Basic Math in Allied Health Exam Test Questions with Correct Rationales

Basic Math in Allied Health Exam Test Questions with Correct Rationales What is the sum of the following: 3 3/4 + 1 1/2? - Ans: 5 1/4 Edgar Anderson earns $200 a week plus a 15% commission on all sales over $1,000. If Mr. Anderson's sales for one week are $2,500, what is his gross pay for that week? - Ans: $425 A shipping company charged $15 to ship a package and 5% to insure the package. What was the total cost to ship this particular item? - Ans: $15.75 A quote you received from a local restaurant is $625 for a business luncheon. The restaurant owner tells you the price with gratuity is $720. How much did the owner add for gratuity? - Ans: $95 If you work 37.5 hours per week at $10.65 per hour, how much is your gross pay for a two-week period? (round off your answer to the nearest cent) - Ans: If you borrow $1,700 at 7% simple interest, how much interest will you pay? - Ans: $119 6 grams of medication were ordered, but it only comes in milligrams. What is the mg dose? - Ans: 6,000 The exchange rate of U.S. dollars to British pounds is .63. You have $4,000 to convert to British pounds. How many British pounds will you receive? - Ans: 2520 pounds Last year the company you work for did $232,000 in business. This year you anticipate an increase of 7%. How much business do you expect to do this year? - Ans: $248,240 Rob Polanski is a tractor salesman. Last week his total sales amounted to $38,642.00 and received $2,704.94 in commission. What is his rate of commission? - Ans: 7% One of your delivery trucks traveled 1,200 miles on 55 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon did the truck get? (round off your answer to the nearest hundredth) - Ans: 21.82 Which of the following is an example of an improper fraction? - Ans: 10/3 An invoice quotes a price of $620 subject to discounts of 30%, 15%, and 5%. What is the selling price? (round off your answer to the nearest cent) - Ans: $350.46 Carole earns $2.50 for each gadget she completes. What was her gross pay if she completed 145 gadgets last week? - Ans: $362.50 At the beginning of the week, a particular stock sold for 29 3/8 per share. At the end of the same week it sold for 31 2/8. What was the amount of increase per share? - Ans: 1 7/8 Which prefix means 1/10 of a unit in the metric system? - Ans: deci Which of the following is an example of a proper fraction? - Ans: 3/4 Last week you worked the following hours: Monday 5 1/2 Wednesday 6 3/4 Friday 4 1/2 How many hours did you work in all last week? - Ans: 16 3/4 What is the interest on $800 at 6% for 4 years? - Ans: $192.00