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A nurse has to record her temperatures in Celsius but her thermometer reads Fahrenheit. A patient's temperature is 100.7° F. What is the temperature in °C?

38.2° C

Find the missing term in the following sequence: 4, 9, 19, __, 79

39

Your supervisor instructs you to purchase 240 pens and 6 staplers for the nurse's station. Pens are purchased in sets of 6 for $2.35 per pack. Staplers are sold in sets of 2 for 12.95. How much will purchasing these products cost?

$132.85

You are lying 120 ft away from a tree that is 50 feet tall. You look up at the top of the tree. Approximately how far is your hear from the top of the tree in a straight line?

130 feet

The city council has decided to add a 0.3% tax on motel and hotel rooms. If a traveler spends the night in a motel room that costs $55 before taxes, how much will the city receive in taxes from him?

17 cents

Which of the following fractions is equal to 5/6?

25/30

What will it cost to tile a kitchen floor that is 12 feet wide by 20 feet long if the tile cost $8.91 per square yard?

$237.60

Over the course of a week, Fred spent $28.49 on lunch. What was the average cost per day?

$4.07

In the number 743.25 which digit represents the tenths space?

2

If Sally can paint a house in 4 hours, and John can paint the same house in 6 hour, how long will it take for both of them to paint the house together?

2 hours and 24 minutes

If Steven can mix 20 drinks in 5 minutes, Sue can mix 20 drinks in 10 minutes, and Jack can mix 20 drinks in 15 minutes, how much time will it take all 3 of them working together to mix the 20 drinks?

2 minutes and 44 seconds

Subtract the following numbers rounded to the nearest tenths place. 134.679 -45.548 -67.8807

21.3

How many cubed pieces of fudge that are 3 inches on an edge can be packed into a Christmas tin that is 9 inches deep by 12 inches wide by 8 inches high with the lid still being able to be closed?

24

There are 12 more apples than oranges in a basket of 36 apples and oranges. How many apples are in the basket?

24

A roast was cooked at 325° F in the oven for 4 hours. The internal temperature rose from 32° F to 145° F. What was the average rise in temperature per hour?

28.25° F/hr

What is the mathematical average of the number of weeks in a year, seasons in a year, and the number of days in January?

29

A recent study showed that an increase in body weight by 10 kilograms resulted in a 0.15% increase in heart disease. What fraction is equal to 0.15%?

3/2000

What simple interest rate will Susan need to secure to make $2,500 in interest on a $10,000 principal over 5 years?

5%

7.95 ÷ 1.5

5.3

Of the following fractions, which is less than 2/3?

5/7

If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what piece of the page can she do in 5 minutes?

5/p

If two planes leave the same airport at 1:00 PM, how many miles apart will they be at 3:00 PM if one travels directly north at 150 mph and the other travels directly west at 200 mph?

500 miles

Ginger over the course of an average work-week wanted to see how much she spent on lunch daily. On Monday and Thursday, she spent $5.43 total. On Tuesday and Wednesday, she spent $3.54 on each day. On Friday, she spent $7.89 on lunch. What was her average daily cost?

$4.08

Lee worked 22 hours this week and made $132. If she works 15 hours next week at the same pay rate, how much will she make?

$90

If Leah is 6 years older than Sue, and John is 5 years older than Leah, and the total of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue?

8

What is the median of the following list of numbers? 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12

8

83,000 equals:

8.3 x 10 w/ exp.4

.00875 equals:

8.75 x 10 w/ exp.-3

A cyclist bikes x distance at 10 miles per hour and returns over the same path at 8 miles per hour. What is the cyclist's average rate for the round trip in miles per hour?

8.9

Sarah is twice as old as her youngest brother. If the difference between their ages is 15 years. How old is her youngest brother?

15

Jim can fill a pool carrying buckets of water in 30 minutes. Sue can do the same job in 45 minutes. Tony can do the same job in 1 ½ hours. How quickly can all three fill the pool together?

15 minutes

If 300 jellybeans cost you x dollars. How many jellybeans can you purchase for 50 cents at the same rate?

150/x

If the perimeter of a rectangular house is 25 1/3 yards, and the length is 22 feet. What is the width?

