HESI A2 2024 MATH EXAM QUESTIONS

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HESI A2 2024 MATH EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: decimal point

Answer:

A SYMBOL USED TO SEPARATE THE ONES PLACE FROM THE TENTHS PLACE IN DECIMALS

• Or dollars from cents in currency

Question 2: what is absolute value?

Answer:

A NUMBERS ABSOLUTE VALUE IS THE DISTANCE AWAY FROM ZERO A NUMBER IS ON THE

NUMBER LINE

Question 3: irrational numbers

Answer:

CANNOT BE WRITTEN AS FRACTIONS OR DECIMALS BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF DECIMAL

PLACES IS INFINITE AND THERE IS NO RECURRING PATTERN OF DIGITS WITHIN THE NUMBER

Question 4: assuming a constant driving speed, the time required for a car trip increases as the distance of the trip increases. is this direct or inverse?

Answer:

DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL

Question 5: integer

Answer:

ANY POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE WHOLE NUMBER INCLUDING 0

• Do not include fractions, decimals, or mixed numbers

Question 6: decimal or base 10 system

Answer:

A NUMBER SYSTEM THAT USES 10 DIFFERENT DIGITS

Question 7: inverse proportion

Answer:

AN INCREASE IN 1 QUANTITY IS ACCOMPANIED BY A DECREASE IN THE OTHER

• Or vice versa

Question 8: if the value of the slope is positive

Answer:

THE LINE HAS AN UPWARD DIRECTION FROM LEFT TO RIGHT

Question 9: single variable linear expression

Answer:

THE SUM OF A SINGLE VARIABLE TERM WHERE THE VARIABLE HAS NO EXPONENT AND A

CONSTANT WHICH MAY BE 0

EX: 2w + 7 has 2w as the variable term and 7 as the constant term

Question 10: what is the place value in order?

Answer:

THOUSANDS, HUNDREDS, TENS, ONES, TENTHS, HUNDREDTHS, THOUSANDTHS

Question 11: rational numbers

Answer:

INCLUDE ALL INTEGERS, DECIMALS, AND FRACTIONS

• Any terminating or repeating decimal number is this term.

Question 12: real numbers

Answer:

THE SET OF ALL RATIONAL AND IRRATIONAL NUMBERS

Question 13: even number

Answer:

ANY INTEGER THAT CAN BE DIVIDED BY 2 W/O LEAVING A REMAINDER

Question 14: composite number

Answer:

ANY WHOLE NUMBER GREATER THAN 1 THAT HAS MORE THAN 2 DIFFERENT FACTORS

• Any whole number not a prime number

EX: 8 has the factors of 1,2,4 and 8

Question 15: constant of proportionality

Answer:

2 QUANTITIES HAVE A PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIP SO THIS EXISTS B/W THE QUANTITIES

• The product of this constant and one of the quantities is equal to the other quantity.

Question 16: when estimating a sum all numbers must be

Answer:

ROUNDED TO THE SAME LEVEL

Question 17: odd number

Answer:

ANY INTEGER THAT CANNOT BE DIVIDED EVENLY BY 2

Question 18: decimal place

Answer:

THE POSITION OF A NUMBER TO THE RIGHT OF THE DECIMAL POINT

Question 19: the constant of proportionality is?

Answer:

THE UNIT PRICE

Question 20: variable term

Answer:

THE PRODUCT OF A REAL NUMBER

• Also called a coefficient
• One or more variable, each of which may be raised to an exponent

Question 21: slope formula

Answer:

M = (Y2-Y1) / ( X2- X1)

• On a graph with 2 points, (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)
• M stands for slope

Question 22: if the value of the slope is negative

Answer:

THE LINE HAS A DOWNWARD DIRECTION FROM LEFT TO RIGHT

Question 23: proportions

Answer:

A RELATIONSHIP B/W 2 QUANTITIES THAT DICTATES HOW ONE CHANGES WHEN THE OTHER

CHANGES

Question 24: unit rate

Answer:

A QUANTITY OF ONE THING IN TERMS OF ONE UNIT OF ANOTHER

• The denominator is always 1
• Used to compare different situations to solve problems

Ex: deciding the best deal of a product

Question 25: ratio

Answer:

A COMPARISON OF 2 QUANTITIES IN A PARTICULAR ORDER

• Reduced to their smallest whole number

Question 26: what is rounding?

Answer:

REDUCING THE DIGITS IN A NUMBER WHILE STILL TRYING TO KEEP THE VALUE SIMILAR