HESI MATH WORD PROBLEMS EXAM QUESTIONS

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HESI MATH WORD PROBLEMS EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -58 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: A bookstore has 50% more fantasy books than biographies. What is the ratio of fantasy books to biographies?

Answer:

If there are 50% more fantasy books than biographies, then we can create false numbers and say that if there are 100 biographies, there will be 150 fantasy books. The ratio of fantasy books to biographies, then, is 150: 100. dividing by 50, the ratio simplifies to 3:2 Question 2: 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:

If Alice consumes twice as many calories as Claire, and Claire consumes 2,500 every day, then Alice will consume 5,000 per day. The question asks how many calories Alice will consume in a week, so: 5,000*7= 35,000 calories Question 3: There are 2.2 pounds in a kilogram. If a patient's weighs 198 pounds, what is his mass in kilograms?

Answer:

90

Question 4: Carmen took four exams this semester. Her scores were 80%, 78%, 84%, and 98%.What was Carmen's average score for the semester?

Answer:

85% Question 5: There are 2.2 pounds in a kilogram. If a patient's mass is 75 kilograms, how many pounds does he weigh?

Answer:

165 Question 6: SUBTRACTING THE FRACTIONS:Alan is making a table. The table will be 6 1/2 feet long and 4 feet wide. The board for the table is 7 7/8 feet long and 4 feet wide. How much of the board will Alan need to cut off?

Answer:

• 3/8

Question 7: John has monthly income of $3,820.00. His monthly mortgage is $1,375.20. What percentage of John's monthly income remains after he pays his mortgage?

Answer:

64% Question 8: If Andy runs five times as long as Jake, and Jake runs 24.5 miles each week, how many miles does Andy run in a day?

Answer:

17.5

Question 9: What is the freezing point of water in Fahrenheit?

Answer:

32? Fahrenheit Question 10: A baker can bake 4 cakes with 10 cups of sugar. If he has a 30c bag that is 1/2 full, how many cakes bake?

Answer:

If the 30c bag of sugar is 1/2 full, there are 15c left. If the baker can bake 4 cakes with 10 c, he can bake

• with
• therefore, he can bake 2*3=6cakes

Question 11: A circuit consists of three resistors in series with a 10v power supply. Each resistor has a resistance of 5 ohms. What is the current flowing in the circuit?

Answer:

0.67 Question 12: If it is 86? Fahrenheit outside, what is the temperature in degrees Celsius?

Answer:

30? Celsius Question 13: There are 1,600 students at a university. 24% of students are sophomores, 20% are juniors, and 28% are seniors. How many students at the university are freshmen?

Answer:

448

Question 14: Quantitative

Answer:

data can be counted, measured, and expressed using numbers Question 15: Sixteen percent of Jen's monthly income goes to her car payment. Her car payment is $300.00. What is her monthly income?

Answer:

$1,875.00

Question 16: If it is 98.6? Fahrenheit outside, what is the temperature in degrees Celsius?

Answer:

37? Celsius Question 17: If a spring is being stretched 5 cm with a force 15 kg, how far (cm) will it stretch if the force is increased to 24 kg?

Answer:

8 Question 18: DIVIDE THE FRACTIONS AND REDUCE:Danny has 11 1/4 cups of chocolate syrup.He is going to make chocolate sundaes for his friends. Each sundae will have 3/4 cup of chocolate. How many sundaes can Danny make?

Answer:

15

Question 19: A chart describes the types of entries into Evansdale's Annual Culinary Contest.What is the ratio of sandwich (8) entries to soup (6) entries?

Answer:

4:3

Question 20: Jackie is taking two courses this semester. Her anatomy class is three credits and costs $295.50 per credit. Her biology class is four credits and costs $270.10 per credit. How much will Jackie pay in tuition this semester?

Answer:

$1,966.90

Question 21: Kathryn made a trip to her cabin on the lake and back. On the trip there she drove 40.5 km/h and on the return trip she went 36 km/h. How long did the trip there take if the return trip took 0.9 hrs?

Answer:

.8 Question 22: Cheryl has $4,400.00 in her savings account. Her savings account earned her 6% in interest. How much interest did Cheryl gain?

Answer:

$264.00

Question 23: MULTIPLY THE FRACTIONS AND REDUCE:Alec has six friends who each give him

• 3/4 pieces of gum. How many pieces of gum does Alec have now?

Answer:

16 1/2

Question 24: SUBTRACTING THE FRACTIONS:McKeena has 1 2/3 cups of milk. She gives Mark 3/4 cup of milk to make a cake. How much milk will McKenna have left?

Answer:

11/12 Question 25: If it is 69.8? Fahrenheit outside, what is the temperature in degrees Celsius?

Answer:

21? Celsius