JumpStart – Mathematics & Analytics Skills Check 1

A bakery uses 3 cups of flour to make one loaf of bread. If the bakery wants to make 45 loaves of bread, how many cups of flour does it need? 

A company conducted a survey to find out the age distribution of its employees. The results were recorded as follows: 

20 employees are between the ages of 18 and 25 

45 employees are between the ages of 26 and 35 

35 employees are between the ages of 36 and 45 

15 employees are between the ages of 46 and 55 

5 employees are over 55 

What percentage of employees are over 35 years old? 

There were a total of 28 football games in the season, and nine were played at night. The season is played for seven months. How many games are played each month if each month has the same number of games?

Suppose a restaurant has a menu with 50 different dishes, and each dish can be prepared in one of 5 different styles. In how many ways can a customer order a meal consisting of an appetizer, a main course, and a dessert, with each dish prepared in a different style? 

Alfredo bought five dozen eggs from the grocery store to bake some cakes. How many eggs did Alfredo buy?

John had $378 in his bank account. He withdrew $125 on Monday, $85 on Wednesday, and $45 on Friday. On Saturday, John deposited $150. How much money does John have in his account now? 

A survey was conducted among 500 students to find out their favorite subject. The results were recorded as follows: 

150 students chose Math 

100 students chose Science 

75 students chose English 

50 students chose History 

25 students chose Art 

100 students chose other subjects 

What percentage of students chose Math or Science as their favorite subject? 

Juanita has 10 pieces of gum to share with her friends. There wasn’t enough gum for all her friends, so she went to the store to get 3 more pieces. How many pieces of gum does Juanita have now?

A construction company is building a bridge across a river that is 100 meters wide. The bridge is designed to have a ramp at each end, with each ramp being 50 meters long. Additionally, the bridge will be supported by 10 pillars, with each pillar being 5 meters apart from the next. If each pillar costs $10,000 to install and the cost of building the bridge and ramps per meter is $50,000, what is the total cost of building the bridge, including the ramps? 

Jason earns $12.50 an hour cleaning houses. If he works from 9:00am to 5:00pm, how much money will he make?

The below pie chart shows the favorite fruit of people in a survey:

If 34 people chose Apples as their favorite fruit, how many people were surveyed in total?

Based on the graph below, what is the closest approximate total profit for all five regions?

The following pie chart shows the colors of cars at a dealership. There are 20 more blue cars than white cars. Assuming all slices of the pie chart are equal, how many cars are there?

Which statement is true regarding the distribution of the graph above?

   is equivalent to which fraction, decimal, or percentage?

Which of these numbers is out of place?

Which of the following numbers is out of place?

Complete the sequence:  1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ___ 

Complete the sequence:  2, 5, 10, 17, 26, __