Nursing Elites

1. A gumball machine contains red, orange, yellow, green, and blue gumballs. Twenty percent of the gumballs are red, 30% are orange, 5% are yellow, 10% are green, and the rest are blue. If there are a total of 120 gumballs, how many more blue gumballs are there than yellow gumballs?

• A. 48
• B. 30
• C. 42
• D. 36

Correct answer: D

Rationale: The percentage of blue gumballs is 35% (100% - 20% - 30% - 5% - 10% = 35%). If there are 120 gumballs, 35% of that is 42 blue gumballs. Since 5% are yellow gumballs, which is 6 gumballs, the difference between 42 blue gumballs and 6 yellow gumballs is 36 more blue gumballs. Therefore, the correct answer is 36. Choice A (48) is incorrect as it miscalculates the difference. Choice B (30) is incorrect as it does not consider the correct percentage of blue gumballs. Choice C (42) is incorrect as it miscalculates the difference between blue and yellow gumballs.

2. If you pull an orange block from a bag of 3 orange, 5 green, and 4 purple blocks, what is the probability of consecutively pulling two more orange blocks without replacement?

• A. 1/12
• B. 3/55
• C. 1/55
• D. 2/33

Correct answer: B

Rationale: To calculate the probability of pulling two more orange blocks consecutively without replacement after the initial orange block is pulled, we need to multiply the probabilities. After the first orange block is pulled, there are 2 orange blocks left out of a total of 11 blocks remaining. So, the probability of pulling a second orange block is 2/11. Therefore, the overall probability is (3/12) * (2/11) = 3/55. Choice A (1/12) is incorrect because it only considers the probability of the first orange block being pulled. Choice C (1/55) is incorrect as it represents the probability of pulling two orange blocks in a row, not the consecutive pulls after the initial pull. Choice D (2/33) is incorrect as it does not reflect the correct calculation for the consecutive pulls of orange blocks.

3. What is the domain for the function y = 1/x?

• A. All real numbers except 0
• B. x > 0
• C. x = 0
• D. x = 1

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The domain of a function consists of all possible input values that produce a valid output. In the case of y = 1/x, the function is undefined when x = 0 because division by zero is not defined in mathematics. Therefore, the correct domain for y = 1/x is all real numbers except 0 (Choice A). Choice B, x > 0, is incorrect because it excludes the value x = 0. Choice C, x = 0, is also incorrect as x = 0 is not a valid part of the domain due to the function being undefined at this point. Choice D, x = 1, is unrelated to the domain of the function and does not represent the set of valid input values for y = 1/x.

4. On a floor plan drawn at a scale of 1:100, the area of a rectangular room is 50 cm². What is the actual area of the room?

• A. 500 m²
• B. 50 m²
• C. 5000 cm²
• D. 500 cm²

Correct answer: D

Rationale: The scale of 1:100 means that 1 cm² on the floor plan represents 100 cm² in real life. To find the actual area of the room, you need to multiply the area on the floor plan by the square of the scale factor. Since the scale is 1:100, the scale factor is 100. Therefore, 50 cm² on the floor plan represents 50 * 100 = 5000 cm² in real life. Choice A (500 m²) is incorrect as it converts the area from cm² to m² without considering the scale factor. Choice B (50 m²) is incorrect as it does not account for the scale factor. Choice C (5000 cm²) is incorrect as it gives the area on the floor plan, not the actual area.

5. If a box of 55 syringes costs $660.00, what is the cost of four syringes?

• A. $51.00
• B. $26.00
• C. $32.00
• D. $48.00

Correct answer: D

Rationale: To find the cost of one syringe, divide the total cost by the number of syringes: $660.00 ÷ 55 = $12. Therefore, the cost of four syringes is 4 x $12 = $48. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because they do not correctly calculate the cost per syringe or the total cost of four syringes.

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