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Apprenticeship and Workplace Math 10 Module 4 Practice Test Paper Course

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Apprenticeship and Workplace Math 10 (Paper)

Module 4 Practice Test

The suggested time for the actual test is 1.5 to 2 hours. It will include a number

of questions which you should be able to do without a calculator.

FORMULA SHEET

At the end of the practice test



PART A

1. Which of the following is a ratio that would be in proportion to 27

18?

A. 3

1

B. 3

2

C. 2

3

D. 1

3

1. _____________ 2. Jim bought 4 L of juice for $6.50. Jon bought 12 -300 mL cans for $6.25. Determine which

purchase was a better buy and by how much per unit price. A. Jon by $0.11

B. Jim by $0.11 cents

C. Jon by 25 cents

D. Both purchases are the same unit price.

2. _____________

3. The cost of 12 hamburger buns is $3.49 and the cost of 8 hamburger patties is $9.50. Calculate the unit price of one hamburger [bun and patty]

A. $1.12 per burger

B. $1.48 per burger

C. $1.08 per burger

D. $1.62 per burger 3. _____________



4. Solve the following ratio for the variable x . 7

52

x

A. 0.36

B. 2.8

C. 3.3

D. 17

4. _____________ 5. Calculate the unit price per 100 grams if four hundred grams of hamburger costs $4.50.

A. $1.13 per 100 grams

B. $0.89 per 100 grams

C. $1.25 per 100 grams

D. $.98 per 100 grams

5. _____________ 6. Three retailers sell the same type of coffee beans for the following prices:

Store A - 500 g for $7.69

Store B – 0.800 kg for $13.25

Store C – 1.5 kg for $20.00

Organize the cost of the coffee in the stores from most expensive too least expensive. A. Store A, Store B, Store C

B. Store B, Store A, Store C

C. Store C, Store B, Store A

D. They all charge the same unit price for the juice

6. _____________



7. A nut mixture has the following characteristics 8 parts peanuts, 3 parts cashews, and 4 parts

almonds. What ratio would represent the proportion of almonds in the entire mixture?

A. 8

4

B. 15

4

C. 4

15

D. 12

4

7. _____________

8. At Cell phone Company advertises 100 minutes of airtime that costs $23. Which proportion

would help you determine how much 140 minutes would cost?

A.140

10023$

x B.

100

14023$

x

C. 140100

23$ x D.

x

140

100

23$

8. _____________ 9. Sue orders soup at the local restaurant for lunch. It costs $5.75. The grocery store sells soup for

6.99 per Litre. If each Litre could make 4 bowls of soup, how many times more expensive is it for Sue to eat out compared to eating it at home?

A. Approximately 3 times more expensive.

B. . Approximately 4 times more expensive.

C. Approximately 5 times more expensive.

D. Approximately 10 times more expensive

9. _____________



10. If Joe can wash 15 windows in 4 hours, how many could he wash in a weeks worth of work. One work week is 5 days long with 7.5 hours a day

A. 130

B. 140

C. 150

D. 160

11. The cost of a Book for a retailer is $12.55. If they were marked up 45 percent, what would it be

sold for? .

11. _____________ 12. Staples had calculators on at $139.99 on sale at 15% off. What is the cost of the calculator?

12. _____________

13. A retailer bought cards from a manufacturer for $0.45 each and plans to sell them for $3.25 each.

What is the percent mark-up?

13. _____________



14. A new lawn mower was listed for $625.95 at a local retailer. The retailer was offering the

buyers a 20 percent discount off the regular price and an additional 5 percent if they bought a lawn mower on the first Saturday of the month. What is the amount of the discount if a customer bought a mower on Saturday, June 1?

14. _____________

15. Calculate the taxes due if a TV was purchased in Regina, Saskatchewan for $1299.90. Saskatchewan charges 5% GST and 5% PST.

15. _____________

16. Andy buys a painting in Sooke, British Columbia that is regularly priced at

$225 on sale for 15 percent off. What would she pay including all taxes? BC charges 12% HST.

16. _____________

17. Mira is considering a trip to Germany and is wondering how many Euros currency she would receive for $1800 Canadian. The buy rate from the banks was 1.2568 and the sell rate from the banks was 1.500?

17. _____________



18. Armit wanted to purchase $350 US for an upcoming trip to the United States. How much would it cost him in Canadian dollars if the buy rate from the banks was 0.9806 and the sell rate from the banks was 1.0332?

18. _____________

19. When Lara returned from a two month trip to Japan she wanted to sell 110 000 Yen, how many

Canadian dollars would he receive for the 110 000 Yen if the buy rate from the banks was 0.011647?

19. _____________

20. Angela spent three months in Great Britain and when she returned she wanted to exchange her

British Pounds for US dollars. If she had 600 GBP what would he receive in US dollars if the buy

rate from the bank was 1.6532?

20. _____________



John’s time card is shown below. Answer the next two questions 21 and 22 using information on this time card.

21. How many hours and minutes did John work for the week shown? Assume no breaks.

21. _____________

22. If John is paid his regular wage for any hours up to 37 in one week and overtime for any hours over 37 in one week, how many overtime hours did she work this week?

