NES – Elementary Education Subtest II: Mathematics Study
Guide with Key Concepts and Practice Questions
Meg is a teacher at a local elementary school. She is doing an activity with sticky notes. She has
students put the number of individuals living in their homes on the sticky notes and place it on
a horizontal line. Then, they take the stick notes and arrange them from the most number of
individuals living in homes to least number of individuals living in homes. What concept is the
teacher aiming to support the students in understanding? - correct answer ✔✔ Medium
Kate has 4 shirts, 7 pants, and 2 hats. If each day she wears exactly 1 shirt, 1 pant, and 1 hoat,
what is the maximum number of days she can go without repeating a particular combination? -
correct answer ✔✔ 84 days
In the number 3010, the value represented by the digit 1 is what fraction of the value
represented by the digits 3> - correct answer ✔✔ 1/300
The normal price of a desk is $120 and the normal price of a printer is $30. An electronics store
has a discount that offers a 30% discount on the printer when the desk is purchased at the
regular price. What is the total cost of the desk and the printer at the discount price? - correct
answer ✔✔ $141
If 3/a+3=2/y where y≠0 and a≠3, what is y in terms of a? - correct answer ✔✔ y=2/3a+2
d=e^2+f+2/ef
(e and f are positive numbers)
What is the corresponding change in the value of d if the values of e and f anre each multipled
by 100? - correct answer ✔✔ It will remain unchanged
, {11, D, 23, E, F, 68, 75}
If half of the range of the increasing series is equal to its median, what is the median of the
series? - correct answer ✔✔ 32
If Jake flips a coin twice, what is the probability that at least one head will be thrown? - correct
answer ✔✔ 0.75
John's weekly income consists of his hourly wages and a $50 weekly allowance given to him by
his father. Maria's weekly income consists of her hourly wages and a weekly allowance given to
her by her father. John earns $10 an hour and Maria earns $12 an hour. If they each work for 10
hours in one week, how much weekly allowance does Maria's father need to give her, so both
Maria and John earn the same income that week? - correct answer ✔✔ $30
A rectangle's estimated width is 3 inches and the estimated length is 6 inches. Both are rounded
to the nearest whole number. Which of the following is a possible value of the area of the
rectangle? - correct answer ✔✔ 14 square inches
Each of the following is equivalent to 25% of 60 except - correct answer ✔✔ 25x25/100
A second grade teacher is having each student stand on a large sheet of one inch graph paper.
Each student's partner outlines the student's foot by tracing around it. Afterwards, the students
then count the number of squares enclosing the outline. Which of the following is math concept
is best being ecposed to the student with this activity? - correct answer ✔✔ Area
Line CB and line DA intersect at O. If BC=-4x-2 and OD-2x+5, what is the value of line AD? -
correct answer ✔✔ 4
In Barry's company, the ratio of the number of male employees to the number of female
employees is exactly 2 to 3. Which of the following could be the total number of employees in
the company? - correct answer ✔✔ 100 employees
Guide with Key Concepts and Practice Questions
Meg is a teacher at a local elementary school. She is doing an activity with sticky notes. She has
students put the number of individuals living in their homes on the sticky notes and place it on
a horizontal line. Then, they take the stick notes and arrange them from the most number of
individuals living in homes to least number of individuals living in homes. What concept is the
teacher aiming to support the students in understanding? - correct answer ✔✔ Medium
Kate has 4 shirts, 7 pants, and 2 hats. If each day she wears exactly 1 shirt, 1 pant, and 1 hoat,
what is the maximum number of days she can go without repeating a particular combination? -
correct answer ✔✔ 84 days
In the number 3010, the value represented by the digit 1 is what fraction of the value
represented by the digits 3> - correct answer ✔✔ 1/300
The normal price of a desk is $120 and the normal price of a printer is $30. An electronics store
has a discount that offers a 30% discount on the printer when the desk is purchased at the
regular price. What is the total cost of the desk and the printer at the discount price? - correct
answer ✔✔ $141
If 3/a+3=2/y where y≠0 and a≠3, what is y in terms of a? - correct answer ✔✔ y=2/3a+2
d=e^2+f+2/ef
(e and f are positive numbers)
What is the corresponding change in the value of d if the values of e and f anre each multipled
by 100? - correct answer ✔✔ It will remain unchanged
, {11, D, 23, E, F, 68, 75}
If half of the range of the increasing series is equal to its median, what is the median of the
series? - correct answer ✔✔ 32
If Jake flips a coin twice, what is the probability that at least one head will be thrown? - correct
answer ✔✔ 0.75
John's weekly income consists of his hourly wages and a $50 weekly allowance given to him by
his father. Maria's weekly income consists of her hourly wages and a weekly allowance given to
her by her father. John earns $10 an hour and Maria earns $12 an hour. If they each work for 10
hours in one week, how much weekly allowance does Maria's father need to give her, so both
Maria and John earn the same income that week? - correct answer ✔✔ $30
A rectangle's estimated width is 3 inches and the estimated length is 6 inches. Both are rounded
to the nearest whole number. Which of the following is a possible value of the area of the
rectangle? - correct answer ✔✔ 14 square inches
Each of the following is equivalent to 25% of 60 except - correct answer ✔✔ 25x25/100
A second grade teacher is having each student stand on a large sheet of one inch graph paper.
Each student's partner outlines the student's foot by tracing around it. Afterwards, the students
then count the number of squares enclosing the outline. Which of the following is math concept
is best being ecposed to the student with this activity? - correct answer ✔✔ Area
Line CB and line DA intersect at O. If BC=-4x-2 and OD-2x+5, what is the value of line AD? -
correct answer ✔✔ 4
In Barry's company, the ratio of the number of male employees to the number of female
employees is exactly 2 to 3. Which of the following could be the total number of employees in
the company? - correct answer ✔✔ 100 employees
