Work Keys Test #5 Applied Math

It took Michael two and a quarter hours to finish his homework on Saturday. Write the number of hours as a decimal.

• 2.14

• 2.05

• 2.5

• 2.25

• 2.75

Neil wanted to multiply a number by 0.75. To make it easier, he converted the decimal to a fraction and obtained _______.

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 7/5

The 8 students in the club each volunteered to spend 30 minutes manning the concession booth. How many total hours did they volunteer?

• 0.5

• 2.5

• 6

• 3.5

• 4

It took Josh 150 seconds to run from one building to the next. How many minutes did he run?

• 20

• 25

• 10

• 6

• 2.5

Randall buys a can of soup for $1.25, a box of crackers for $2.38, and a bottle of juice for $0.79. What is his total before tax?

• $3.37

• $4.42

• $2.99

• $5.12

• $3.79

Jake orders a sandwich for $3.50 and a drink for $2.75. Tax cost 52 cents. How much change should he receive if he pays with a $10 bill?

• $4.23

• $1.70

• $2.86

• $3.23

• $5.17

Brandon went to the store to buy ground beef. He had thirteen dollars. If ground beef costs three dollars per pound, how many pounds could he buy, rounded to the nearest pound?

• 13

• 8

• 6

• 5

• 4

Roman pilots a Boeing 747 airliner across the world. He flew 1582 miles on Monday, 2298 miles on Tuesday, and 1733 miles on Wednesday. How many total miles did he fly in those three days?

• 6,360

• 6,748

• 5,155

• 5,313

• 5,613

Sean tracks his sleep cycles and calculates his total amount of sleep each night. The first night he woke up twice and had a total of 7.5 hours of sleep. The second night he woke up three times and slept 6 hours. The third night he slept 7.25 hours and did not wake up during the night. The fourth night he woke up once and slept a total of 6.25 hours. How much sleep did he average per night?

• 5.75 hours

• 6.75 hours

• 6.25 hours

• 7 hours

• 6.5 hours

If Mel, Becca, and Kristin each did ¼ of the job, how much of the job was completed?

• 1/2

• 1/12

• 3/4

• 3/8

• 3/12