TOWES - Test of Workplace Essential Skills Workplace Numeracy: Calculations Questions and Answers

Question 1

A machinist needs to cut a 4.5-foot piece of steel from a 12-foot stock bar. After the cut is made, how much of the stock bar will be left?

Accepted Answer

7.5 feet

Answer

8.5 feet

Answer

16.5 feet

Answer

6.5 feet

Question 2

A quality control inspector checks a batch of 500 widgets and finds that 15 are defective. What percentage of the batch is defective?

Accepted Answer

3%

Answer

0.03%

Answer

30%

Answer

15%

Question 3

A carpenter is purchasing supplies. She buys 3 lengths of lumber at $12.50 each and 2 boxes of screws at $8.75 each. What is the total cost of the supplies before tax?

Accepted Answer

$55.00

Answer

$21.25

Answer

$62.50

Answer

$46.25

Question 4

A machine operator produced the following number of units over a five-day work week: Monday (150), Tuesday (165), Wednesday (158), Thursday (162), Friday (145). What was the average number of units produced per day?

Accepted Answer

156

Answer

780

Answer

158

Answer

162

Question 5

A warehouse worker needs to pack 460 small items into boxes. Each box can hold exactly 24 items. How many full boxes can be packed, and how many items will be left over?

Accepted Answer

19 boxes and 4 items left over

Answer

20 boxes and 0 items left over

Answer

18 boxes and 28 items left over

Answer

19 boxes and 14 items left over

Question 6

An employee's time card shows the following hours worked: Monday: 7.5, Tuesday: 8, Wednesday: 6.5, Thursday: 8.25, Friday: 4. What is the total number of hours the employee worked for the week?

Accepted Answer

34.25 hours

Answer

33.75 hours

Answer

34.5 hours

Answer

35 hours