PAX Math Practice
If a hospital equipment salesperson receives a 12% commission, how much commission is paid when $16,000 worth of equipment is sold?
$1,920.00
A store put on a sale of suits for 7/8 of the regular price, $192.00. After a week, they changed the price to 11/12 of the sale price. What was the final price?
$154
During a sale, a bookstore reduced the price by 3/20 for each $25.00 book. The final sale price was
$21.25
A clerk receives a salary of $1,750.00 per month. Last year, the clerk worked overtime for the last 3 months, earning $425.00 per extra month. What was the clerk's total salary for the 12-month year?
$22,275.00
An anti-allergy medication is 75% aspirin and 25% antihistamine. Aspirin costs 15 cents per gram and antihistamine costs 50 cents per gram. What will it cost to make one hundred 1g tablets of this medication?
$23.75
How much simple interest will be paid on a $500 loan for 1 year if the annual interest rate is 6%?
$30
A packet of ground beef weighs 2.36 pounds and costs $1.99 per pound. What is the price of beef to the nearest cent?
$4.70
Mr. Clark owns 150 shares of stock in the Acme Company and receives $180 per year in dividends. How much does Mrs. Grey receive for an annual dividend if she owns 400 shares in the same company?
$480.00
On a map, 1/4 inch represents 125 miles (mi). How many miles do 5 inches represent?
2,500 miles
If a solution contains 9 milligrams (mg) of salt per 1,000 milliliters (mL), how many mgs of salt would be needed to make 250 mL?
2.25 mg
A patient's temperature rose from 99.4oF to 102.2oF. How many degrees did it rise?
2.8 degrees F
Which of these fractions equals 40%?
2/5
If 1 quart = 0.9 liters, how many quarts are there in 18 liters?
20 quarts
48 is what percent more than 40?
20%
If 30% of x = 60, then x =
200
If a = 3 and b = 6, what is the value of b to the a power?
216
A patient's room is 10 feet (ft) wide and 15 ft long. If all rooms are built to the same proportions, what is the length of a room that is 18 ft wide?
27 ft
A baby fell asleep at 7:55 PM and slept for 6 3/4 hours. When did the baby wake?
2:40 am
A patient is to be given a medication for 84 hours. How many days does this time period cover?
3 1/2 days
9-5 2/3=
3 1/3
If 2 1/3 liters of sterile water are poured out of a full 5 1/2 liter container, how many liters are left in the container?
3 1/6
A tablet contains 2.5 grains of aspirin. If a patient takes 2 tablets every 4 hours, how many grains of aspirin will be taken in 24 hours?
30
Express 9/30 as a percentage.
30%
If 4x + 3 = 7x - 9 then x =
4
Express 80% as a fraction.
4/5
A commercial popcorn machine makes 12 pounds of popcorn, which can fill ___ 4-ounce bags
48
Express 0.057 as a percentage.
5.70%
How many milligrams (mg) are in 50 grams (g)? (0.5 g = 500 mg)
50,000 mg
If 1 kilogram (kg) equals 2.2 pounds (lbs), how many kg are there in 130 lbs? (To the nearest tenth of a kg.)
59.1 kg
Of 60 patients treated with a certain medication, 24 showed no improvement. What percent of patients improved?
60%
If x = 4, x3 =
64
The dosage of a certain medication is determined by a patient's body weight. This medication's dosage is 2.5 mg per kilogram of body weight. What would be the dose for a patient who weighs 72 pounds? (1 lb = 0.453 kg) (Doses are rounded to the nearest 25 mg.)
75 mg
A student received a 75, 60, 80, and 88 on four tests. If all the tests are weighed equally, what is the student's average on the tests? (Round to the nearest whole number.)
76
27.76 x 30.7 =
852.232
350 is 40% of what number?
875
A 2 1/2 ounce (oz) piece of cheese supplies 240 calories. How many calories are supplied by 1 oz of cheese?
96
A snack consists of 2 oz. Swiss cheese, six whole wheat creakers, and 1.5 tablespoons of milk in a cup of coffee. One ounce of Swiss cheese provides 7.7 grams of protein; each cracker provides 0.4 grams of protein; and 2 tablespoons of milk provide 1.1 grams of protein. How much protein does this snack provide?
18.625g
A 4-kilogram object revolves in a circle at constant speed and the centripetal force is 200 newtons (N). If the mass of the object is doubled while its speed and radius remain unchanged, the centripetal force on the object will now be
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Dorsey has 3 3/5 pies, which he wants to split evenly among 6 people. How much of a pie should each person get?
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Factor 6x2 + x - 12 into two binomial terms.
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How many 3 x 3 inch squares are contained in a 9 x 15 inch rectangle?
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If 15 out of every 200 patients admitted to a hospital remain longer than a week, how many of the 2,800 admissions in a given year were released within one week?
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Express 125/1000 as a decimal.
0.125
A car requires 4 quarts of oil, but only liters are available. When the engine is filled to capacity with oil, how much, in liters, will be left? (1 qt = 0.946 L)
0.216
.03% of 1,500 is
0.45
2 3/5 x 3/4 =
1 and 19 div 20
The concentration of allergens in an experimental sample of air is one part per billion. Which of these mathematical notations represents this concentration?
1.0x10^-9
How many miles equal 2.75 km? (1 km = 0.6 mi)
1.65
A yardstick is cut so that the longer piece is twice the length of the shorter piece. How long is the shorter piece in inches (in)? (1 yard = 36 inches)
12 in
Express 0.65 as a fraction.
13/20
A head nurse borrowed 35 syringes from the intensive care unit (ICU). If this was 20% of the ICU's total supply, how many syringes did the ICU have in total?
175
