Culinary Math Pre-Test - Michael DelaPaz | Library

Instructions

Work on each problem in the space provided and put the final answer in the blank spcae.

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If a cook works 38 hours in one week and 39 hours the next week, what is the total number of hours worked by the cook in the two week period?  _______ 

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A spice mix recipe calls for 8 cups of salt, 6 cups of ground pepper, and 2 cups of garlic powder.  How many cups of spice mix will the recipe make?_______ 

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A banquet hall has 3 rooms available for events.  One room holds 252 people, another holds 180 people, and the smallest room holds 75 people.  If each room is filled to capacity, how many people can the banquet hall serve?_______ 

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An Italian restaurant has room to seat 80 people.  If there are already 68 people seated in the restaurant, how many more people can the restaurant seat before running out of room?_______ 

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If 50 pounds of pork shoulder is smoked to make pulled pork and during the smoking the pork shoulder loses a total of 4 pounds of moisture and fat, what is the remaining weight of the pork shoulder?_______ 

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A wedding reception for 300 people has been scheduled. Each person could choose either prime rib or tilapia as a main course.  If 160 people choose prime rib, how many people chose tilapia?_______ 

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If there is room to store 12 cases of salt and there are only 4 cases in storage, how many more cases of salt can be placed in storage?_______ 

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One linen table cloth is required for each of the 54 tables at a banquet.  There are only 12 linen table cloths in the banquet hall storeroom.  How many additional tablecloths are needed?_______ 

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A recipe for punch requires 8 quarts of orange juice concentrate, 2 quarts of cranberry juice, and enough water to make a total of 14 quarts of punch.  How much water is needed for the recipe?_______ 

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If a package of cupcake liners contains 75 liners, how many liners are there in 13 packages_______ 

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For a wine tasting event, each person needs 2 white wine glasses and 3 red wine glasses.  If 153 people are attending the event, what is the total number of wine glasses needed?_______ 

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A banquet room has been set up with 10 tables that each have 8 seats.  If 78 people show up for the banquet, how many empty seats will there be?_______ 

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If each chafing dish holds 40 servings of food, how many servings are conatained in 5 chafing dishes?_______ 

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A coffee shop has ordered new furniture consisting of 8 tables that come with 4 chairs each, 10 tables that come with 2 chairs each, and 4 tables that come with 3 chairs each.  How many chairs have been ordered?_______ 

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A juice bar placed an order with a local fruit market for 1 box of ugli fruit (32 per box), 1 box of coconuts (9 per box), 4 boxes of grapefruit (6 per box), and 2 boxes of star fruit (18 per box).  How many individual pieces of fruit were ordered_______ 

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Pasta is served as part of a buffet.  Assuming that each person would eat 4 ounces of pasta, how many ounces of pasta would be needed for a party of 200 people_______ 

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A restaurant was remodeled to contain 16 booths that seat 4 people each, 20 tables that seat 4 people each, 8 tables that seat 2 people each, and a counter with seating for 8 people.  What is the maximum number of people that can be seated?_______ 

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A 3 gallon tub of ice cream contains 96 scoops of ice cream.  If a sundae is made with 2 scoops of ice cream, how many sundaes can be made from a 3 gallon tub?_______ 

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A decorative butter mold is used to make 24 pats of butter.  If every person is expected to use 2 pats of butter at a luncheon for 36 people, how many molds will be needed?_______ 

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If each chafing dish holds 10 pounds of sliced meat and 30 pounds of sliced meat are to be served for brunch, how many chafing dishes will be needed?_______ 

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For an afternoon tea, 4 desserts are required per person.  If 96 people have made reservations for the tea, what is the total number of desserts required?_______ 

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At a party for 24 people, beef tenderloin sandwiches will be served as the main course.  A total of 96 ounces of beef tenderloin has been purchased for the sandwiches.  If one sandwich is made for each person, how many ounces of beef tenderloin will be used for each sandwich?_______ 

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A bridal shower is booked for 240 people.  How many tables would have to be set up if 8 people sat at each table?_______ 

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Take home gifts, each containing 2 pieces of chocholate, are being made for an engagement party.  The chocholates can be purchased in boxes of 24 chocolates per box.  How many boxes of chocolate are needed to create take-home gifts for 72 people?_______ 

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After checking a delivery for 20 dozen eggs, 6 eggs were found to be cracked.  How many eggs were not cracked?_______ 