NLN PAX Mathematics 1 Exam Practice

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• The diameter of the lower power field is 2.0 millimeters; a cell that is half the field's diameter has a diameter of 1.0 millimeters. How many microns is that diameter?
• Compute 127.670 minus 39.68.
• If 4x + 3 = 7x - 9 then x =
• If X and Y are odd, which expression must be odd?
• What is 0.03% of 1,500?
• A clerk earns $1,750 per month. Last year, the clerk worked overtime for the last 3 months, earning $425 per extra month. What was the clerk's total salary for the year?
• If 30% of x equals 60, what is x?
• How many milligrams are in 50 grams?
• If 9 out of 20 students are girls, what percent are girls?
• Two tops priced at $15.75 each; what is the total cost?
• Which fraction equals 0.75?
• What is the square of 1 3/5 (one and three fifths)?
• 6/19 expressed to the nearest thousandth place equals which of the following?
• How much simple interest will be paid on a $500 loan for 1 year if the annual interest rate is 6%?
• A student received scores of 75, 60, 80, and 88 on four tests. If all tests are weighted equally, what is the average (rounded to the nearest whole number)?
• Zero can never be used as a?
• A hospital equipment salesperson earns a 12% commission. How much is the commission on $16,000 of equipment sold?
• A machine yields 15 pounds of popcorn that can fill 2-ounce bags. How many bags can be filled?
• 500 is what percent of 125?
• What percent of 200 is 65?
• Find the area of a rectangle with length 7 and width 3.
• If 30% of x equals 60, what is x?
• A rectangular garden has length 9 m and width 4 m. What is its area in square meters?
• A popcorn machine produces 12 pounds of popcorn, which can fill how many 4-ounce bags?
• If a room is built with the same proportions as a 10 ft by 15 ft room, what width corresponds to a length of 18 ft?
• What is the value of (50 - 20) ÷ 2?
• 0.03 percent of 1,500 equals what?
• A gear wheel with 9 teeth drives a gear wheel with 27 teeth. If the smaller wheel completes 42 revolutions, how many revolutions does the larger wheel make?
• Express 3/4 as a decimal.
• An anti-allergy medication contains 75% aspirin and 25% antihistamine by weight. If aspirin costs 15 cents per gram and antihistamine costs 50 cents per gram, what is the total cost to manufacture one hundred 1-gram tablets?
• Jose, Louis, and Li bought a car to travel to and from work. If Jose paid 1/3 and Louis paid 2/5 of the cost, what fraction did Li pay?
• If 1 kilogram equals 2.2 pounds, how many kilograms are in 130 pounds?
• An insecticide label specifies a dilution of 1 1/2 teaspoons per gallon of water. How much insecticide should be added to a half gallon of water?
• What percent of 125 is 375?
• A 2-day automobile trip of 880 miles is planned. Half of this distance is to be traveled each day at 55 miles per hour. How many hours will be driven each day?
• A road sign indicates a town is 70 kilometers away. Convert this distance to miles using 1 km = 0.62 mi.
• A uniform top costs $15.75. If a customer buys three tops and pays $50.00, what is the change?
• If the machine produced 6 pounds of popcorn, how many 4-ounce bags could be filled?
• A $25 book is reduced by 3/20 of its price. What is the final sale price?
• Subtract 5 2/3 from 9.
• If 1 kilogram equals 2.2 pounds, how many pounds are there in 45 kilograms?
• A teacher's aid was given 5 1/2 pounds of molding clay and asked to separate it into equal amounts for 3 classrooms. How many pounds of clay does each classroom receive?
• A recipe calls for 3/4 cup sugar. Convert this amount to a decimal.
• Which decimal equals 31.6%?
• On Monday and Thursday, the student read 112 and 88 pages. What is the total pages read on those two days?
• Which of the following is closest to 6/19?
• The boiling point is 80 degrees Celsius higher than the melting point. If the melting point is -24 C, what is the boiling point?
• If 2 1/3 liters of sterile water are poured out of a full 5 1/2 liter container, how many liters remain?
• What percent of 125 is 375?
• If one ounce of Swiss cheese provides 7.7 grams of protein, how many grams of protein are in 3 ounces?
