WorkKeys-Applied Math

A blouse normally sells for $138, but is on sale for 25% off. What is the cost of the blouse?

• $34.50

• $67

• $103.50

• $113

• $125

To determine a student’s grade, a teacher throws out the lowest grade obtained on 5 tests, averages the remaining grades, and rounds up to the nearest integer. If Betty scored 68, 75, 88, 86, and 90 on her tests, what grade will she receive?

• 82

• 84

• 85

• 88

• 89

A ski club charges a $48 membership fee, plus $18 to rent ski equipment per day. Which of the following equations can be used to find the total cost of membership at the club, when renting equipment for x days?

• y = 66x

• y = 18x - 48

• y = 48x + 18

• y = 54x

• y = 18x + 48

A family on vacation drives 123 miles in 2 hours, then gets stuck in traffic and goes 4 miles in the next 15 minutes. The remaining 191 miles of the trip take 3 3/4 hours. What was their average rate of speed to the nearest tenth of a mile per hour?

• 15.3 miles per hour

• 42.8 miles per hour

• 53.0 miles per hour

• 53.9 miles per hour

• 54.6 miles per hour

The table shows the cost of renting a bicycle for 1, 2, or 3 hours. Which of the following linear equations best represents the data, if C represents the cost and h represents the time of the rental?

• C = 3.60h

• C = h + 3.60

• C = 3.60h + 10.80

• C = 10.80/h

• C = 3.60 + 7.20h

In a spelling bee, Anish’s placement is both the 11th highest and the 25th lowest among all the spellers who participated. How many spellers participated in the spelling bee?

• 34

• 35

• 36

• 37

• 38

A regular toilet uses 3.2 gallons of water per flush. A low flow toilet uses 1.6 gallons of water per flush. What is the difference between the number of gallons used by the regular toilet and the low flow toilet after 375 flushes?

• 100 gallons

• 525 gallons

• 600 gallons

• 1,200 gallons

• 1,800 gallons

A rock group with 5 musicians gets 25% of the gross sales of their new album, but they have to give their agent 15% of their share. If the album grosses $20,000,000, what is each band member’s share?

• $650,000

• $800,000

• $850,000

• $1,150,000

• $4,000,000

John needed 13.71 feet of wire to fix a lamp. He bought 14 1/2 feet of wire at the hardware store. How much wire did he have left over after fixing the lamp?

• 3/4 ft

• 0.29 ft

• 0.81 ft

• 1.29 ft

• 0.79 ft

A music club offers 7 CDs for $24 to new members. The usual price of CDs is $12 each. If Maria joins the club and gets her 7 CDs at the discounted price instead of buying them individually, how much is her total savings?

• $53

• $60

• $24

• $84

• $79