ACT ACT Certifications WORKKEYS Questions & Answers

• Question 31:

  Your fish tank has sprung a leak and needs to be replaced. Its dimensions are 3-feet by 2-feet 3-inches by 4-feet 6-inches. The new tanks are only available in metric sizes. Which of the following tanks is closest in size to your original tank?

  A. 0.91m; 69 cm; 1.37 m

  B. 14 cm; 11 cm; 21cm

  C. 0.91 m; 65 cm; 0.137 cm

  D. 0.95 m; 70 cm; 1.42 m

  E. 0.91 m; 68 cm; 1.6 cm

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 32:

  Mitchell needs to find a container than can hold a large amount of water. There are various sizes from which to choose. Which of the following shapes would offer the greatest volume when filled?

  A. a cube with side length of 80 feet

  B. a cylinder with a diameter of 90 feet and a height of 7 feet

  C. a ball with a radius of 50 feet

  D. a ball with a diameter of 90 feet

  E. a cylinder with a radius of 70 feet and a height of 30 feet

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 33:

  Your sister's birthday is coming up and you are going to mail her birthday present. The box has the following dimensions: length = 50 inches; width = 23 inches; height = 36 inches. You must allow an additional 5% for overlapping. Approximately how much wrapping paper will you need to wrap the present?

  

  A. Option A

  B. Option B

  C. Option C

  D. Option D

  E. Option E

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 34:

  A train must travel to a certain town in 6 days. The town is 3450 miles away. The train must travel an average of how many miles each day in order reach its destination on time?

  A. 500

  B. 525

  C. 550

  D. 575

  E. 600

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 35:

  Pencils at the school bookstore cost 8 cents each. Jonathon buys 3 pencils and his sister buys 4 pencils. What is the total cost of the pencils?

  A. $0.24

  B. $0.32

  C. $0.40

  D. $0.56

  E. $0.96

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 36:

  How many inches are there in 4 feet?

  A. 12

  B. 24

  C. 36

  D. 48

  E. 52

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 37:

  You want to make lemonade for the office picnic. The recipe calls for 4 scoops of lemonade mix to one quart of water. You need to make 6 quarts. How many scoops of lemonade mix do you need?

  A. 4

  B. 8

  C. 10

  D. 12

  E. 24

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 38:

  An elevator has a maximum weight capacity of two tons. What is the greatest number of people, each weighing 170 pounds that can ride in the elevator without exceeding the maximum capacity?

  A. 10

  B. 11

  C. 12

  D. 23

  E. 24

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 39:

  The sophomore class needs 500 cups for a dance. They have 120 cups. Paper cups come in packages of 20. How many packages should they buy?

  A. 9 boxes

  B. 19 boxes

  C. 38 boxes

  D. 120 boxes

  E. 380 boxes

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 40:

  Nicholas has strep throat. His doctors order an injection of 300,000 units of penicillin. The penicillin vial reads 150,000 units per cc. How many ccs did the doctor give Nicholas?

  A. 1

  B. 1 cc

  C. 1 1/2 cc

  D. 1 3/4 cc

  E. 2 cc

  Correct Answer: E