16 feet

Two angles of a triangle measure 15° and 85 °. What is the measure for the third angle?

80°

Find 8.23 x 10 w/ exp.9

8230000000

Simon arrived at work at 8:15 A.M. and left work at 10: 30 P.M. If Simon gets paid by the hour at a rate of $10 and time and ½ for any hours worked over 8 in a day. How much did Simon get paid?

$173.75

If edging cost $2.32 per 12-inch stone, and you want a double layer of edging around your flower bed that is 6 yards by 1 yard. How much will edging you flower bed cost?

$194.88

Alfred wants to invest $4,000 at 6% simple interest rate for 5 years. How much interest will he receive?

$1,200

In a writing competition, the first place winner receives ½ of the prize money. The second runner up receives ¼ of what the winner won. What was the total amount of prize money distributed if the winner receives $6,000?

$12,000

The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price?

$12,590 = Original Price - 0.2*Original Price = 0.8*Original Price, Original Price = $12,590/0.8 = $15,737.50

You need to purchase a textbook for nursing school. The book cost $80.00, and the sales tax where you are purchasing the book is 8.25%. You have $100. How much change will you receive back?

$13.40

Jimmy made a 15% profit on the sale of a custom designed boat, and the original cost of the boat was $15,000. The boat sold for how much?

$17,250.00

Solve the following equation for A : 2A/3 = 8 + 4A

-2.4

-32 + 7 equals:

-25

-37 + -47 equals:

-84

Find 0.12 ÷ 1

.12

41% equals:

.41

6 x 0 x 5

0

If 3x + 5x = -8, then x + 1 =

0

What is the next number in the following pattern? 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, ___

1/16

Which fraction is equal to 0.20%?

1/500

Multiply 10 w/ exp.4 by 10 w/ exp.2

10 w/ exp.6

At a certain high school, the respective weights for the following subjects are: Mathematics 3, English 3, History 2, Science 2 and Art 1. What is a student's average whose marks were the following: Geometry 89, American Literature 92, American History 94, Biology 81, and Sculpture 85?

88.2

If 5 ounces is equal to 140 grams, then 2 pounds of ground meat is equal to how many grams?

896

In his pocket, a boy has 3 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, and 4 green marbles. How many will he have to take out of his pocket to ensure that he has taken out at least one of each color?

9

What is the absolute value of -9?

9

Which of the following correctly identifies 4 consecutive odd integers where the sum of the middle two integers is equal to 24?

9, 11, 13, 15

During a 5-day festival, the number of visitors tripled each day. If the festival opened on a Thursday with 345 visitors, what was the attendance on that Sunday?

9,315

Round 907.457 to the nearest tens place

910

What is the next number in the sequence? 6, 12, 24, 48, ___

96

(Estimation Sequence Practice Questions) Describe the following sequence in mathematical terms. 144, 72, 36, 18, 9

Descending geometric sequence

Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off of the lowest price on an item. If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450?

Sale Price = $450 - 0.15*$450 = $382.50, Employee Price = $382.50 - 0.2*$382.50 = $306

Of the following units, which would be most likely to measure the amount of sugar needed in a recipe for 2 dozen cookies

cups

Mary is reviewing her algebra quiz. She has determined that one of her solutions is incorrect. Which one is it?

t - 2t - 3t = 32, t = 8

Divide x w/ exp.5 by x w/ exp.2

x w/ exp.3

If r = 5 z then 15 z = 3 y, then r =

y

If y(x-1)=z then x=

z/y + 1

What is 1230.932567 rounded to the nearest hundredths place?

1230.93

On a Map, 1 inch represents 20 miles. The distance between 2 towns is 6 1/5 inches. How many miles are actually between the two towns?

124 miles

If 3x=6x-15 then x + 8=

13

Which of the following values is NOT equal to 34(58+9)?

58(34+9)

An instrument store gives a 10% discount to all students off the original cost of an instrument. During a back to school sale an additional 15% is taken off the discounted price. Julie, a student at the local high school, purchases a flute for $306. How much did it originally cost?

$400

You purchase a car making a down payment of $3,000 and 6 monthly payments of $225. How much have you paid so far for the car?

