Math Skills In The Workplace

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1. If your total comes up to $106.79 and you pay with $120.00 how much change should you receive? (please remember the money symbol or it will be marked wrong)

Basic Math

$120.00 - $106.79 = $13.21

Explanation

Basic Math

$120.00 - $106.79 = $13.21

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About This Quiz

This quiz evaluates essential mathematical skills required in the workplace, covering practical applications like salary calculations, inventory management, and statistical analysis. It is designed to enhance understanding of everyday math in professional settings.

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2. You are a cashier at a grocery store. Your customer, David, buys a pound of bacon $1.39, one dozen eggs for $1.29, and a pound of coffee for $2.79. What is the sum total of his purchases? (remember to use the dollar symbol or your answer will be marked wrong)

Basic math
add up all 3 totals.

$1.39 +$1.29 + $2.79 = $5.47

Explanation

Basic math
add up all 3 totals.

$1.39 +$1.29 + $2.79 = $5.47

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3. William earned $9.50 an hour. He worked 40 hours one week and received a bonus of $75.00. How much did he earn that week? (Include the dollar symbol and amount of change or answer will be marked wrong)

$9.50 x 40 = $380

$380 + $75 = 455.00

Explanation

$9.50 x 40 = $380

$380 + $75 = 455.00

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4. If your total comes up to $72.45 and you pay with $80.00 how much change should you receive?

$8.53

$7.55

$7.54

$7.65

Basic math

$80.00-$72.45= $7.55

Explanation

Basic math

$80.00-$72.45= $7.55

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5. Which is not a math skill to know in the workplace?

Knowing how to work a cash register

Checking your hours that you are scheduled

Understanding discounts on items

All of the above are skills needed in the workplace

All of these skills are necessary to have for the workplace

Explanation

All of these skills are necessary to have for the workplace

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6. If you work 48 hours at $8.00 an hour. How much is your check total?

40 x 8 =$320. 8x 12 = $96 $320+96=$416.00 You can only work a max of 40 hours in a week. All extra hours are considered overtime and you will get paid "time and a half" in this case it was $12.00 for overtime. why? because 8+4 (half of 8) = 12. making our total come to $416.00

Explanation

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7. If you have 20 people working for you on your payroll, all at 36 hours per week at $9 per hour what is the total you spend on payroll?

$6,490

$6,340

$6,480

$6,485

36 x 9 = $324

$324 x 20 = $6,480

Explanation

36 x 9 = $324

$324 x 20 = $6,480

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8. What is inventory?

A complete list of items such as property, goods in stock, or the contents of a building.

The amount of money in the register

A list of items to be purchased for the company

The amount of content or stock sold daily

Companies often depend on inventory to operate or fill client orders. Inventory is a major company asset that helps a company with tasks such as planning and staying within budget.

Explanation

Companies often depend on inventory to operate or fill client orders. Inventory is a major company asset that helps a company with tasks such as planning and staying within budget.

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9. What is the current minimum wage for Virginia?

$7.50

$7.25

$7.75

$7.00

Virginia/Minimum wage

7.25 USD per hour

effective since: Jan 1, 2014

Explanation

Virginia/Minimum wage

7.25 USD per hour

effective since: Jan 1, 2014

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10. Mark worked from 9:00am-7:30pm how many hours did he work total?

10 hours and 30 minutes

12 hours and 30 minutes

11 hours and 30 minutes

9 hours and 30 minutes

10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
.30 minutes

10 hours and 30 minutes

Explanation

10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
.30 minutes

10 hours and 30 minutes

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11. If the original price is 45 dollars and it is 60% off, how much money is taken off?

$23

$31

$27

$26

45 x .60 = 27

$27 is how much money you would subtract from the total.

Explanation

45 x .60 = 27

$27 is how much money you would subtract from the total.

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12. Reports an employee's annual wages and the amount of taxes withheld from his or her paycheck.

W2 form

I-9 form

Criminal background form

Payroll deduction form

The W-2 form is the form that an employer must send to an employee and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at the end of the year. The W-2 form reports an employee's annual wages and the amount of taxes withheld from his or her paycheck.

Explanation

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13. When do you have to start getting paid "time and a half?"

After working 42 hours

After working 35 hours

After working 40 hours

After working 48 hours

By law, companies must pay almost all hourly workers overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in one work week. Time and a half means that an hourly worker will receive his standard hourly rate plus half for each hour he works over 40 in one week.

Explanation

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14. If the original price is $76 dollars and it is 25% off what is the new price?

$57

$34

$53

$61

76 x .25 = 19

76-19 = 57

Explanation

76 x .25 = 19

76-19 = 57

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15. Danielle got to work at 9:30 in the morning. She worked a six hour day plus she took at 45 min lunch break. What time did Danielle leave work if she worked 6 hours and took a 45 min lunch?

4:15

3:45

5:15

4:45

9:30 am + 6 hours worked = 3:30 pm
3:30 pm + 45 min break = 4:15 pm
Answer: 4:15 pm

Explanation

9:30 am + 6 hours worked = 3:30 pm
3:30 pm + 45 min break = 4:15 pm
Answer: 4:15 pm

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16. What is the median of these numbers?3,13,16,3,12,8,22,16,8,6

10.5

Median is the middle number.

You would put all the numbers in order and the "middle" number is considered to be the median.

3,3,6,8,8,12,13,16,16,22

8 and 12 are both remaining
you add them together and then divide by 2 giving you a result of 10.
10 is the median

Explanation

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17. What does it mean to get paid salary?

A fixed annual payment

Getting paid every two weeks

Being on an hourly pay scale

Being under contact

Salary means you will get paid that same amount annually. (yearly)

Not all people who get paid salary are under a contract
and not every company has the same pay dates. Some companies pay every 2 weeks, some every week, some once a month. So the best fit answer was "a fixed annual payment"

Explanation

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18. Match the correct Name with the corresponding dollar bill/coin that their face is on.

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Abraham Lincoln

Alexander Hamilton

Andrew Jackson

Ulysses S. Grant

Benjamin Franklin

Choice Match

George Washington -$1
Thomas Jefferson - $2
Abraham Lincoln - $5
Alexander Hamilton - $10
Andrew Jackson - $20
Ulysses S. Grant - $50
Benjamin Franklin - $100

Explanation

Choice Match

George Washington -$1
Thomas Jefferson - $2
Abraham Lincoln - $5
Alexander Hamilton - $10
Andrew Jackson - $20
Ulysses S. Grant - $50
Benjamin Franklin - $100

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19. Mike works as a waiter in a restaurant. A couple comes in to have dinner and spend $45.00. Mike needs to add on 6% sales tax to the couple's bill. Mike also knows they will tip 15% on the original bill. Including the tax and tip, what is the total amount of money the couple should give Mike?

$56.45

$58.15

$54.15

$54.45

$45 x .06 (6% = .06) = $2.70
$45 x .15 (15% =.15) = $6.75
2.70 + 6.75 +45.00 = $54.45
Answer: $54.45

Explanation

$45 x .06 (6% = .06) = $2.70
$45 x .15 (15% =.15) = $6.75
2.70 + 6.75 +45.00 = $54.45
Answer: $54.45

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20. If you worked 46 hours at $11 dollars an hour, what is your check total?

$547

$539

$345

$506

40 hours is the max you can work before getting paid overtime.
So 40 of the 46 hours will be at regular pay ($11 per hour)
40 x 11 =440

The remaining 6 hours will be at "time and half" pay. So $11 PLUS HALF of $11 (half of 11 is 5.50)

so 11+5.50 = $16.50

6x16.50 = 99

440+99 = $539

Explanation