• 28.26 cm²

Multiple Choice

What is the area of a circle with a radius of 4 cm?

• 50.27
• 78.23
• 98.12
• 201.06

Multiple Choice

Convert 20 quarts to cups.

• 8 cups
• 18 cups
• 80 cups
• 48 cups

Multiple Choice

Howard has a pet duck that weighs 7 pounds. How many ounces does the duck weigh?

• 116 ounces

• 112 ounces

• 2.4 ounces

• 160 ounces

Multiple Choice

Convert 2 miles to yards.

• 3,520
• 2,157
• 3,420
• 4,430