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ELSEVIER HESI MATH EXAM QUESTIONS
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-Guarantee passing score -30 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Ratio and proportion: x:80 :: 12:160
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6 Question 2: A patient is on a fluid restricted diet with a limit of 1.6 liters per day. The patient's breakfast consisted of a 300-milliliter cup of coffee and a piece of fruit equal to 100 milliliters of fluid. What percent of the patient's daily fluid limit was consumed during breakfast? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is necessary, round to the nearest whole percent.)
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25 Question 3: Convert the following decimal to a percentage: 0.096 _____%
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9.6 Question 4: Multiply: .04 × 41.002 =
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1.64008
Question 5: Divide: 14.2 ÷ 26 (Round to the nearest hundredth.)
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0.55 Question 6: Dosing instructions for ibuprofen suspension call for 5 milligrams (mg) per kilogram of body weight for a single dose. If a child weighs 22 pounds and the concentration of the suspension is 100 mg/5 milliliters (mL), how many mL should the child receive per dose? (1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds). (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is necessary, round to the nearest tenth.)
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2.5 Question 7: A distance runner drinks 4,500 milliliters of water per day. How many liters per day does she drink?
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4.5 Question 8: Ratio and proportion: 9:x :: 81:9
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X= 1 Question 9: Ratio and proportion: 14:4 :: x:0.2
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0.7 Question 10: Divide: 12.4 ÷ 1.6 = (If rounding is necessary, round to the nearest hundredth.)
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7.75 Question 11: Subtract: 1.193 ? 0.214 =
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0.979
Question 12: A shift worker clocks in at 1730 hours and clocks out at 0330 hours. How long was the shift?
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10 hours Question 13: A patient is instructed to reduce his daily carbohydrate intake to 45% of total calories. If the patient consumes 2,500 calories per day, how many calories should come from carbohydrates? (Enter numeric value only with no commas.)
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1125 Question 14: A pediatrician prescribes amoxicillin for a 3-month-old patient. The recommended dose is 20 mg/kg/day divided into two doses per day. If the patient weighs 13.2 pounds, what is the correct number of milligrams per dose?
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60 Question 15: A prescription reads: "Take 15 milliliters of medication 2 times a day." If the bottle of medicine contains 354 milliliters, how many days will the medication last? (Round to the nearest whole number.)
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12 days Question 16: Subtract: 14.7 ? 9.8 =
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4.9 Question 17: Solve for x: 8x ? (?3) = 31
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3.5
Question 18: ? 2x + y2 ? z if x = 2, y = 4, and z= ? 7
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19
Question 19: A patient is placed on oral steroids with instructions to taper the dose over a 3-week period. The patient is to take 50 mg/day during week
- The dose is to be reduced by 20% for week
- In week 3, the dosage from week 2 is to be reduced by 50%. What is the correct dosage per
day for week 3 (in mg)?
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20 Question 20: Multiply: (9.2)(2.6)
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23.92 Question 21: Convert the following regular time to military time: 4:15 pm (use hh:mm format)
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16:15
Question 22: The bottle-feeding recommendation for a 4-month-old baby is 150 ml of formula per kilogram of body weight per day. If the baby weighs 15.4 pounds, how many milliliters of formula should the baby receive per day? (2.2 pounds = 1 kg)
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1,050 Question 23: Add: 11.33 + 19.08 =
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30.41 Question 24: A patient is to receive a dose of pain medication every 8 hours. If the first dose is given at 11 PM, what time should the next dose be given? (Give the answer in military time.)
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0700 hours Question 25: Add: 6,147.89 + 17,622.91