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HESI A2 MATH WORD
PROBLEMS
(Answers at the Bottom of each set)
1. If 6 textbooks cost $354, how much do 13 textbooks cost?
A. $650
B. $767
C. $780
D. $702
2. A runner leaves his house at 7:45 for a morning run. If he travels at
an average speed of 6 mph and gets back home at 10:00, how far did
he run?
A. 12.5 miles
B. 13.0 miles
C. 13.5 miles
D. 14.0 miles
3. If Alice consumes two times as many calories as Claire, and Claire
consumes 2,500 calories a day, how many calories does Alice consume
a week?
A. 17,500
B. 25,000
C. 35,000
D. 42,000
4. Jessie can answer multiplication problems at a rate of 6 problems
every 20 seconds. If she has a 10-minute test with 175 questions on it,
will she finish in time?
A. Yes, she will finish with 5 seconds to spare
B. No, she will be short by 5 questions
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C. Yes, she will finish and could complete 5 more questions
D. No, she will run out of time
5. 2 workers can finish building a play set in 18 hours. How long will it
take 4 workers to build 3 play sets?
A. 27 hours
B. 24 hours
C. 36 hours
D. 18 hours
6. A bookstore has 50% more fantasy books than biographies. What is
the ratio of fantasy books to biographies?
A. 2:3
B. 3:2
C. 1:2
D. 5:3
7. Train A leaves the station at 1:45 traveling at a constant speed of 65
mph. If it arrives at its destination at 3:15, how many miles did it
travel?
A. 97.5 miles
B. 95.0 miles
C. 100.0 miles
D. 92.5 miles
8. Two buildings in downtown Chicago stand across the river from
each other. The first building's height is 1,700 ft and it casts a shadow
that is 525 ft long. If the second building's height is 1,450 feet, how
long will its shadow be at the same time of the day (round to the
nearest foot)?
A. 448 ft
B. 450 ft
C. 425 ft
D. 460 ft
9. If Larry can wash 50 cars in 1/2 hour, how long will it take him to
wash 80 cars?
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A. 40 minutes
B. 45 minutes
C. 48 minutes
D. 52 minutes
10. A baker can bake 4 cakes with 10 cups of sugar. If he has a 30-cup
bag that is 1/2 full, how many cakes can he bake?
A. 4 cakes
B. 5 cakes
C. 6 cakes
D. 8 cakes
11. If Randy sells 8 times as many vacuum cleaners as Janice, and
Janice sells 690 vacuum cleaners per year, on average, how many does
Randy sell each month?
A. 460
B. 440
C. 480
D. 500
12. Leslie is blowing up one of her favorite 2.1 photographs to hang on
her wall. If the photo's original length and height were 8 inches and 15
inches, and the new height is 4 feet, how many feet must the new
picture be?
A. 2.5 ft
B. 2.8 ft
C. 3.0 ft
D. 3.2 ft
13. A marathon runner is training for his next race. On his daily run he
completes 21.6 miles and burns 2,274 calories. What is his rate of
calories burned per mile?
A. 100.0 cal/mile
B. 105.0 cal/mile
C. 105.28 cal/mile
D. 106.0 cal/mile
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14. If Andy runs five times as long as Jake, and Jake runs 24.5 miles
each week, how many miles does Andy run in a day?
A. 12.5 miles
B. 15.0 miles
C. 17.5 miles
D. 20.0 miles
15. A chart describes the types of entries into Evansdale's Annual
Culinary Contest. What is the ratio of sandwich (8) entries to soup (6)
entries?
A. 4:3
B. 3:4
C. 8:6
D. 6:8
16. A bowling team consists of 34 members, and 18 are male. If 4
females leave the team, what percent of the remaining members are
male?
A. 50%
B. 55%
C. 60%
D. 65%
17. An animal shelter houses 56 animals. Of the 56, 21 are cats. If 3
dogs are adopted, what percent of the remaining animals are cats?
A. 35%
B. 37.5%
C. 40%
D. 42.5%
18. Ashley's family lives 240 miles away from Washington, DC. While
visiting Washington, DC, they drove half of the distance with the speed
60 mph. Their speed during the remaining part of the trip was only 40
mph. On the way back home their speed was the same all the time, and
the way back home took as much time as the way to Washington. What
was their speed on the way back?
