HESI MATH | 69 Questions and Answers 2023 Graded A

A Farmer has 240 acres under cultivation at the cost $188.99 per acre. If he averages a yield of 60 bushel per acre, what profit is expected if the price per bushel is $5.67 - First figure out total cost cultivation. $189.99 per acre x 240 acres = $45,357.60 So basically it costs the farmer $45,357.60 to maintain 240 acres. Next, figure out how much he earns per bushel. 60 bushels per acre x 240 acres- 14,400 bushel total. 14,400 x $5.67 (cost per bushel) = $81,648 $81,648 is how much he earns, but you have to subtract $45,357.60 because that's how much he is losing (spending) to maintain his farm $81,648- $45,357.60 = $36,290.40 ( Rounded to the tenths) Sarah ran a 24 mile race. She ran 6 miles in 1.6 hours, 6 miles in 1.2 hours, 6 miles in 1.3 hours 6 miles in1.5 hours. How long did it take her to finish the race? - 5 ½ hrs An office worker mails 25 envelopes to customers each day. Every envelope contains 3 reports with a paper clip contains 3 report with a paper clip on each one. The supply of paper clip is provided in boxes of 500. How many days will it take for the clerk to use up one box of paper clips? - 6.66 0r 7 days 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? - If the train leaves at 1:45 and arrives at 3:15 it has been traveling for 1.5 hours. to find how far it has traveled, we multiply by the speed: 1.5*65=97.5 Leslie is blowing up one of her favorite 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? - 2.1 If Larry can wash 50 cars in 1/2 hour, how long will it take him to wash 80 cars? - if it takes Larry 30 minutes (1/2 hour) to wash 50 cars, then it takes 30/50=.6 minutes per car. 80 cars will take 80*6=48minutes 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 many miles did he run? - If the runner is out from 7:45 to 10:00, he ran for 2:15. 2;15= 2.25 hours.Since he travels at an average of 6mph, his total travel distance is 2.25*6= 13.5 miles. 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? - 17.5