ADMISSION-WorkKeys Assessment Set 2

Dr. Kennedy ordered the following medical supplies and received a 25% discount on his total purchase price. He will have to pay 9% sales tax on the cost of the items plus $12.95 shipping. How much will Dr. Kennedy pay for this purchase?

Alec worked the following hours during one week. He is paid $10.50 per hour for the first 8 hours per day and 1 1/2 times his regular pay for any hours worked over 8 in a day. How much money did Alec earn this week?

A company is manufacturing the special-ordered part pictured. The company charges by the number of cubic inches of volume contained within the nut. In order to determine a fair price, you must know the volume of the part. Find the volume to the nearest whole number. (Note: The part is a cube with a cylinder deleted from its center.)

Five stores are selling the same DVD player, but at different prices. Stores B and D will run the sales for one week while store A, C, and E will run the sale for two weeks. Which store has the best buy?

Lenz Masonry is installing a brick paver walkway. The area of the walkway is 50 feet by 20 feet. There are 7 pavers to a square foot. The customer has not decided on a color but knows that mauve pavers cost $0.56 each and mixed shade pavers cost $0.63 each. How much will the customer save by choosing the mauve pavers?

Five people invested in different stocks. The chart below shows the performance of the various investments since the beginning of the year. Calculate which investment had the greatest return.

A farmer plans to apply preemergent to 360 acres of beans. He needs to use 3 quarts per acre. Calculate the total cost of the chemical needed if it cost $52.37 per gallon.

A water storage container in the form of a cube measures 3 feet on a side and is completely filled with water. The water is going to fill cylindrical containers, each having a radius of 6 inches and a height of 1 foot 9 inches. How many of these containers are needed?

You are traveling to Chicago for a job interview. You leave Toledo, Ohio, at 5:45 A.M. and arrive in Elkhart, Indiana, at 8:15 A.M. The distance from Toledo to Elkhart is 136 miles; the distance from Toledo to Chicago is 244 miles. The speed limit is 65 mph. What is the minimum speed you must maintain in order to arrive in Chicago before 10:30 A.M.?

A swimming pool at the local park needs some improvements. The builder has determined that it needs to be resurfaced. If resurfacing material costs $2.65 per square foot, find the cost of resurfacing the pool. The pool is 3 feet deep at the shallow end, 12 feet deep at the deep end, 50 feet long, and 30 feet wide. The length of the sloped floor is 52 feet long.