HESI A2 MATH WORD PROBLEMS EXAM QUESTIONS

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HESI A2 MATH WORD PROBLEMS EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -62 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Farmer Juan finds that it takes 2 chickens to produce 6 eggs. How many chickens will he need to produce 54 eggs.

Answer:

2:6::x:54 54x2 = 108 108/6 = 18 chickens Question 2: An accountant counts his money and finds that out of 35 bills, 20% are $1 bills, 43% are $5 bills, 6% are $10 bills, and 31% are $20 bills. How many $5 bills does the accountant have? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is necessary, round to the nearest whole number.)

Answer:

35 bills total $5 bills = 43%

43% = 0.43

35 x 0.35 = 15.75

Round to the nearest whole number: 15

Question 3: A school has 6,190 students. There are already 216. How many more teachers are needed?

Answer:

6190/216 = 29

Question 4: The doctor tells the patient to cut back on coffee. The patient usually have four 8oz cups of coffee per day. If the doctor told him to cit back by 25%, how many ounces of coffee can the patient have each day? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is necessary, round to the nearest whole number.)

Answer:

4x8 = 32 oz per day

25% = 0.25

32/0.25 = 24 ounces Question 5: A man is reading a thick book. If he reads two chapters a day, how long will it take him to read the book if there are 6 pages per chapter and 798 pages?

Answer:

6x2 = 12 pages per chapter 798/12 = 66.5 or 66 1/2 Question 6: A birthday packet provides 50 balloons. How many packets does mom need to buy for her son if he is inviting 100 friends?

Answer:

100 + 1 = 101

101/50 = 2.02

Round to the nearest whole number = 3 Question 7: A nurse is reviewing a daily intake and output (I&O) of w patient consuming a clear diet. The intimacy drainage bag denotes a total of 1000mL for the past 24 hours.

The total intake is:

• 8 oz cups or coffee
• 16 oz serving of clear soup
• pint of water consumes throughout the day

How much is the deficit in millimeters? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is necessary round to the nearest whole number.)

Answer:

1oz = 30mL

• pint = 2 cups

1000mL = 24 hrs 2x8 = 16oz of coffee 16oz of clear soup

Pints of water: 2x8 = 16oz

16+16+16 = 48oz 48x30 = 1440mL 1440-1000= 440mL

Question 8: There are 48 students in a class 7 out of 8 are females what percent are females.

Answer:

7:8::x:100 7x100 = 700

700/8 = 87.5

Rounded to nearest whole number: 87

Question 9: A newborn weighs 8 pounds 5 ounces. There were 453.59 grams per pound. What's is the infants weight in grams?

Answer:

1lb = 16oz

8+5/16 = 8.3125

8.3125 x 453.69 = 3770.46 Round to nearest whole number = 3770 grams Question 10: Two building in downtown Chicago stand across the river from each other. The first buildings height is 1,700 feet and it casts a shadow of 525 feet long. If the second building's height is 1,450 feet, how long will it's shadow be at the same time of day. (Round to the nearest foot.)

Answer:

1700:525::1450:x 1450x525 = 761,250

761,250/1700 = 447.7

Round to the nearest foot: 448ft

Question 11: A ride require 48 inches. What height would you have to be in feet to ride it ?

Answer:

1ft = 12 inches 48/12 = 4ft Question 12: A seamstress is measuring a model for a new dress. The tape measure is marker in centimeters. The seamstress needs to convert that measurement into inches. If the models waist measurement is 65.4 cm, what's is the conversion in inches.?

Answer:

2.54cm = 1 inch 65.4/2.54 = 25.74 inches

Question 13: A teacher is preparing a snack for the class. In order to prepare the powdered drink, the aide must convert the directions from metric. The directions say, "Dilute contents of the package in 2 liters of water." The wide has a measuring device marker in ounces. How many ounces of water should be used? (Enter the number value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

Answer:

1L = 1000mL 1oz= 30mL 2x1000 = 2000mL

2000/30 = 66.7

Question 14: Two workers can finish building a play set in 28 hours. How long will it take 4 workers to build 3 play sets?

Answer:

• workers = 18 hours
• workers = 1 play set
• workers = 9 hours
• workers= 3 playsets

9x3 = 27 hours Question 15: A train takes 1:45 while traveling at a constant speed of 65mph to arrive to arrive at

the destination at 3:15 . How many miles did the train travel?

Answer:

1:45 to 3:15 = 1.5 hours 1.5 x 65 = 97.5 miles Question 16: Sarah ran a 24 mile race. She ran 6 miles in 1.6 hours, 6 miles in 1.2 hours, 6 miles in 1.3 hours, 6 miles in 1.5 hours. How long did it take her to finish the race?

Answer:

1+1.2+1.3+1.5+1.6 = 5.3 hours Question 17: A future nurse has an exam on Monday. She started studying Friday at 8:00 pm and stopped Sunday at 10:00 pm. She slept twice for 5 hours on Friday and Saturday. She also stopped four times for 1 hour each to take a break and eat. How long did she study for?

Answer:

Friday 8pm - Sunday 10pm = 50 hours Friday & Saturday = 10 hours for sleeping 4hrs to break and eat 50 - 10 - 4 = 36 hours