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

To find the remaining length of the stock bar, subtract the length of the piece being cut from the original length: 12 feet - 4.5 feet = 7.5 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

To find the percentage, divide the number of defective widgets by the total number of widgets in the batch, and then multiply by 100. (15 ÷ 500) * 100 = 0.03 * 100 = 3%.

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

First, calculate the cost of the lumber: 3 * $12.50 = $37.50. Next, calculate the cost of the screws: 2 * $8.75 = $17.50. Finally, add the two amounts together for the total cost: $37.50 + $17.50 = $55.00.

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

To find the average, first sum the total units produced: 150 + 165 + 158 + 162 + 145 = 780. Then, divide the total by the number of days (5): 780 ÷ 5 = 156 units per day.

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

Divide the total number of items by the box capacity: 460 ÷ 24 = 19.166... This indicates 19 full boxes. To find the remainder, multiply the number of full boxes by the capacity (19 * 24 = 456) and subtract this from the total number of items (460 - 456 = 4).

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