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WorkKeys practice questions, page 3 of 5, with answer review and explanations.

Question 11

A doctor prescribes a medicine that must be taken 3 times a day for 4 days and then twice a day for 6 days. How many tablets will the pharmacist need to fill the prescription?

  1. 10
  2. 12
  3. 24
  4. 36
  5. 144

Question 12

The school dance committee is planning to decorate the gym with extra large bows. Each bow requires 48 inches of ribbon. How many yards of ribbon will the committee need to buy if they want to make 12 bows?

  1. 4 yards
  2. 12 yards
  3. 14 yards
  4. 16 yards
  5. 96 yards

Question 13

A concrete mason needs to determine the area for a brick walkway. The walkway measures 6 feet wide and 14 feet long. What is the area of the walkway?

  1. 8 square feet
  2. 20 square feet
  3. 60 square feet
  4. 72 square feet
  5. 84 square feet

Question 14

A carpenter earning $15.25 per hour receives a 6% increase in pay. What is the carpenter’s new hourly rate?

  1. $12.92
  2. $16.17
  3. $21.25
  4. $26.25
  5. $254.17

Question 15

Each sprinkler head in a manufacturing plants sprinkler system sprays water at an average of 10 gallons per minute. If 8 sprinkler heads are flowing at the same time, how many gallons of water will be released in 5 minutes?

  1. 23 gallons
  2. 80 gallons
  3. 90 gallons
  4. 400 gallons
  5. 2000 gallons