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A series of math problems designed to test basic arithmetic and problem-solving skills. Each problem includes a detailed explanation of the solution, making it a valuable resource for students preparing for the workkeys math exam. Topics such as time conversions, fractions, decimals, and basic word problems.
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It takes 4 minutes to complete an administrative task. There are 60 second in 1 minute. How many seconds does it take to complete the same task? A. 24 seconds B. 240 seconds C. 244 secretion D. 420 seconds - Precise Answer โโB. 240 seconds Explanation: 4 x 60 = 240 A bread machine produces 159 loaves per hour. The machine operates 10 hours per day. How many loaves of bread does it produce per day? _________ loaves - Precise Answer โโ159 x 10. = 1590 You have 7 people in your group. If you each worked 38 hours during last week, how many total hours were worked by the group? _________ hours - Precise Answer โโ7 x 38 = 266 hours One yard = three feet. A carpenter has a piece of wood that is 10 yards long. How many feet of wood does the carpenter have? ______ ft - Precise Answer โโ3 ft x 10 yards = 30 ft There are 60 seconds in a minute, how many minutes are in 360 seconds? - Precise Answer โโ 360 seconds : 60 minutes = 6 minutes You are a truck driver for a distribution center. You drove 30 hours in 5 days. What is your average daily travel time? - Precise Answer โโ30 hours: 5 days = 6 hours
You work for a florist. Normally, it takes you 20 hours to assemble 10 flower arrangements. How long does it take you to assemble one flower arrangement? - Precise Answer โโ20 hours : 10 flowers = 2 hours One yard equals three feet. How many yards are there in 63 feet? - Precise Answer โโ63 feet : 3 feet = 21 yards You are a batter mixer in a factory that makes cakes. The batter calls for 0.75 of tea spoon of almond extract. Your measuring spoons show fractions not decimals. Using your tools to measure, how much almond extract should you add? A. 1/4 of a teaspoon B. 1/2 of a teaspoon C. 3/4 of a teaspoon D. 1/3 of a teaspoon - Precise Answer โโC. 3/4 of a teaspoon Explanation: 75/ ==> 75 = 1 x 75 ==> 75 : 25 = 3 3 x 25 ==> 100 = 1 x 100 ==> 100 : 25 = 4 2 x 50 3 x 25 75/100 = 3/ In the checkout line, a costumer has two coupons for the same item. One is 1/3 off, and the other is 1/2 off. Which coupon will give the costumer the biggest discount? A. 1/
You've been given a twenty dollar bill that you need to break into smaller bills and coins in order to make change. You break it into three (3) five-dollar bills, and three (3) one-dollar bills. How many quarters do you need to complete the conversion? A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8 E. 10 - Precise Answer โโD. 8 Explanation: $ Needs to break into: 3 x $5 = $ 3 x $1 = $ 3 Equal = $ $20 - $18 = $ $2 breaks into quarters: 1 quarter = 0. So, $2 : 0.25 = 8 quarters A customer orders a $3.50 slice of pizza, and pays you with a dollar and 9 quarters. Did the costumer pay you the right amount? - Precise Answer โโNo, the costumer pay less than $3. Explanation: Pizza price $3. She paid with $1 and 9 quarters 9 quaters : 0.25 = $2. So $1 + $2.25 = $3.
$3.50 - $3.25 = $0.25 (total what she owed) At the bakery where you work, Doug for a certain type of pastry needs to be chilled for an hour and a half. Your timer only shows time in minutes. How many minutes should you chill the dough? - Precise Answer โโ90 minutes Explanation: 1 hour and half in minutes 1 hour = 60 minutes 1/2 hour = (60 : 2 ) = 30 minutes 60 minutes + 30 minutes = 90 minutes For Your job need to track the amount of time spend on each project and your total time. For project A, you spend 1 hour and 25 minutes. For Project B, you spend 45 minutes. How many total minutes did you spend on the two projects combined? - Precise Answer โโ130 minutes Explanation: Project A = 1 hour and 25 minutes = 60 minutes + 25 minutes = 85 minutes Project B = 45 minutes Total minutes on the projects combined: 85 minutes + 45 minutes = 130 minutes You've just finished making 3 batches of plastic tumblers: a red batch, a yellow batch, and a purple batch. There are 500 in each batch. You are now making sets of 3 tumblers that contain 1 tumblers of each color. How many sets can you make? A. 166 B. 167 C. 500 D. 506 E. 1500 - Precise Answer โโ3 x 500 = 1500