• 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? (1 yard = 36 inches)
• 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)
• 84 hours is equal to how many days and hours?
• What is 2652 divided by 13?
• The perimeter of a rectangle is 240 inches. If the length is twice the width, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
• During a sale, a bookstore reduced the price by 3/20 for each $25 book. What was the final sale price?
• What percent of 125 is 375?
• What is 0.25 × 0.04?
• A smoking cessation program was organized for 623 employees of a company, and 216 successfully stopped smoking. What was the approximate ratio of successes to failures?
• How many milligrams are in 0.5 grams?
• Of 60 patients treated with a certain medication, 24 showed no improvement. What percent improved?
• Express 0.65 as a fraction.
• If 1 kilometer equals 0.6 miles, how many miles are in 2.75 kilometers?
• A patient is to receive medication for 72 hours. How many days does this time period cover?
• A head nurse borrowed 35 syringes from the ICU. If this was 20% of the ICU's total supply, how many syringes did the ICU have in total?
• Express 9/30 as a percentage.
• One part per billion concentration notation is which of the following notations?
• 2 3/5 x 3/4 = ?
• Express 125/1000 as a decimal.
• What is the improper fraction form of 2 3/4?
• A patient's room is 10 feet wide and 15 feet long. If all rooms are built to the same proportions, what is the length of a room that is 18 feet wide?
• A coach found that 2/5 of the baseball team reported for spring training in good physical condition. What is the decimal representation for that fraction?
• Multiply 2 1/4 by 3/2. What is the product in mixed-number form?
• A hospital equipment salesperson earns a 12% commission. How much is the commission on $16,000 in sales?
• The dosage of a medication is 2.5 mg per kilogram of body weight. For a patient weighing 72 pounds (1 lb = 0.453 kg), what is the dose rounded to the nearest 25 mg?
• Based on the mixture described earlier, what is the price per gram of the mixture?
• Total cost for four tops, each priced at $15.75?
• A patient’s daily temperature over six days averaged 100.0 degrees F. The first four days averaged 100.5 degrees F, and the last two days averaged 99.0 degrees F. What is the overall average?
• If 2 tablespoons of milk provide 1.1 grams of protein, how many grams of protein are provided by 1.5 tablespoons?
• Compute 2/5 + 3/10.
• Dorsey has 3 3/5 pies, which he wants to split evenly among 6 people. How much of a pie should each person get?
• Which of these fractions is not equivalent to a terminating decimal number?
• A student has test scores of 75, 60, 80, and 88. If all tests are weighted equally, what is the average score, rounded to the nearest whole number?
• What percent of 240 is 960?
• What percent of 125 is 250?
• If 30% of 400 equals x, what is x?
• A tank holds 5.5 gallons. If 2.0 gallons are used, how many liters remain? (1 gallon ≈ 3.785 L)
• Compute 7/8 minus 1/4.
• Multiply 27.76 by 30.7. What is the product?
• A clerk earns $1,750.00 per month. Last year, overtime for the last 3 months was $425.00 per extra month. What was the total salary for the 12-month year?
• In a nursing home, 8 of 25 residents had their pets with them last month. What percentage of residents is this?
• On a map, 1/4 inch represents 125 miles. How many miles do 5 inches represent?
• During a charity walk, Maggie earns $5.00 for each kilometer. If a mile is approximately 1.3 kilometers, how much did she earn for walking 3.5 miles?
• If a rectangular room has a width of 10 ft and a length of 15 ft, and all rooms are built with the same proportions, what would be the length if the width is 18 ft?
• If x = 4, what is x cubed?
• How many miles are in 2.75 kilometers if 1 kilometer equals 0.6 miles?
• How many liters are in 4 quarts, given 1 quart equals 0.946 liters?
• 2/5 + 3/10 equals what fraction?
• 5/8 of a yard is the same as what percentage of a yard?
• Complete the proportion: 5 is to 25 as 8 is to what number?
• Express 17 out of 25 as a percentage.
• A room measures 12 1/2 feet on each side. How many square feet of carpeting are needed to completely cover the floor?
• If one quart equals 0.9 liters, how many liters are in 4 quarts?
