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It takes 4 minutes to complete an administrative task. There are 60 second in 1 minute. How many
seconds does it take to complete the same task?
A. 24 seconds
B. 240 seconds
C. 244 secretion
D. 420 seconds
B. 240 seconds
Explanation:
4 x 60 = 240
A bread machine produces 159 loaves per hour. The machine operates 10 hours per day. How many
loaves of bread does it produce per day? _________ loaves
159 x 10. = 1590
You have 7 people in your group. If you each worked 38 hours during last week, how many total hours
were worked by the group? _________ hours
7 x 38 = 266 hours
One yard = three feet. A carpenter has a piece of wood that is 10 yards long. How many feet of wood
does the carpenter have ? ______ ft
3 ft x 10 yards = 30 ft
There are 60 seconds in a minute, how many minutes are in 360 seconds?
360 seconds : 60 minutes = 6 minutes
You are a truck driver for a distribution center. You drove 30 hours in 5 days. What is your average
daily travel time?
30 hours: 5 days = 6 hours
You work for a florist. Normally, it takes you 20 hours to assemble 10 flower arrangements. How long
does it take you to assemble one flower arrangement?
20 hours : 10 flowers = 2 hours
One yard equals three feet. How many yards are there in 63 feet?
63 feet : 3 feet = 21 yards
You are a batter mixer in a factory that makes cakes. The batter calls for 0.75 of tea spoon of almond
extract. Your measuring spoons show fractions not decimals. Using your tools to measure, how much
almond extract should you add?
A. 1/4 of a teaspoon
B. 1/2 of a teaspoon
C. 3/4 of a teaspoon
D. 1/3 of a teaspoon
C. 3/4 of a teaspoon
, Explanation:
75/100
==> 75 = 1 x 75 ==> 75 : 25 = 3
3 x 25
==> 100 = 1 x 100 ==> 100 : 25 = 4
2 x 50
3 x 25
75/100 = 3/4
In the checkout line, a costumer has two coupons for the same item.
One is 1/3 off, and the other is 1/2 off. Which coupon will give the costumer the biggest discount?
A. 1/3
B. 1/2
B. 1/2
Explanation:
Convert the 1/3 and 1/2 into decimal
1/3 = 1 : 3 = 0.33
1/2 = 1 : 2 = 0.5
So the biggest discount is 1/2 (0.5)
Change 0.25 to a fraction in simplest form
A. 25/100
B. 1/4
C. 1/3
D. 1/2
B. 1/4
Explanation:
0.25 to fraction 25/100
25= 1 x 25
100 = 1 x 100
2 x 50
4 x25
25 : 25 = 1
100 : 25 = 4
So the simplest form of 0.25 is 1/4
You've been given a twenty dollar bill that you need to break into smaller bills and coins in order to
make change. You break it into three (3) five-dollar bills, and three (3) one-dollar bills. How many
quarters do you need to complete the conversion?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
E. 10
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It takes 4 minutes to complete an administrative task. There are 60 second in 1 minute. How many
seconds does it take to complete the same task?
A. 24 seconds
B. 240 seconds
C. 244 secretion
D. 420 seconds
B. 240 seconds
Explanation:
4 x 60 = 240
A bread machine produces 159 loaves per hour. The machine operates 10 hours per day. How many
loaves of bread does it produce per day? _________ loaves
159 x 10. = 1590
You have 7 people in your group. If you each worked 38 hours during last week, how many total hours
were worked by the group? _________ hours
7 x 38 = 266 hours
One yard = three feet. A carpenter has a piece of wood that is 10 yards long. How many feet of wood
does the carpenter have ? ______ ft
3 ft x 10 yards = 30 ft
There are 60 seconds in a minute, how many minutes are in 360 seconds?
360 seconds : 60 minutes = 6 minutes
You are a truck driver for a distribution center. You drove 30 hours in 5 days. What is your average
daily travel time?
30 hours: 5 days = 6 hours
You work for a florist. Normally, it takes you 20 hours to assemble 10 flower arrangements. How long
does it take you to assemble one flower arrangement?
20 hours : 10 flowers = 2 hours
One yard equals three feet. How many yards are there in 63 feet?
63 feet : 3 feet = 21 yards
You are a batter mixer in a factory that makes cakes. The batter calls for 0.75 of tea spoon of almond
extract. Your measuring spoons show fractions not decimals. Using your tools to measure, how much
almond extract should you add?
A. 1/4 of a teaspoon
B. 1/2 of a teaspoon
C. 3/4 of a teaspoon
D. 1/3 of a teaspoon
C. 3/4 of a teaspoon
, Explanation:
75/100
==> 75 = 1 x 75 ==> 75 : 25 = 3
3 x 25
==> 100 = 1 x 100 ==> 100 : 25 = 4
2 x 50
3 x 25
75/100 = 3/4
In the checkout line, a costumer has two coupons for the same item.
One is 1/3 off, and the other is 1/2 off. Which coupon will give the costumer the biggest discount?
A. 1/3
B. 1/2
B. 1/2
Explanation:
Convert the 1/3 and 1/2 into decimal
1/3 = 1 : 3 = 0.33
1/2 = 1 : 2 = 0.5
So the biggest discount is 1/2 (0.5)
Change 0.25 to a fraction in simplest form
A. 25/100
B. 1/4
C. 1/3
D. 1/2
B. 1/4
Explanation:
0.25 to fraction 25/100
25= 1 x 25
100 = 1 x 100
2 x 50
4 x25
25 : 25 = 1
100 : 25 = 4
So the simplest form of 0.25 is 1/4
You've been given a twenty dollar bill that you need to break into smaller bills and coins in order to
make change. You break it into three (3) five-dollar bills, and three (3) one-dollar bills. How many
quarters do you need to complete the conversion?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
E. 10
