PAX MATH 1 EXAM SCRIPT
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●● If a hospital equipment salesperson receive a 12% commission, how
much commission is paid when $16,000 worth of equipment is sold?
Answer: $1,920.00
(16,000 x .12 = $1,920.00)
●● What is the area of a rectangle that is 4 feet wide and 9 feet long?
Answer: 36 square feet
(Formula: Area = L x W
A=9 feet x 4 feet
A=36)
●● One kilometer (km equals 0.6 miles. How many miles equal 2.75
km?
Answer: ANSWER: 1.65 miles
(2.75 km x (0.6 mile/ 1 km) = 1.65 mile)
,●● Solve: 8 [7-3(12-2)/5]
Answer: ANSWER: 8
(Explanation:
8[7-3(10)/ 5]
8[7-30/5]
8[7-6)]
8[1]
=8
)
●● If a=3 and b=6, what is the value of b to the a power?
Answer: 6^3
(6x6x6= 216)
●● If 1 kilogram (kg) equals 2.2 pounds (lbs), how many kg are there in
130 lbs? (To the nearest tenth o fa kg)
Answer: 59.1 kg
,(130 lb x (1 kg/ 2.2 lb) = 59.0909 ==> 59.1 kg)
●● How much simple interest will be paid on a $500 loan for 1 year if
the annual interest rate is 6%?
Answer: $30
(500 x .06= 30)
●● The dosage of a certain medication is determined by a patient's body
weight. This medication's dosage is 2.5 mg per kilogram of body weight.
What would be the dose for a patient who weighs 72 pounds?
(1 1b = 0.453 kg)
(Doses are rounded to the nearest 25mg.)
Answer: 75 mg
(FORMULA:
STEP1: 72 lb x 0.453 kg= 32.616 kg
STEP2: 32.616 kg x (2.5 mg / 1 kg) = 81.54
nearest 25 mg to 81.54 is 75 mg. Next would be 100 and that's too high)
, ●● Of 60 patients treated with a certain medication, 24 showed no
improvement.
What percent of patients improved?
Answer: 60%
(step1: 60-24=36
step:2 36/60 = 0.60 x 100 = 60 %)
●● The concentration of allergens in an experimental sample of air is
one part per billion (PPB). Which of these mathematical notations
represent this concentration?
Answer: 1.0x10^-9
(9 0's in billion)
●● A 2-day automobile trip of 880 miles is planned. Half of this distance
is to be traveled each day at 55 miles per hour. How many hours will be
driven each day? (D=RT)
Answer: ANSWER: 8
(T=880/55 = 16 hours
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● If a hospital equipment salesperson receive a 12% commission, how
much commission is paid when $16,000 worth of equipment is sold?
Answer: $1,920.00
(16,000 x .12 = $1,920.00)
●● What is the area of a rectangle that is 4 feet wide and 9 feet long?
Answer: 36 square feet
(Formula: Area = L x W
A=9 feet x 4 feet
A=36)
●● One kilometer (km equals 0.6 miles. How many miles equal 2.75
km?
Answer: ANSWER: 1.65 miles
(2.75 km x (0.6 mile/ 1 km) = 1.65 mile)
,●● Solve: 8 [7-3(12-2)/5]
Answer: ANSWER: 8
(Explanation:
8[7-3(10)/ 5]
8[7-30/5]
8[7-6)]
8[1]
=8
)
●● If a=3 and b=6, what is the value of b to the a power?
Answer: 6^3
(6x6x6= 216)
●● If 1 kilogram (kg) equals 2.2 pounds (lbs), how many kg are there in
130 lbs? (To the nearest tenth o fa kg)
Answer: 59.1 kg
,(130 lb x (1 kg/ 2.2 lb) = 59.0909 ==> 59.1 kg)
●● How much simple interest will be paid on a $500 loan for 1 year if
the annual interest rate is 6%?
Answer: $30
(500 x .06= 30)
●● The dosage of a certain medication is determined by a patient's body
weight. This medication's dosage is 2.5 mg per kilogram of body weight.
What would be the dose for a patient who weighs 72 pounds?
(1 1b = 0.453 kg)
(Doses are rounded to the nearest 25mg.)
Answer: 75 mg
(FORMULA:
STEP1: 72 lb x 0.453 kg= 32.616 kg
STEP2: 32.616 kg x (2.5 mg / 1 kg) = 81.54
nearest 25 mg to 81.54 is 75 mg. Next would be 100 and that's too high)
, ●● Of 60 patients treated with a certain medication, 24 showed no
improvement.
What percent of patients improved?
Answer: 60%
(step1: 60-24=36
step:2 36/60 = 0.60 x 100 = 60 %)
●● The concentration of allergens in an experimental sample of air is
one part per billion (PPB). Which of these mathematical notations
represent this concentration?
Answer: 1.0x10^-9
(9 0's in billion)
●● A 2-day automobile trip of 880 miles is planned. Half of this distance
is to be traveled each day at 55 miles per hour. How many hours will be
driven each day? (D=RT)
Answer: ANSWER: 8
(T=880/55 = 16 hours
