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1. Jessica made $48,000 in gross income from her YouTube channel. Her state tax rate is 0%, and her federal tax rate is 20%. How much total will you owe in income taxes from this contract?


A. $7,600

B. $9,600

C. $10,600

D. $12,600

E. $14,600

Key: 0% + 20% = 20% x 48,000 = 9,600 is the correct answer





2. Jamie had 20 cases equally holding a total of 400 containers in an unlocked room in a unsecured building. After three days, 60% of the cases were missing. How many containers were left?


A. 160

B. 162

C. 164

D. 168

E. 174

Key: If 60% of the cases were missing, then 40% is left.

      40% of 20 is 8.

       If 20 cases equally hold a total of 400 containers, each case holds 20 containers.

       8 cases that hold 20 containers each is 160 total containers.

       160 is the correct answer





3. Fatima completed 6 out of 10 online training modules. What decimal shows the proportion she finished?


A. 0.40

B. 0.50

C. 0.60

D. 0.70

E. 0.80

Correct Answer: C. 0.60

Rationale: 6 ÷ 10 = 0.60.






4. You’re solving a puzzle box for a number that changes its display based on levers. Lever G increases the number by 7, Lever H increases it by 3, Lever I decreases it by 2, and Lever J decreases it by 10. You pulled Lever H twice, then Lever J once, then Lever G once. The final display reads 39. What number was originally displayed?


A. 36

B. 37

C. 38

D. 39

E. 40

Correct Answer: A. 36

Rationale: Since you are given the end result, 36, AND since you are given chronological instructions, use those chronological instructions backwards and invert each operation.

              39 – 7 = 32, then

              32 + 10 = 42, then

              42 – 6 = 36.

              36 is your answer.






5. A batch of 14 packages arrived at a pottery studio, each with 6 plates. Upon sorting, 7 plates were scratched. What percentage of the shipment was damaged?


A. 7.1%

B. 8.3%

C. 9.4%

D. 11.5%

E. 12.2%

Correct Answer: B. 8.3%

Rationale: 14 packages of 6 plates in each package = 14 × 6, which is 84 plates.

              7 of the 84 plates were damaged, which means we should divide.

              7 ÷ 84 = 0.083, which is 8.3%.






6. Each ceramic vase takes 4 and 1/3 hours to paint. If an artist is working on 3 vases, how many hours will it take in total?


A. 12 and 1/3

B. 12 and 2/3

C. 13

D. 13 and 1/3

E. 13 and 2/3

Correct Answer: C. 13

Rationale: 1 vase takes 4 and 1/3 hours to paint, so we multiply to get the time for 3 vases.

              Convert the 4 and 1/3 into an improper fraction (13/3)

              (13/3 × 3 = 39/3 = 13). Rewritten as a mixed number, this is 13.

              13 is the correct answer.






7. Four workers at RapidBuild Construction are setting concrete blocks.


Worker A sets 1 block every 5 minutes

Worker B sets 1 block every 10 minutes

Worker C sets 1 block every 15 minutes

Worker D is a trainee and sets 1 block every 20 minutes


If all four work together for 2 hours, how many blocks will they set?

A. 46

B. 50

C. 54

D. 58

E. 62

Correct Answer: B. 50

Rationale: This represents a “work rate”, so we need to translate their work into a common unit of measurement, which is “per-hour”.


A – 12 blocks/hour; 

B – 6 blocks/hour; 

C – 4 blocks/hour; 

D – 3 blocks/hour


Collectively, they can all set 25 blocks an hour. Make this an equation and find the multiplier (2)

25 panels (* 2) = 1 hour (* 2)

50 blocks        = 2 hours

50 is the correct answer.






8. A subscription analytics tool offers two pricing tiers:


Plan A: $20 base + $0.0045 per transaction for the first 5,000 transactions, then $0.006 per transaction after that

Plan B: $65 base + $0.003 per transaction (flat rate, no tiers)


If a business averages 9,000 transactions per month, what is the average unit transaction cost under the more cost-effective plan?


Formula: (total cost / total transactions)



A. $0.00739

B. $0.00745

C. $0.00749

D. $0.00755

E. $0.00760

Key:

A – (20 + (.0045 * 5,000) + (.006 * 4,000) = 20 + 22.5 + 24 = 66.5)

B – (65 + (0.003 * 9,000) = 65 + 27 = 92)



Since A is cheaper, calculate the average unit cost: cost / transactions

Therefore, $66.50 / 9,000 = 0.00739

0.00739 is the correct answer






9. The diagram below represents tables A, B, & C. The length of the rectangle, the longer side, is 92 feet long. The width of the rectangle is 40 feet long. Circle A is equivalent to Circle C, and the difference between r and s is 6. If the area of circle B is 420.77% of the area of circle A, what is the area of circle A? 


Area of circle = 3.14 * radius2




A. 250.75 sq. ft.

B. 265.5 sq. ft.

C. 287.75 sq. ft.

D. 298.5 sq. ft.

E. 312.75 sq. ft.


Key: Honestly, most of the information given is irrelevant. 

Area of circle B = pi * radius2, and the width of the rectangle is the diameter of circle B, which is 40. Half of this is the radius of Circle B.

Area of circle B = 3.14 * 202 , which calculates to 1256.

1256               = area of circle A * 420.77% (divide both sides by 4.2077)

298.5              = area of circle A


         

 

10. Determine the height of the cylinder below that would have a volume of approximately 11,304 cubic cm and a radius of 16 cm. 



Volume of cylinder = (3.14 * radius2 * height)


A. 16 cm

B. 17 cm

C. 18 cm

D. 20 cm

E. 21 cm


Key: Volume of cylinder = (3.14 * radius2 * height)

       11,304                 = (3.14 * 152 * height) (You should divide both sides by 225)

       50.24                   = (3.14 * height) (You should divide both sides by 3.14)

       16                       = (height)

       16 is the correct answer.