CBEST Math Prep Questions with Correct Answers

CBEST Math Prep Questions with Correct Answers What is the difference between the sum of the following set of numbers estimated to the nearest tenth and the exact sum? 42.45 + 1.6 +6.48 +19 + 25.52 a. 95.1 b. 0.05 c. 73 d. 0.13 e. 27 - Answer-0.05 Multiplying 3 digit numbers - Answer-1. multiply the first number all the way 2. zero, then multiply all the way 3. 2 zeroes, then multiply all the way Multiply the following 367 x 251 A. 87,993 B. 92,117 C. 87,009 D. 91,234 E. 92,155 - Answer-B At sea level, water boils at what temperature? A. 212 degrees Fahrenheit B. 200 degrees Fahrenheit C. 100 degrees Fahrenheit D. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit E. 32 degrees Fahrenheit - Answer-A If you were to flip a coin five times, what would be the probability that you would flip tails all five times? A. 1/5 B. 1/10 C. 1/25 D. 1/32 E. 1/50 - Answer-D A bag of assorted candy contains 11 peppermints, 8 chocolates, 13 gumdrops, and 9 licorices. Amy randomly takes a gumdrop from the bag and eats it. What is the probability that the next candy she takes from the bag will be a gumdrop or a peppermint? A. 23/40 B. 13/20 C. 24/41 D. 1/3 E. 1/5 - Answer-A, don't forget to subtract the piece(s) eaten Percentile - Answer-a point on a ranking scale of 0 to 100. The 50th percentile is the midpoint; half the people in the population being studied rank higher and half rank lower. Raw score - Answer-A test score that has not been transformed or converted in any way Stanine Scores - Answer-whole number scores from 1 to 9, each representing a wide range of raw scores grade equivalent score - Answer-Test score indicating the grade level of students to whom a test taker performed most similarly. Kim is in the tenth grade and take a standardized science test. Use his test scores below to answer the question that follows. Raw score: 72 Percentile: 88 Stanine: 8 Grade Equivalent: 12.1 Kim's test scores indicate that: A. he scored as well as or better than 72 of the test takers. B. 28% of the test takers scored better than he did. C. he would perform adequately in a twelfth grade science class. D. he scored as well as or better than 88% of the test takers. E. he answered 72% of the questions correctly - Answer-D Bill is in the 8th grade and takes a standardized math test. Use his test scores below to answer the question that follows. Raw Score: 62 Percentile: 90 Stanine: 8 Grade Equivalent: 11 Bill's test scores indicate that: A. He scored as well as or better than 62 of the test takers. B. 10 test takers scored better than he did. C. He should be promoted to an 11th grade math class. D. His stanine score is average when compared to his peers. E. He scored as well as or better than 90% of the test takers. - Answer-E Jane is one of 50 students to take a standardized math test that includes 100 multiple choice questions. If she has the highest score of any student with a raw score of 87, what is her percentile score? A. 50 B. 80 C. 87 D. 95 E. 99 - Answer-E