HESI A2 MATH PROBLEMS EXAM QUESTIONS

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HESI A2 MATH PROBLEMS EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: A dice is rolled. What is the probability of getting 5?

Answer:

16.6%. so 1/6=x/100, x=100:6=16.666=16.6

Question 2: A ride requires you to be 48 inches what height would you have to be in feet to ride it. 4ft.

Answer:

6.66 - 7days Question 3: The physician tells a woman who usually drinks 5 cup of coffee daily to cut down her consumption by 75%. If this complaint with physician's instructions, how many ounces of coffee is she allowed daily? I got 3.75.

Answer:

The answer is 10. It's asking for ounces so you have to convert cups to ounces first. 5 cups times 8 ounces is 40 ounces. She's allowed 25%, so 40 ounces times .25= 10 ounces Question 4: The paper clip an office worker mails 25 envelopes to customers each day. Every envelope contains 3 reports with a paper clip contains 3 report with a paper clip on each one.The supply of paper clip is provided in boxes of 500. How many days will it take for the clerk to use up one box of paper clips?

Answer:

6.66 0r 7 days Question 5: A library contains 67, 982 books. The children's section represents 1/3 of the total books. Of the remaining books, 75% are fiction. How many books are in the fiction section?

Answer:

33,991

Question 6: Cat question there is 7 girls and each girl has 7 cats, how many legs are in the group?

Answer:

210 legs Question 7: If Randy sells 8 times as many vacuum cleaners as Janice, and Janice sells 690 vacuum cleaners per year, on average, how many does Randy sell each month?

Answer:

460 Question 8: John drove for 3 hours at a rate of 50 miles per hour and for 2 hours at 60 miles per hour. What was his average speed for the whole journey?

Answer:

54 mph. 50 miles x 3 hours= 150 60 miles x 2hours= 120 add both numbers together 150 + 120= 270.2nd step. Add the time 3+2= 5 hours. 3rd step. 270/5= 54 mph was the average speed Question 9: 6 clients are throwing a party & each cake serves 24 servings & has a party of 70 &

• staff. How many cakes are needed?

Answer:

• 3/4 cakes

Question 10: Cake question there was a word problem that said 6 clients are throwing a party & each cake serves 24 servings & has a party of 70 & 3 staff. How many cakes are needed?

Answer:

• ¾ cakes

Question 11: A female ran a 24 mile course. Her first 6 miles she ran in 1 hour. The second set of

• miles in 1.2 hours. The third set of 6 miles in 1.5 hours. The fourth set of 6 miles in 1.6 hours.

How did long did it take her to complete the course?

Answer:

5.3 hours

Question 12: Train A leaves the station at 1:45 traveling at a constant speed of 65 mph. If it

arrives at its destination at 3:15, how many miles did it travel?

Answer:

97.5 Question 13: Driving questions a person drove from 8am Tuesday to 5pmWednesday. Total drive 396 miles. He have lunch for 30 mins on Tuesday and go back to drive at 5am Wednesday.On Wednesday he has 30 min for lunch. What is the average speed that he drives?

Answer:

54 Question 14: If Alice consumes two times as many calories as Claire, and Claire consumes 2,500 calories a day. How many calories does Alice consume a week?

Answer:

35,000

Question 15: Sarah ran a 24 mile race. She ran 6 miles in 1 hours, 6 miles in 1.2 hours, and 6 miles in 1.5 hours, 6 miles in 1.6 hours. How long did it take her to finish the race? 5.3 Or 5 ½ hours 11. Two chickens lay 6 eggs in 24 hours. How many chickens will lay 24 eggs in 24 hours?

Answer:

• chickens

Question 16: A man is reading a thick book. If he reads two chapters a day how long it will take him to read the book if there is 6 pages per chapter & 798 pg.?

Answer:

66.5 or 66&1/2 (67 rounded) Question 17: A marathon runner is training for his next race. On his daily run he completes 21.6 mile and burns 2,274 calories. What is his rate of calories burned per mile?

Answer:

105.28

Question 18: Diaper Question A mother changes a baby diaper 6 times a day, how many times does she change it in a year?

Answer:

6x365= 2190

Question 19: A farmer has 240 acres under cultivation at the cost of $188.99 per acre. If he averages a yield of 60 bushels per acre, what profit is expected if the price per bushel is $5.67?

Answer:

36,290.40. First figure out total cost cultivation. $189.99 per acre x 240 acres = $45,357.60 so basically it costs the farmer $45,357.60 to maintain 240 acres. Next, figure out how much he earns per bushel. 60 bushels per acre x 240 acres- 14,400 bushel total. 14,400 x $5.67 (cost per bushel) = $81,648 $81,648 is how much he earns, but you have to subtract $45,357.60 because that's how much he is losing (spending) to maintain his farm $81,648- $45,357.60 = $36,290.40 Question 20: Leslie is blowing up one of her favorite photographs to hang on her wall. If the photo's original length and height were 8 inches and 15 inches, and the new height is 4 feet, how many feet must the new picture be?

Answer:

2.1 Question 21: An office worker mails 25 envelopes to customers each day. Every envelope contains 3 reports with a paper clip on each one. The supply of paper clips is provided in boxes of 500. How many days will it take for the clerk to use up one box of paper clips? .

Answer:

6.66 - 7days Question 22: Balloons question a mom is planning a birthday and wants each kid to have 15 balloons. The balloons come in pack of 50, how many packs will she need for 10 kids?

Answer:

• packs

Question 23: A bowling team consists of 34 members, and 18 are male. If 4 females leave the team, what percent of the remaining members are male?

Answer:

60% Question 24: Two buildings in downtown Chicago stand across the river from each other. The first building's height is 1,700 feet and it casts a shadow that is 525 feet long. If the second building's height is 1,450 feet, how long will its shadow be at the same time of day (round to the nearest foot)?

Answer:

448