NCRC Applied Mathematics 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A warehouse worker earns $14.75 per hour and works 38 hours in a week. What is their total gross pay?
- $560.50 (Correct answer)
- $573.50
- $560.75
- $582.75
Correct answer: $560.50
$14.75 × 38 = $560.50 gross pay for the week.
Question 2: A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour to make 24 cookies. How many cups are needed to make 60 cookies?
- 5.75 cups
- 6.25 cups (Correct answer)
- 6.0 cups
- 5.5 cups
Correct answer: 6.25 cups
Set up the proportion: 2.5/24 = x/60, so x = (2.5 × 60)/24 = 6.25 cups.
Question 3: A storage room is 12 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 8 feet tall. What is the volume in cubic feet?
- 864 cu ft (Correct answer)
- 876 cu ft
- 900 cu ft
- 792 cu ft
Correct answer: 864 cu ft
Volume = length × width × height = 12 × 9 × 8 = 864 cubic feet.
Question 4: An item originally priced at $84 is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price?
- $59.00
- $63.00 (Correct answer)
- $61.50
- $67.20
Correct answer: $63.00
25% of $84 = $21 discount; $84 − $21 = $63.00 sale price.
Question 5: A truck travels 315 miles on 15 gallons of fuel. How many miles per gallon does it get?
- 18 mpg
- 21 mpg (Correct answer)
- 24 mpg
- 19 mpg
Correct answer: 21 mpg
315 ÷ 15 = 21 miles per gallon.
Question 6: A worker completes 1/3 of a task on Monday and 2/5 on Tuesday. What fraction remains?
- 4/15 (Correct answer)
- 2/15
- 7/15
- 1/5
Correct answer: 4/15
1/3 + 2/5 = 5/15 + 6/15 = 11/15 done; 15/15 − 11/15 = 4/15 remaining.
NCRC Applied Mathematics 1
A warehouse worker earns $14.75 per hour and works 38 hours in a week.
What is their total gross pay?