ACT WorkKeys Practice

You work at McDonalds. A customer gives you a $50 bill to pay for an order that costs $34.29. How much changes should you give back?

• $14.81

• $15.71

• $15.81

• $16.29

You have a work study job that pays $7.50 per hour.  How much money will you earn in one week if you work 7 hours for 4 days?

• $210
• $198
• $255
• $310

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

You work at a clothing store that is having a Leap Day sale.  During the sale, all shoes are being sold at 30% off ticketed prices.  If a customer purchase  a pair of heels that normally sells for $240, what is the sales price of the heels?

• $160
• $168
• $192
• $210

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

You are an Uber driver.  Uber has decided to raise fares by 12% during Cinco De Mayo.  If the cost of a fare from Southwest Detroit to Dearborn was originally $13.5, what will be the new fare?

• $12.5
• $13.62
• $14.85
• $15.12

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

You get paid $12.00 for each of the first 40 charm bracelets you make each week.  Any additional bracelets made cost 50% more than the original price for a bracelet.  How much would you get paid for a week in which you make 50 bracelets?

• $624
• $824
• $660
• $512

You own a smoothie shop and want to run a promotion.  You usually sell your smoothies for $14.75 each, but for the next week, you will offer them for just $12.50 each.  What is the approximate percent discount you will be giving your customers?

• 15%
• 18%
• 47%
• 85%

You own a used car lot.  You purchased a Ford Explorer for $11,735 from a customer and sold it to another customer for $14,768.  If there were no other expenses, what was your profit?

• $14,768
• $11,735
• $3,859
• $3,033

You work as a contractor and are installing ceramic tile in a new housing development.  You calculate that it will take 64 hours to do the work yourself, but you only have 16 work hours to complete the job.  How many assistants should you hire if you all work at the same pace?

• 2
• 3
• 5
• 6

A customer purchases three pairs of pants for $17.95, $18.32, and $20.98 (prices include tax). How much change should you give back if they paid with one $50 bill and one $20 bill?

• $12.75

• $36.27

• $38.33

• $57.25

Answer explanation

($50 + $20) − ($17.95 + $18.32 + $20.98) = ?

You manage inventory for Swim Chem, a large distributor of chemicals for indoor and outdoor pool companies. Your division sold 2.4 tons of chlorine on Monday, 4.4 on Tuesday, 1.8 on Wednesday, and 2.8 on Thursday. If last week’s sales totaled 14.4 tons, how much chlorine sold on Friday? Type your answer in the box below. _____ tons of chlorine

Answer explanation

2.4 + 4.4 + 1.8 + 2.8 + ? = 14.4.