$4350

Sue receives a base salary of $90 weekly plus a 12% commission on all sales. Sue had $3,000 in sales this week. How much did she make total?

$450

Jim is able to sell a hand-carved statue for $670 which was a 35% profit over his cost. How much did the statue originally cost him?

$670 = Cost + 0.35*Cost = 1.35*Cost, Cost = $670/1.35 = $496.30

Grace has 16 jellybeans in her pocket. She has 8 red ones, 4 green ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of jellybeans she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?

13

Which of the following is equal to 5.93 x 10 w/ exp.-2?

0.0593

What is 1/9 of 9?

1

Which of the following numbers could be described in the following way: an integer that is a natural, rational and whole number?

1

The number of milliliters in 1 liter is

1,000

If Sam can do a job in 4 days that Lisa can do in 6 days and Tom can do in 2 days, how long would the job take if Sam, Lisa, and Tom worked together to complete it?

1.09 days

Jonathan can type a 20 page document in 40 minutes, Susan can type it in 30 minutes, and Jack can type it in 24 minutes. Working together, how much time will it take them to type the same document?

10 minutes

(Exponent Practice Questions) 10 w/exp.4 is not equal to which of the following?

100,000

Add 0.98 + 45.102 + 32.3333 + 31 + 0.00009

109.41539

Which of the following is not a whole number followed by its square?

11, 144

Jim has 5 pieces of string. He needs to choose the piece that will be able to go around his 36-inch waist. His belt broke, and his pants are falling down. The piece needs to be at least 4 inches longer than his waist so he can tie a knot in it, but it cannot be more that 6 inches longer so that the ends will not show from under his shirt. Which of the following pieces of string will work the best?

3 ½ feet

A student receives his grade report from a local community college, but the GPA is smudged. He took the following classes: a 2 hour credit art, a 3 hour credit history, a 4 hour credit science course, a 3 hour credit mathematics course, and a 1 hour science lab. He received a "B" in the art class, an "A" in the history class, a "C" in the science class, a "B" in the mathematics class, and an "A" in the science lab. What was his GPA if the letter grades are based on a 4 point scale?

3.0

In a college, some courses contribute more towards an overall GPA than other courses. For example, a science class is worth 4 points; mathematics is worth 3 points; history is worth 2 points; and English is worth 3 points. The values of the grade letters are as follows, A= 4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0. What is the GPA of a student who made a "C" in Trigonometry, a "B" in American History, an "A" in Botany, and a "B" in Microbiology?

3.08

A hockey team won 6 games and lost 8. What is the ratio of wins to number of games?

3/7

Art realized that he had 2 more quarters than he had originally thought in his pocket. If all of the change in his pocket is quarters and it totals to $8.75, how many quarters did he originally think were in his pocket?

33

If 8x + 5x + 2x + 4x = 114, the 5x + 3 =

33

If the average of three numbers is V. If one of the numbers is Z and another is Y, what is the remaining number?

3V- Z - Y

The cost to ride on a ferry is $5.00 per vehicle and driver with an additional cost of 50 cents per passenger. If the charge to get on the ferry is $6.50, how many people were in the vehicle?

4

Two cyclists start biking from a trail's start 3 hours apart. The second cyclist travels at 10 miles per hour and starts 3 hours after the first cyclist who is traveling at 6 miles per hour. How much time will pass before the second cyclist catches up with the first from the time the second cyclist started biking?

4 ½ hours

A study reported that in a random sampling of 100 women over the age of 35 showed that 8 of the women were married 2 or more times. Based on the study results, how many women in a group of 5,000 women over the age of 35 would likely be married 2 or more times?

400

John is traveling to a meeting that is 28 miles away. He needs to be there in 30 minutes. How fast does he need to go to make it to the meeting on time?

56 mph

The last week of a month a car dealership sold 12 cars. A new sales promotion came out the first week of the next month and the sold 19 cars that week. What was the percent increase in sales from the last week of the previous month compared to the first week of the next month?

58%

(9 ÷ 3) x (8 ÷ 4) =

6

6.334 x 10 w/ exp.4 =

63340

If y = 3, then y3(y3-y)=

648