A. 44 mph
HESI A2 MATH WORD
PROBLEMS
(Answers at the Bottom of each set)
1. If 6 textbooks cost $354, how much do 13 textbooks cost?
A. $650
B. $767
C. $780
D. $702
2. A runner leaves his house at 7:45 for a morning run. If he travels at
an average speed of 6 mph and gets back home at 10:00, how far did
he run?
A. 12.5 miles
B. 13.0 miles
C. 13.5 miles
D. 14.0 miles
3. If Alice consumes two times as many calories as Claire, and Claire
consumes 2,500 calories a day, how many calories does Alice consume
a week?
A. 17,500
B. 25,000
C. 35,000
D. 42,000
4. Jessie can answer multiplication problems at a rate of 6 problems
every 20 seconds. If she has a 10-minute test with 175 questions on it,
will she finish in time?
A. Yes, she will finish with 5 seconds to spare
B. No, she will be short by 5 questions
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C. Yes, she will finish and could complete 5 more questions
D. No, she will run out of time
5. 2 workers can finish building a play set in 18 hours. How long will it
take 4 workers to build 3 play sets?
A. 27 hours
B. 24 hours
C. 36 hours
D. 18 hours
6. A bookstore has 50% more fantasy books than biographies. What is
the ratio of fantasy books to biographies?
A. 2:3
B. 3:2
C. 1:2
D. 5:3
7. Train A leaves the station at 1:45 traveling at a constant speed of 65
mph. If it arrives at its destination at 3:15, how many miles did it
travel?
A. 97.5 miles
B. 95.0 miles
C. 100.0 miles
D. 92.5 miles
8. Two buildings in downtown Chicago stand across the river from
each other. The first building's height is 1,700 ft and it casts a shadow
that is 525 ft long. If the second building's height is 1,450 feet, how
long will its shadow be at the same time of the day (round to the
nearest foot)?
A. 448 ft
B. 450 ft
C. 425 ft
D. 460 ft
9. If Larry can wash 50 cars in 1/2 hour, how long will it take him to
wash 80 cars?
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A. 40 minutes
B. 45 minutes
C. 48 minutes
D. 52 minutes
10. A baker can bake 4 cakes with 10 cups of sugar. If he has a 30-cup
bag that is 1/2 full, how many cakes can he bake?
A. 4 cakes
B. 5 cakes
C. 6 cakes
D. 8 cakes
11. If Randy sells 8 times as many vacuum cleaners as Janice, and
Janice sells 690 vacuum cleaners per year, on average, how many does
Randy sell each month?
A. 460
B. 440
C. 480
D. 500
12. Leslie is blowing up one of her favorite 2.1 photographs to hang on
her wall. If the photo's original length and height were 8 inches and 15
inches, and the new height is 4 feet, how many feet must the new
picture be?
A. 2.5 ft
B. 2.8 ft
C. 3.0 ft
D. 3.2 ft
13. A marathon runner is training for his next race. On his daily run he
completes 21.6 miles and burns 2,274 calories. What is his rate of
calories burned per mile?
A. 100.0 cal/mile
B. 105.0 cal/mile
C. 105.28 cal/mile
D. 106.0 cal/mile
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14. If Andy runs five times as long as Jake, and Jake runs 24.5 miles
each week, how many miles does Andy run in a day?
A. 12.5 miles
B. 15.0 miles
C. 17.5 miles
D. 20.0 miles
15. A chart describes the types of entries into Evansdale's Annual
Culinary Contest. What is the ratio of sandwich (8) entries to soup (6)
entries?
A. 4:3
B. 3:4
C. 8:6
D. 6:8
16. A bowling team consists of 34 members, and 18 are male. If 4
females leave the team, what percent of the remaining members are
male?
A. 50%
B. 55%
C. 60%
D. 65%
17. An animal shelter houses 56 animals. Of the 56, 21 are cats. If 3
dogs are adopted, what percent of the remaining animals are cats?
A. 35%
B. 37.5%
C. 40%
D. 42.5%
18. Ashley's family lives 240 miles away from Washington, DC. While
visiting Washington, DC, they drove half of the distance with the speed
60 mph. Their speed during the remaining part of the trip was only 40
mph. On the way back home their speed was the same all the time, and
the way back home took as much time as the way to Washington. What
was their speed on the way back?
A. 44 mph
