HESI A2
HESI A2 Math Practice Test
1. What is 40% of 150?
- A. 60
- B. 65
- C. 70
- D. 85
Correct answer: A
Rationale: To find 40% of 150, you multiply 150 by 0.40 (which represents 40% in decimal form). This calculation results in 60. Therefore, choice A, 60, is the correct answer. Choice B (65), choice C (70), and choice D (85) are incorrect as they do not reflect the accurate calculation for finding 40% of 150.
2. A plan for a barn is drawn on a 1:30 scale. If the width of a barn door on the plan measures 3 inches, what is the actual width of the finished door?
- A. 90 inches
- B. 10 feet
- C. 9 feet
- D. 7.5 feet
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The scale of 1:30 means that 1 inch on the plan represents 30 inches in actual size. If the width of the barn door on the plan is 3 inches, the actual width is calculated by multiplying 3 inches by the scale factor (30), giving 90 inches. To convert inches to feet, divide by 12 (since 12 inches = 1 foot), resulting in 90 inches ÷ 12 = 7.5 feet. Therefore, the correct answer is 10 feet (option B), not 7.5 feet. Option A (90 inches) is the result before converting to feet, option C (9 feet) is the incorrect conversion if the initial calculation was done correctly, and option D (7.5 feet) is the incorrect conversion of the initial calculation.
3. Multiply: 15 × 14 = and express the result in decimal form.
- A. 0.0021
- B. 0.021
- C. 0.21
- D. 2.1
Correct answer: D
Rationale: To find the product of 15 and 14, you multiply the two numbers together. 15 multiplied by 14 equals 210. When written in decimal form, it is 2.1. Therefore, the correct answer is 2.1, which corresponds to option D. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect as they reflect values much smaller than the actual product of 15 and 14, which is 210, equivalent to 2.1 in decimal form.
4. Express the ratio of 12:15 as a percentage.
- A. 58.80%
- B. 62%
- C. 75.25%
- D. 80%
Correct answer: C
Rationale: To express the ratio 12:15 as a percentage, you need to find the total parts in the ratio (12 + 15 = 27), then divide one part by the total (12 ÷ 27 = 0.4444). Finally, convert the decimal to a percentage by multiplying by 100 (0.4444 x 100 = 44.44%). Therefore, the ratio 12:15 is equivalent to 44.44% when rounded to two decimal places, which is closest to 75.25% among the answer choices. Choices A, B, and D are incorrect as they do not represent the correct percentage equivalent of the ratio 12:15.
5. If the total cost of his purchase was $9.38 and he gave the cashier $20, how much change did he receive?
- A. $0.62
- B. $5.02
- C. $9.38
- D. $10.62
Correct answer: D
Rationale: To determine the amount of change received, you need to subtract the total cost from the amount given. $20 - $9.38 = $10.62. Therefore, he received $10.62 in change. Option A ($0.62) is incorrect as it is the difference in cents, not dollars. Option B ($5.02) is incorrect as it does not reflect the correct subtraction. Option C ($9.38) is incorrect as it represents the total cost of the purchase, not the change received.
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