• A patient is to be given a medication for 84 hours. How many days does this time period cover?
• Which notation represents one part per billion?
• 350 is 40% of what number?
• If one quart equals 0.9 liters, how many liters are in 7 quarts?
• How many milligrams are in 50 grams?
• 375 as a percent of 125?
• What is 0.3 times 200?
• If a distance of 1100 miles is traveled at 55 miles per hour, how many hours are required?
• If Mr. Clark owns 150 shares and receives $180 per year in dividends, how much would Mrs. Grey receive for an annual dividend if she owns 400 shares in the same company?
• In Europe, a road sign indicates that the next town is 85 kilometers away. How many miles is this, using 1 km = 0.62 mi?
• If 30 out of 250 patients stay longer than a week, how many of the 3,000 admissions will be released within one week?
• Convert 4 1/5 to a decimal.
• An ideal gas occupies a volume of 0.50 liter at a pressure of 0.20 atmosphere. What volume will the gas occupy at 0.40 atmosphere if the temperature remains constant?
• If 24% of 50 chemistry students dropped out, how many remained?
• Express 30 percent as a decimal to two decimal places.
• Which fraction is equal to 40 percent?
• If 1/4 inch on a map corresponds to 125 miles, how many miles does a 3-inch segment on the map represent?
• Solve for x and y: 5x − 2y = 1 and x + y = 10.
• What number is 29% of 150?
• If 1 kilogram equals 2.2 pounds, how many kilograms are in 130 pounds, to the nearest tenth?
• Express 80% as a fraction.
• If 350 is 70% of a number, what is that number?
• A student is reading a 434-page novel. He reads 112 pages on Monday, 98 pages on Tuesday and Wednesday, and 88 pages on Thursday. How many pages does he have left?
• A tablet contains 2.5 grains of aspirin. If a patient takes 2 tablets every 4 hours, how many grains are taken in 24 hours?
• A patient's temperature rises from 99.4°F to 102.2°F. By how many degrees does it rise?
• If a solution contains 9 mg of salt per 1000 mL, how many mg of salt are needed for 250 mL?
• What is 6/19 expressed to the nearest thousandth place?
• The boiling point and melting point of a substance differ by 80 degrees Celsius. If the boiling point is 56 C, what is the melting point?
• Express 3% as a decimal.
• Convert 100 pounds to kilograms using 1 lb = 0.453 kg.
• If a = 3 and b = 6, what is the value of b raised to the a power?
• A beaker holds 12.5 ounces. How many 2-ounce vials can be filled?
• What fraction of the 434-page book has been read if 396 pages have been read?
• A depositor begins the year with $9,000 in a savings account. The simple annual interest rate is 6%. If no withdrawals or additional deposits are made, how much money will be in the account after one year?
• If 80 patients are treated and 25 do not improve, what percent improve?
• If 150 shares yield $180 in dividends, how much would 400 shares yield?
• In a study of 60 patients, 24 showed no improvement. What percent improved?
• A store lists suits with a regular price of $192. The sale price is 7/8 of the regular price, and later the price is changed to 11/12 of the sale price. What is the final price?
• A piece of cloth is 15 ft long. If 2.1 ft at one end are damaged, how many feet of cloth are undamaged?
• On a final exam, a student answered 96 out of 120 problems correctly. What percentage of the problems did she answer INCORRECTLY?
• What is the reciprocal of 2 3/4?
• The diameter of the lower power field of a microscope is 1.6 millimeters. The diameter of a cell that is half the diameter of the field is how many microns?
• If a formula calls for 1 1/2 teaspoons per gallon, how many teaspoons are required for 5 gallons?
• Out of 80 patients, 25 showed no improvement. What percent improved?
• A box contains 12 red, 8 blue, and 5 green marbles. What is the probability of drawing a blue marble?
• A store discounts a $120 item by 20%. What is the final price?
• If a = 3 and b = 6, what is b raised to the a power?
• Compute 2 3/5 × 3/4 and express the result as a mixed number.
• What is 20% of 250?
• The depositor scenario extends to two years. After two years, what is the account balance if the principal is $9,000 and the annual simple interest rate is 6%?
