Prepare for the ACT WorkKeys Applied Math test with these practice questions and answers. This guide covers workplace mathematics including calculations, measurements, and problem-solving.
Q: What is 40% of 250?
Answer: 100
Q: What is 25% of 40?
Answer: 10
Q: What is 25% of 120?
Answer: 30
Q: 55.9 is what percent of 545.8? Round answer to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 10 percent
Q: You work in a department store and sell a dress that is on sale for $32. If the regular price of the dress is $40, what is the percent of discount?
Answer: 20%
Q: A teacher needs to determine the percentage scores on her students tests. A student received a score of 59 on a 65 point test. What percent of the total points did the student receive? Round to the nearest hundredth.
Answer: 91%
Q: A machinist is allowed 1% tolerance on a shaft that measures 15 inches long. What is the amount of tolerance?
Answer: 0.15 inches
Q: The price of a new car is $13,450. A customer makes a down payment of 15%. How much would the down payment be?
Answer: $2,017.50
Q: A building was purchased for $18,000 and sold for $22,500. What percent of the initial cost was gained?
Answer: 25%
Q: A merchant bought a refrigerator for $1,055 and marked it to sell for a profit of 30% on the cost. He later sold it for 10% less than the marked price. Find the selling price and the profit.
Answer: $1,234.35, and $179.35
Q: A machinist’s goal was to increase his production by at least 10% each day. Assume he achieved his goal. If he was able to machine 25 items on Tuesday, how many would he machine on Wednesday?
Answer: 28
Q: The department store where you work is having a sale and every item is marked down 15%. What will the sale price of a $152 coat be?
Answer: $129.20
Q: A sales person sold a total of $6,400.00 If her rate of commission is 6%, what is her commission?
Answer: $384.00
Q: A new car dealer offered to sell his demonstrator model for 80% of the retail price. If the retail price is $30,863, how much did the customer save? Round to the nearest whole number.
Answer: $6,173
Q: Your firm employs 65 employees. If 20% of then are part time workers, how many full time workers are there?
Answer: 52
Q: Convert 7 grans to kilograms.
Answer: 0.007
Q: 1 lb. 14 oz.+ 6 lb. 10 oz
Answer: 8 lb. 8 oz.
Q: Convert units first, then subtract 4 feet 5 inches from 12 feet 3 inches.
Answer: 7 ft 10 inches
Q: 4 ft 9 inchesx 6 = ?
Answer: 28 ft 6 inches
Q: A trucker had a load of grain containing 2 tons. She unloaded 1 ton 1,200 lbs. at the warehouse. How much grain does she still have left on the truck?
Answer: 800 pounds
Q: On a recent business trip, it took 7 hours and 30 minutes to drive 375 miles. How many mph was the average?
Answer: 50 mph
Q: A chicken processing plant sells chicken for $1.28 per pound. If a chicken weights 4 lbs. 12 oz., what is the total cost of the chicken?
Answer: $6.08
Q: In a clothing factory, there are 5 yards 7 inches of yarn that have been left over from spinning. It needs to be cut into 5 pieces that are the same length. How long is each piece? Round your answer to the nearest inch?
Answer: 37 inches
Q: A mechanic has a radiator hose that measure 32 feet long, which needs to be cut into 5 ft 3 in long pieces. How many pieces can be cut?
Answer: 6 pieces
Q: A pharmacist mixed 3 grams of compound with 5,000 milligrams of solution to create a prescription. How many total grams is the prescription?
Answer: 8
Q: Convert 4 centimeters to meters.1 meter = 100 cm.
Answer: 0.04 meters
Q: An art gallery sells paintings at $0.35 per square inch. If a painting is 2 ft 3 inches by 3 ft 5 inches, how much would the painting cost?
Answer: $387.45
Q: A home is to be built on a 61 ft 6 in wide lot. The house is 7 ft 2 in. From the side of the lot and i 41 ft 6 inch wide. How far is the house from tue other side of the lot?
Answer: 12 ft 10 inches