ACT WorkKeys-Applied Math Practice 1

In your job as a cashier, a customer gives you a $20 bill to pay for a can of coffee that costs $3.84. How much change should you give back?

• $15.26

• $16.16

• $16.26

• $16.84

• $17.16

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Level 4. Over the last 5 days, you made the following numbers of sales calls: 8, 7, 9, 5, and 7. On the average, how many calls did you make each day?

• 5.8

• 7.0

• 7.2

• 9.0

• 36.0

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Quik Call charges 18¢ per minute for long-distance calls. Econo Phone totals your phone usage each month and rounds the number of minutes up to the nearest 15 minutes. It then charges $7.90 per hour of phone usage, dividing this charge into 15-minute segments if you used less than a full hour. If your office makes 5 hours 3 minutes worth of calls this month using the company with the lower price, how much will these calls cost?

• $39.50

• $41.48

• $41.87

• $54.00

• $54.54

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

You are preparing to tile the floor of a rectangular room that is 15½ feet by 18½ feet in size. The tiles you plan to use are square, measuring 12 inches on each side, and are sold in boxes that contain enough tile to cover 25 square feet. How many boxes of tiles must you order to complete the job?

• 11

• 12

• 34

• 59

• 287

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

The farm where you just started working has a vertical cylindrical oil tank that is 2.5 feet across on the inside. The depth of the oil in the tank is 2 feet. If 1 cubic foot of space holds 7.48 gallons, about how many gallons of oil are left in the tank?

• 37

• 59

• 73

• 230

• 294

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Luis left home with $5.50 in his wallet. He spent $3.25 on drinks and $2.00 on a magazine. Later, his friend repaid him $3.50 that he had borrowed the previous day. How much did Luis have in his wallet then?

• $14.25

• $3.75

• $1.75

• $12.25

• $3.25

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

On Frank's bus ride to work, all available seats are filled and 6 passengers are standing in the aisles. If 10 passengers get off the bus and 8 others get on, how many passengers are standing in the aisles, assuming that all available seats continue to be filled?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

You are taking care of 3 kittens for 7 days. Each kitten eats 2 cans of food per day. How many cans of food will you need for the week?

• 42 cans

• 20 cans

• 14 cans

• 12 cans

• 6 cans

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Jared bought a charcoal grill from the local hardware store. The grill was regularly priced at $58, but Jared had a coupon for 25% off. How much money did Jared save by using his coupon?

• $0.25

• $5.80

• $14.50

• $25.00

• $11.60

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A statewide survey showed that approximately 75% of babies born in the state had brown eyes. If 6,000 babies were born in the state last month, about how many of them had brown eyes?

• 4,500

• 4,000

• 3,000

• 2,000

• 1,500

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C