WorkKeys Workplace Applied Mathematics Questions and Answers

Question 1

A landscaping company needs to cover a rectangular garden with a uniform depth of 4 inches of mulch.
The garden measures 30 feet long by 15 feet wide.
If mulch is sold in bags containing 2 cubic feet, how many bags are needed to complete the job? (1 foot = 12 inches)

Accepted Answer

75 bags

Answer

50 bags

Answer

150 bags

Answer

900 bags

Question 2

You are a quality control inspector at a bottling plant. A machine is designed to fill bottles with 500 milliliters (mL) of liquid. You test a sample of 5 bottles and find the following volumes: 502 mL, 498 mL, 500 mL, 503 mL, and 497 mL. What is the average volume of the sampled bottles?

Accepted Answer

500 mL

Answer

499 mL

Answer

501 mL

Answer

502 mL

Question 3

A construction crew is pouring a concrete driveway. The driveway is 50 feet long, 10 feet wide, and needs to be 6 inches deep. Concrete is ordered in cubic yards. How many cubic yards of concrete should the crew order? (1 yard = 3 feet, 1 foot = 12 inches)

Accepted Answer

9.3 cubic yards

Answer

7.4 cubic yards

Answer

22.2 cubic yards

Answer

250 cubic yards

Question 4

You are applying a pesticide that needs to be mixed with water at a ratio of 1 part pesticide to 15 parts water. If you need to prepare 4 gallons of the solution, how many ounces of pesticide are required? (1 gallon = 128 ounces)

Accepted Answer

32 ounces

Answer

8 ounces

Answer

16 ounces

Answer

34 ounces

Question 5

A warehouse worker is loading pallets onto a truck. Each pallet weighs 45 pounds, and each box on a pallet weighs 25 pounds. If a loaded pallet has 50 boxes, and the truck can carry a maximum of 40,000 pounds, which of the following calculations correctly determines the maximum number of fully loaded pallets the truck can carry?

Accepted Answer

40,000 / (45 + (50 × 25))

Answer

40,000 / (50 × 25)

Answer

40,000 / (45 + 25)

Answer

(40,000 - 45) / 25

Question 6

An office manager purchased a new printer for $450. The value of the printer depreciates by 15% each year. What is the approximate value of the printer after 3 years?

Accepted Answer

$274.81

Answer

$202.50

Answer

$245.00

Answer

$382.50

A landscaping company needs to cover a rectangular garden with a uniform depth of 4 inches of mulch.The garden measures 30 feet long by 15 feet wide.If mulch is sold in bags containing 2 cubic feet, how many bags are needed to complete the job? (1 foot = 12 inches)

A landscaping company needs to cover a rectangular garden with a uniform depth of 4 inches of mulch.
The garden measures 30 feet long by 15 feet wide.
If mulch is sold in bags containing 2 cubic feet, how many bags are needed to complete the job? (1 foot = 12 inches)