Work Keys Test #4 Applied Math

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 at the end of the day?

• $12.25

• $14.25

• $3.25

• $3.75

• $1.75

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

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?

• 6 cans

• 12 cans

• 14 cans

• 20 cans

• 42 cans

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

• $11.60

• $14.50

• $25.00

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?

• 1,500

• 2,000

• 3,000

• 4,000

• 4,500

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?

• A. 82

• B. 84

• C. 85

• D. 88

• E. 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?

• A. y = 66x

• B. y = 18x - 48

• C. y = 48x + 18

• D. y = 54x

• E. 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?

• A. 15.3 miles per hour

• B. 42.8 miles per hour

• C. 53.0 miles per hour

• D. 53.9 miles per hour

• E. 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 = 10.80h

• C = 3.60 + 7.20h