Explanation: 1/4 x 100 1 x 100 = 100 : 4 = 25 % You are putting 30 different bolts into bins according to the size of the bolt. So far you have successfully put 10 bolts into bins, while is 1/3 of the total job. What is your answer when your supervisor asks, "within 1%, what percent of the job is complete? - Precise Answer โโ33% Explanation: 1/3 x 100 = 33% You are trying to order 1/4 pound of saffron, but the ordering system wants a decimal. What should you type in? - Precise Answer โโO. Explanation: 1/4 : 100 = 0. You process paychecks for your company. Paydays are 2 weeks apart, on Friday. The first payday in one month is on the 12th.the next payday is on the: - Precise Answer โโ26th Explanation: 1 week = 7days 2 weeks = 7 days x 2 = 14 days First payday on the 12th + 14days = 26th You just found out the balance in one of the company's bank accounts dropped below $0 to -$425.59. Now you must adjust the balance to include the $30 penalty that the bank will charge, and then transfer funds from another of the company's accounts. What is the balance after the penalty and before you transfer any funds? - Precise Answer โโ-$455. Explanation:
The sales division at a chocolate milk company sold 3 2/5 million gallons on Monday and 2 1/5 million gallons on Tuesday. How many fewer gallons did the sales division sell on Tuesday? - Precise Answer โโ1 1/5 gallons Explanation: 3 2/5 - 2 1/ 3 - 2 = 1 2/5 - 1/5 = 1/ 1 + 1/5 = 1 1/ 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? - Precise Answer โโ3 tons Explanation: 2.4 + 4.4 + 1.8 + 2.8 = 11. Total sales 14.4 tons So 14.4 - 11.4 = 3 tons A customer hands you three (3) five-dollar bills, five (5) quaters, and two (dimes) to pay the full amount for an item. How much does the item cost? - Precise Answer โโ$16. Explanation: 3 x $5 = $ 5 x 0.25 = $ 1. 2 x 0.10 = 0. Total $15 + $1.25 + 0.20 = $16.
You are a carpenter and have a 3/16 inch piece of wood and a 5/16 inch piece of wood. If you glue the pieces together, what is the new measurement of the combined piece of wood in its lowest form? - Precise Answer โโ1/2 inches Explanation: 3/16 + 5/16 =8/ Divide both nominator and denominator with 8 8/18 = 1/ A part time contractor at a manufacturing facility earns $11.00 per hour. He worked 4 1/4 hours on Tuesday, 3 1/4 hours on Wednesday, 7 1/4 hours on Thursday, and 5 1/4 hours on Friday. How much money did he earn for the week? - Precise Answer โโ$220. Explanation: 4 1/4 + 3 1/4 + 7 1/4 + 5 1/ 4 + 3 + 7 + 5 = 19 1/4 x4 = 4/4 = 1 19 + 1 = 20 hours 20 hours x $11.00 = $220. As a project manager, your need to plan production runs over the next 3 1/2 weeks. If your team is able to produce 1250 widgets in one weeks, how many widgets can they produce in. 3 1/2 weeks? - Precise Answer โโ 4375 Explanation: 1250 x 3 weeks = 3750 1250 x 1/2 week = 625 Total of 3 1/2 weeks is 4375 You have 50 rolls of fencing that are each 15 1/2 feet long. What is the total length of fencing? - Precise Answer โโ775 feet
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You're making deliveries and can travel 324 miles on 18 gallons of gas. How far can you travel on 41 gallons of gas? - Precise Answer โโ738 miles Explanation:
You are working as a floor rep in the local home improvement store. The store wants to increase its inventory. Last year, 40 lawn mowers cost $4,776. At the same cost, how much will 120 lawn mowers cost this year? - Precise Answer โโ$ Explanation: 40/4776 = 120/N 40 x N = 4776 x 120 40N = 573120 40N/40 = 573120/ N. = 14328 Or 4776 : 40 = 119. 119.4 x 120 = 14328 You are overseeing a machine that seals 80 soda cans per minutes. In one hour of time, how many soda cans will be sealed - Precise Answer โโ80 sodas x 60 minutes = 4800 soda cans On a recent business trip, a salesman traveled 52 miles the first, 64 miles the second hour and 49 miles the third hour. How many miles did he average per hour? - Precise Answer โโ52 + 64 + 49 = 165 165 : 3 = 55 miles/hour A human resource manager is researching the entry-level salary for a technician position. He determined that other companies in the area are paying $15.50, $16.85, $14.25, and $15.95 per hour. What is the average pay for an entry level technician position? - Precise Answer โโ$15.50 + $16.85 + $14.25 + $15.95 = $62. => $62.55 : 4 = $15.64 per hour
Composite numbers - Precise Answer โโA natural number greater than 1 that can be divided evenly by 1 and itself and at least one other number Ex: 125 125 : 25 = 5 125 : 125 = 1 125 : 1 = 125 Ex: 4 1 x 4 = 4 2 x 2 = 4 Ex: 48 Can divide with 1,6, Natural Numbers (Counting Numbers) - Precise Answer โโ1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, etc. Whole numbers that are not negative. Zero (0) is not a natural number Integers numbers - Precise Answer โโwhole numbers and their opposites
Factor of 12 = 3 and 4 Mixed numbers - Precise Answer โโ