HiSET Mathematics Practice Test

HiSET Mathematics Practice Test A used motorcycle can be purchased for $500 cash or on credit with a $200 down payment plus payments of $70 per month for 5 months. How much would be saved by paying cash? 70x5=350 350+200=550 550-500=50 - A) $50 A solution of salt water is made by dissolving 2 grams of salt in 1 liter of water. Which of the following would yield a solution with the same concentration? - C) Dissolving 1 gram of salt in 1/2 liter of water An appliance store uses the following formula to set its selling prices. Price = (actual cost) + (25 percent of actual cost) If the actual cost of a refrigerator is $800, what price will the store set for the refrigerator? - D) $1,000 The following graph shows the sales figures for a toy company since it opened 10 years ago. According to the graph, what was the approximate dollar value of sales in the company's 9th year of business? - C) $750,000 Although the numbers are not included on either axis, it is possible to determine from shape and location that the equation y= -1.2 x +4 corresponds to graph - B) R. Assuming that the pool is 10 feet deep, approximately how many cubic meters of water will this pool hold when filled? ( 3.3 feet=1 Meter ) - B) 3,000 If one box of tiles covers 10 square meters, which of the following represents the number of boxes required to cover the designated area around the pool with tile? - D) [(70X30)] - (50X20)] ÷ 10 The Recreation Department wants to put in swim lanes along the length of the pool. If each swim lane must be 8 feet wide, which of the following represents the best estimate for the number of swim lanes there can be in the pool ( 3.3 feet = 1 meter ) - B (20 × 3.3) ÷ 8 To maintain water purity, each week 1 1/2 kilograms of a certain chemical should be added for each million liters of water. If the pool contains 2.5 million liters of water, how many kilograms of the chemical should be added each week? - E) 3.75 It is estimated that construction of this pool area will cost $75,000. A large corporation donated $35,000 toward the construction of the pool, and an additional $2,000 was earned during a local fund-raising activity. If 20 local businesses agree to donate the rest of the money, which of the following represents the average amount each business will have to contribute? - E) ($75,000 - $37,000) ÷ 20 A larger diagram of the proposed swimming pool area will be presented to the city council. If each inch on that diagram represents 5 meters of actual distance, what are the overall dimensions of the pool area (including the tile area) in the diagram? - C) 14 inches by 6 inches The relationship between rate of speed (r), distance traveled