22. _____________

23. Sally works 35 hours per week and earns $10.25 per hour. She is offered a 8% pay raise if she

stays with the company one year. Calculate how much her raise would be per hour.

23. _____________

24. Helen worked 33 hours in one week and earned $404.25, what is her hourly wage?

24. _____________

Monday 10 AM 4 PM

Tuesday 11 AM 6 PM

Wednesday 11 AM 6:30 PM

Thursday 11 AM 9 PM

Friday 11:30 AM 9:15 PM

Saturday 8 AM 3 PM

Name: John Smith Week: June 15

Day Start Time End Time



25. Marc has taken a commission to paint a portrait. He is to be paid $4800 for the work and once he was finished he calculated he was paid $32 dollars an hour. How long did the mask take him to complete?

25. _____________ 26. Domingo earns $13 dollars per hour and works 37.5 hours per week. He is paid double time for

all hours worked over 37.5 in one week. Last week John was paid $585, how many overtime hours did he work that week?

26. _____________

27. Patrick is paid time and a half for overtime at 28 dollars an hour. What is his regular wage?

27. _____________

28. Kristi works in a coffee shop in Courtney, British Columbia. She is paid minimum wage [$8 per hour in BC] and averaged $15 per shift in tips during the week. She works 6 shifts a week and each shift is 8 hours long. How much were her gross earnings for the week?

28. _____________ 29. Jordan works as a chef at a restaurant and is paid $12.50 per hour plus he gets 15 percent of all

the servers tips each evening. One shift he worked eight hours and the serving staff earned $800 in tips that shift. What would his gross pay be for that evening?

29. _____________



30. Breanne has a choice of how to be paid for a part time job selling clothing. She is offered a 12

percent commission on all her sales during the month. If she sold $900 worth of clothing, what would her gross earnings be for the month?

30. _____________

31. A contractor was hired to complete a kitchen renovation. He will be paid $17250 for the job.

His costs are as follows:

Materials - $12000 Finishing carpenter - $25 per hour If the job took 25 hours to complete, what was the contractor’s payment?

31. _____________

32. Lee has a commercial crabbing license in Steveston, British Columbia. He estimates that to run

his boat costs him $7000 for the 12 week season. If he sells his catch for an average of $8.25 a pound, how many pounds of crab must he sell so that he clears at least $9000 for the season?

32. _____________

33. George the construction site foreman is paid a bonus of $2000 at the end of the year. His regular

salary is $5500 per month. By what percentage did his annual income increase with the bonus?

33. _____________



34. Emily’s gross earning for one week were $625. What would her net income be if her deductions totalled 27%

34. _____________

35. If Sally earns an annual salary of $21 840 and is paid weekly. How much would she pay in

Employment Insurance premiums for the year? Use the chart to determine the EI rate.

35. _____________

36. Meagan is paid $22 per hour and works 27 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. Calculate how much she would pay into the Canada Pension plan per year. The deduction for CPP contributions is 4.95% of gross pay

36. _____________



37. Using the table provided determine how much Federal Income Tax an employee would have deducted if they earned $432 in one week and were assigned claim code 2.

37. ____________

PART B 1. Which is least expensive, 2.0 L of pop selling for $3.99, or 333 ml

bottles of the same pop selling for $0.85? Compare the 100 ml unit price for each. 1) ___________________________ 2. A sound system originally priced at $1200 has been reduced by $350.

a) What is the percent of the discount?

a) _________________________ 2 marks



b) What is the new selling price?

b) _________________________ 1 mark

c) If the system was purchased in Calgary, Alberta and cost $899 what would the total price be

including taxes? Alberta only charges 5% GST tax.

c) _________________________

3. IBM has offices around the world. The wage that a technician earns in the United States is $23.50

per hour; in Germany the same technician earns 35 Euros per hour. Compare the wages in the US and Germany and state which wage is higher and by how much in US dollars. Use an exchange rate of 1 USD is equal to 0.7656 Euros.

3) _________________________

4. Caroline works in her family restaurant waiting on tables. She is $8.25 per hour for all hours up to 37 in one week and then time and a half for any hours over 37 worked in one week. She averages $325 per week in tips of which she must pay the kitchen staff 25 percent. What would her gross earnings for a week be in which she worked 45 hours?

4) _________________________



5. An employee is offered a job but must choose how they will be paid. They are expected to work

120 hours per month.

Option one: $15 per hour plus 1% commission on company sales

Option two: No hourly wage

2% commission on company sales up to $60000 4% commission on company sales over $60000

Which would be the highest paying option and by how much if the company averages $90000 in sales each month?

5) _________________________



6. David works in a manufacturing plant in Richmond, British Columbia. He works 36 hours per

week, 42 weeks per year and is paid $10.50 per hour.

a. Calculate deductions for Federal and Provincial Income Tax, Employment Insurance Premiums and Canada Pension Plan contributions from the appropriate deduction tables. His claim code is 1. (1 mark each)

Fedreral Income tax: _________________________

Provincial Income tax: _________________________

Employment Insurance: _________________________

Canada Pension Plan: _________________________

b. Calculate his total deductions for the week. b) _________________________

c. Calculate his net pay for the week.

c) _________________________

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