• Express 0.037 as a percent.
• Evaluate the expression 8 [7 - 3(12 - 2) / 5].
• A time value of 3 4/5 hours equals how many hours and minutes?
• If a 3-ounce piece of cheese yields 480 calories, how many calories per ounce?
• A student completes 18 problems per day for 5 days. If the assignment requires 90 problems, what percent is completed?
• A car travels 60 miles per hour for 0.75 hours. How many miles does it travel?
• One kilometer equals 0.6 miles. How many miles are in 2.75 kilometers?
• A patient's temperature rose from 99.4 degrees F to 102.2 degrees F. How many degrees did it rise?
• What is 25% of 200?
• The dosage of a medication 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.
• What is the simple interest earned on $1,200 at 4% interest rate for 2 years?
• How many miles are in 5.5 kilometers, given 1 kilometer equals 0.6 miles?
• Carol runs 2.6 miles each weekday morning. If the marathon distance is 26 miles, what percent of the distance does she run in one typical work week?
• What percent of the cloth is damaged if 2.1 ft are damaged out of a 15 ft piece?
• A baby falls asleep at 7:55 PM and sleeps for 6 3/4 hours. At what time does the baby wake?
• If x = 4, what is x cubed?
• A piece of cheese weighing 2 1/2 ounces provides 240 calories. How many calories are in 1 ounce?
• 48 is what percent more than 40?
• If a rectangle has width 4 ft and area 36 square feet, what is the length in feet?
• If 1 kilometer equals 0.6 miles, how many miles are in 3 kilometers?
• Calculate 0.124 × 0.06.
• A car requires 4 quarts of oil, but only liters are available. If you have 4.0 liters and fill to capacity, how many liters will be left? (1 quart = 0.946 L)
• Compute 2/5 + 3/10.
• If a hospital equipment salesperson receives a 12% commission, how much commission is paid on $16,000 of equipment?
• If 1 quart equals 0.9 liters, how many quarts are in 18 liters?
• A medication is to be administered for 84 hours. How many days does this time period cover?
• Which fraction equals 40%?
• What is the simple interest on a $1000 loan for 3 years at 5%?
• A certain intravenous tubing apparatus releases 60 drops of fluid per minute. How many drops will be released in 2 1/2 minutes?
• What percent increase occurs when a quantity grows from 125 to 375?
• A commercial popcorn machine makes 12 pounds of popcorn. How many 4-ounce bags can be filled?
• What is the perimeter of a rectangle measuring 5 feet by 7 feet?
• A person weighs 170 lbs at the start of the year and 158 lbs a few weeks later. How many kilograms were lost? (1 kg = 2.2 lbs)
• What is the area of a rectangle that is 4 feet wide and 9 feet long?
• On a map, if 1/4 inch represents 125 miles, how many miles does 5 inches represent?
• 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?
• If 4x + 3 = 7x - 9 then x =
• A square room has side length 12.5 feet. What is the area of the floor in square feet?
• What is 60% of 200?
• From an 8-ounce bottle of medicine, how many doses can be obtained if each dose is two teaspoons? (1 Tablespoon = 3 tsp = 0.5 oz).
• Solve the system: 3x + 4y = 12 and x − y = 2
• What is the area of a rectangle that is 4 feet wide and 9 feet long?
• Factor 6x^2 + x - 12 into two binomial terms.
• What is the simple interest on a $500 loan for 1 year at 6% annual rate?
• If Li’s share is 4/15 of the total car cost and the total cost is $1,200, how much does Li pay?
• A car travels 300 miles in 5 hours. What is the average speed in miles per hour?
• Express 0.057 as a percentage.
• A package of ground beef weighs 2.36 pounds and costs $1.99 per pound. What is the price to the nearest cent?
• A rectangular room has width 8 ft and length 12 ft. If another room maintains the same proportions with a width of 16 ft, what is its length?
• If 2 out of 8 apples are red, what percent are red?
• What number is 29% of 150?
• 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?
• What is the reciprocal of 5 1/2?
• Solve for x: 3x + 5 = 20.
• A snack consists of 2 oz. Swiss cheese, six whole wheat crackers, 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?