CAEC - Canadian Adult Education Credential Mathematics with a Calculator Questions and Answers

Question 1

An electronics store is offering a 20% discount on a television that originally costs $1,250.
If the sales tax is 13% (HST), what is the final price of the television after the discount and tax are applied?

Accepted Answer

$1,130.00

Answer

$1,150.00

Answer

$1,000.00

Answer

$1,412.50

Question 2

A rectangular community garden has a length of 25.5 metres and a width of 15.2 metres. The organizers want to build a fence around the entire garden. What is the total length of fencing required in metres?

Accepted Answer

81.4 metres

Answer

40.7 metres

Answer

387.6 metres

Answer

60.8 metres

Question 3

A car travels at an average speed of 85 kilometres per hour. How long will it take the car to travel a distance of 446.25 kilometres?

Accepted Answer

5 hours 15 minutes

Answer

5 hours 25 minutes

Answer

4 hours 45 minutes

Answer

5.5 hours

Question 4

A recipe for a batch of 12 muffins requires 1.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 30 muffins, which of the following proportions correctly represents the amount of flour (x) needed?

Accepted Answer

1.5 / 12 = x / 30

Answer

12 / 1.5 = x / 30

Answer

1.5 / 12 = 30 / x

Answer

12 / 30 = x / 1.5

Question 5

A loan of $5,000 is taken out with a simple interest rate of 4.5% per year. What is the total amount of interest paid after 3 years?

Accepted Answer

$675.00

Answer

$225.00

Answer

$5,675.00

Answer

$750.00

Question 6

The volume of a cylindrical storage tank is given by the formula V = πr²h. If the tank has a radius (r) of 3 metres and a height (h) of 8 metres, what is its approximate volume? (Use π ≈ 3.14159)

Accepted Answer

226.19 m³

Answer

75.39 m³

Answer

150.80 m³

Answer

50.27 m³

An electronics store is offering a 20% discount on a television that originally costs $1,250.If the sales tax is 13% (HST), what is the final price of the television after the discount and tax are applied?

An electronics store is offering a 20% discount on a television that originally costs $1,250.
If the sales tax is 13% (HST), what is the final price of the television after the discount and tax are applied?