WorkKeys Math Practice Test 4

James checks the pressure on his front left tire, and it reads 25 pound per square inch (psi). His owner’s manual states that, for safe driving, the front tires should be at 32 psi.

How many psi should James add using the air pump at the local gas station?

You’ve bought some soap for $3.75, some shampoo for $4.00, and a towel for $9.57. How much should your total bill be?

Maria decides to order pizzas for her 12 employees. She orders 5 pizzas at $15.67 each and has them delivered at lunch. Not including tip, how much is she planning to spend on pizza?

The federal government puts 6.2% of your income towards social security, and this is matched by an equal contribution of 6.2% of your income made by your employer.

Similarly, 1.45% of your income is put towards Medicare, and your employer matches this with an equivalent 1.45% contribution. If your income is $50,000, how much will you and your employer be contributing in total?

A circle has a radius of 5 centimeters. What is its area?

A certain ice cube tray makes ice into perfect cubes such that one side of the cube is 1.2 centimeters long. What is the volume of this ice cube?

A snowblower uses a mixture with a gas to oil ratio of x:1. Which equation below represents the percent of oil in this mixture?

On average, 384,400 kilometers separate the moon and the earth. If you were able to drive there at a constant 80 miles per hour and not taking any breaks, how many days would it take you to get to the moon?

The deepest hole ever drilled is on the Kola Superdeep Borehole located on the Kola Peninsula in Russia and is 12,262 meters deep. The furthest humans from Earth were the crew of Apollo 13 who were 400,171 kilometers from our planet’s surface in 1970.

If the average distance to the center of the earth is 6371 kilometers, and the average distance to mars is 141.6 million miles, what percentages are the distance to the center of the earth and to Mars?

In 2015 the California Academy of Sciences described 103 new species of plants and animals. In 2016 they described 133. In 2017 they described 85 (including 16 flowering plants, 2 scorpions, 10 sharks, and 22 fish), and in 2018 they described 229.

Additionally, in 2016 at least 18,000 new species were reported worldwide. On average, what percent of this yearly total was the California Academy involved with?