NLN NEX MATH PREP QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2026
ThreeBgroupsBofBpatientsBmonitorBtheirBheartBratesBforBtwoBmonthsBtoBestablishBbaselineBda
ta.BTheBtableBbelowBdisplaysBtheBdescriptiveBstatisticsBofBtheirBheartBrates.BWhichBofBtheBsta
tementsBisBcorrect?B
GroupBA.BB.BC.B
MeanB85.B92.B64
median.B87.B91.B67
Range.B35.B28.B41
standardBdeviationB8.B6.B9
A.BTheBvariabilityBofBGroupBBBisBgreaterBthanBtheBvariabilityBofBGroupBC.
B.BTheBvariabilityBofBtheBgroupsBisBtheBsame.
C.BTheBvariabilityBofBGroupBCBisBgreaterBthanBtheBvariabilityBofBGroupBABandBGroupBB.
D.BTheBvariabilityBofBGroupBABisBlessBthanBtheBvariabilityBofBGroupBB.B-
BAnswerC.BTheBvariabilityBofBGroupBCBisBgreaterBthanBtheBvariabilityBofBGroupBABandBGroup
BBB
BStandardBDeviationBisBaBkeyBstatisticBtheBdescribesBvariabilityBofBaBdataBset.
31BisBwhatBpercentBofB84?
A.53%
B.B26.04%
C.B2.71%
D.B36.9%B-BAnswerD.B36.9%
375BisBwhatBpercentBofB125?
A.B300%
B.B33.33%
C.B468.75%
D.B3%B-BAnswerA.B300%
, BasedBonBtheBdataBsetsBbelow,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBisBtrue?
DataBsetB3.BDataBsetB4
B3.B5
B9.B10
B14.B13
B17.B14
B32.B18
A.BTheBmedianBforBDataBSetB4BisBlessBthanBtheBmedianBforBDataBSetB3.
B.BTheBmeanBforBDataBsetB4BisBgreaterBthanBtheBmeanBforBDataBSetB3.
C.BTheBmedianBforBDataBSetB3BisBlessBthanBtheBmedianBforBDataBSetB4.
D.BTheBrangeBforBDataBSetB3BisBequalBtoBtheBrangeBforBDataBSetB4.B-
BAnswerA.TheBmedianBforBDataBSetB4BisBlessBthanBtheBmedianBforBDataBSetB3
OfB60BpatientsBtreatedBwithBaBcertainBmedication,B24BshowedBnoBimprovement.BWhatBperce
ntBofBpatientsBimproved?
A.B36%
B.B60%
C.B24%
D.B40%B-BAnswerB.B60%
ABsmokingBcessationBprogramBwasBorganizedBforB623BemployeesBofBaBcompany,BandB216Bsuc
cessfullyBstoppingBsmoking.BWhatBwasBtheBapproximateBratioBofBsuccessesBtoBfailures?
A.B1BtoB2
B.B2BtoB3
C.B3BtoB1
S.B4BtoB2B-BAnswerA.B1BtoB2
GivenBthatB1BTablespoonB=B3BteaspoonsB=B0.5Bounces,BhowBmanyBtwo-
teaspoonBdosesBcanBbeBobtainedBfromBanB8-ounceBbottleBofBmedicine?
A.B36
ANSWERS 2026
ThreeBgroupsBofBpatientsBmonitorBtheirBheartBratesBforBtwoBmonthsBtoBestablishBbaselineBda
ta.BTheBtableBbelowBdisplaysBtheBdescriptiveBstatisticsBofBtheirBheartBrates.BWhichBofBtheBsta
tementsBisBcorrect?B
GroupBA.BB.BC.B
MeanB85.B92.B64
median.B87.B91.B67
Range.B35.B28.B41
standardBdeviationB8.B6.B9
A.BTheBvariabilityBofBGroupBBBisBgreaterBthanBtheBvariabilityBofBGroupBC.
B.BTheBvariabilityBofBtheBgroupsBisBtheBsame.
C.BTheBvariabilityBofBGroupBCBisBgreaterBthanBtheBvariabilityBofBGroupBABandBGroupBB.
D.BTheBvariabilityBofBGroupBABisBlessBthanBtheBvariabilityBofBGroupBB.B-
BAnswerC.BTheBvariabilityBofBGroupBCBisBgreaterBthanBtheBvariabilityBofBGroupBABandBGroup
BBB
BStandardBDeviationBisBaBkeyBstatisticBtheBdescribesBvariabilityBofBaBdataBset.
31BisBwhatBpercentBofB84?
A.53%
B.B26.04%
C.B2.71%
D.B36.9%B-BAnswerD.B36.9%
375BisBwhatBpercentBofB125?
A.B300%
B.B33.33%
C.B468.75%
D.B3%B-BAnswerA.B300%
, BasedBonBtheBdataBsetsBbelow,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBisBtrue?
DataBsetB3.BDataBsetB4
B3.B5
B9.B10
B14.B13
B17.B14
B32.B18
A.BTheBmedianBforBDataBSetB4BisBlessBthanBtheBmedianBforBDataBSetB3.
B.BTheBmeanBforBDataBsetB4BisBgreaterBthanBtheBmeanBforBDataBSetB3.
C.BTheBmedianBforBDataBSetB3BisBlessBthanBtheBmedianBforBDataBSetB4.
D.BTheBrangeBforBDataBSetB3BisBequalBtoBtheBrangeBforBDataBSetB4.B-
BAnswerA.TheBmedianBforBDataBSetB4BisBlessBthanBtheBmedianBforBDataBSetB3
OfB60BpatientsBtreatedBwithBaBcertainBmedication,B24BshowedBnoBimprovement.BWhatBperce
ntBofBpatientsBimproved?
A.B36%
B.B60%
C.B24%
D.B40%B-BAnswerB.B60%
ABsmokingBcessationBprogramBwasBorganizedBforB623BemployeesBofBaBcompany,BandB216Bsuc
cessfullyBstoppingBsmoking.BWhatBwasBtheBapproximateBratioBofBsuccessesBtoBfailures?
A.B1BtoB2
B.B2BtoB3
C.B3BtoB1
S.B4BtoB2B-BAnswerA.B1BtoB2
GivenBthatB1BTablespoonB=B3BteaspoonsB=B0.5Bounces,BhowBmanyBtwo-
teaspoonBdosesBcanBbeBobtainedBfromBanB8-ounceBbottleBofBmedicine?
A.B36
