HESI Math Practice Test Questions & Answers

Evaluate: ab²-ac a=3, b=-4, c=-5 - ANSWERS63 evaluate: 3x²-2x+7 if x=-3 - ANSWERS40 solve for x: -7x+9=-47 - ANSWERSx=8 50=-3t-7 - ANSWERSt= -19 A newborn weighs 8 pounds 5 ounces. There are 453.59 grams per pound. What is the infant's wight in grams? A. 2268 grams B. 3629 grams C. 3370 grams D. 3856 grams - ANSWERSC. 3370 Grams What temperature in Fahrenheit is 50° Celsius? (enter numeric value only. If rounding is necessary, round to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWERS122° F A nurse works in a military hospital from 1300 to 20000. What time of day does this nurse work? A. Early morning to early afternoon B. Lunch time to midnight. C. early afternoon to bedtime D. Midnight to sunrise - ANSWERSC. early afternoon to bedtime A nurse is reviewing the daily intake and output (I&O) of a patient consuming a clear diet. The urinary drainage bag denots a total of 1,000 mL for the past 24 hrs.The total intake is: 2 8oz cups of coffee 1 16 oz serving of clear soup 1 pint of water consumed throughout the day How much is the deficit in milliliters? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is necessary round to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWERS440 A woman received a bottle of perfume as a present. The bottle contains 1/2 oz of perfume. How many milliliters is this? - ANSWERS15 The metric system of measurement was developed in France during Napoleon's reign. It is based on what multiplication factor? A. The length of Napoleon's forearm B. 2 C. 10 D. Atomic weight of helium - ANSWERSC. 10 How many meters are in a Kilometer? (enter numeric value only.) - ANSWERS1,000 How many grams are in a Kilogram? (enter numeric value only.) - ANSWERS1,000 To convert pound to kilograms, what factor is used? A. 2.2 B. 0.334 C. 10 D. 22 - ANSWERSA. 2.2 A teacher's aide is preparing a snack for the class. In order to prepared the powdered drink, the aide must convert the directions from metric. The directions say, "dilute contents of package in 2 liters of water." The aide has a measuring device marked in ounces. How many ounces of water should be used? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is necessary round to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWERS66.7 How many milliliters are in 1 liter? A. 30 B. 10 C. 100 D. 1000 - ANSWERSD. 1000 There are 2.54 cm in an inch. How many cm are in one foot?(Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is necessary round to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWERS30.48 A seamstress is measuring a model for a new dress. The tape measure is marked in centimeters. The seamstress needs to convert that measurement into inches. If the model's waist is 65.4 cm, what is the conversion in inches? - ANSWERS25.74 inches How many centimeters in a millimeter? A. 1/10 B. 1 C. 10 D. 100 - ANSWERSA. 1/10 How many centimeters in a meter? A. 1/100 B. 10 C. 100 D. 1,000 - ANSWERSC. 100 A news website allows subscribers to download news articles in different languages. The average number of downloads per day for some languages are as follows: English: 5 articles, 150 downloads French: 2 articles, 50 downloads Chinese: 1 article, 75 downloads Japanese: 3 articles, 25 downloads How many articles are downloaded each day? - ANSWERS1000 A hospital day staff consists of 25 registered nurses, 75 unlicensed assistants, five phlebologists, six receptionists and office staff, and 45 physicians. One summer day the staff was only at 68% strength. How many people were working that day? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is necessary round to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWERS106 A farmer raises chickens for eggs and meat. Any chicken that does not lay at least one egg a week is moved to the slaughterhouse. The farmer has 765 chickens that can lay one egg each day. Each day 80% of the chickens lay eggs. How many eggs does the farmer collect each day? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is necessary round to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWERS612 Over the past week, 34 baby boys were born at the hospital. This was 54% of all babies born. How many girls were born over the past week? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is necessary round to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWERS29 The doctor tells the patient to cut back on coffee. The patient usually has four 8-ounce cups of coffee per day. If the doctor told him to cut back by 25%, how many ounces of coffee can the patient have each day? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is necessary round to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWERS24 Ratio and proportion: 0.8:10 :: x:100 A. x= 0.8 B. x=8 C. x=80 D. x=800 - ANSWERSB. x=8 Add: 9.98 + 0.065 = A. 10.63 B. 10.045 C. 1.0063 D. 998.065 - ANSWERSB. 10.045 Add: 6 + 12.55 + 5.022 = A. 18.55 B. 23.572 C. 30.025 D. 16.475 - ANSWERSB. 23.572 Add: 23.5 + 7.025 = A. 30.525 B. 30.5 C. 30.025 D. 16.475 - ANSWERSA. 30.525 Subtract: 32.21 - 4.68 = A. 14.59 B. 27.53 C. 1.459 D. 31.742 - ANSWERSB. 27.53 Subtract: 15.7 - 9.8 = A. 6.1 B. 8.96 C. 5.9 D. 4.3 - ANSWERSC Subtract: 10.012 - 0.120 = A. 10 B. 9.012 C. 10.122 D. 9.892 - ANSWERSD Multiply: (7.2) (0.34) = A. 14.12 B. 0.234 C. 7.64 D. 2.448 - ANSWERSD Multiply: (99)(0.56) = A. 99.30 B. 99.56 C. 55.44 D. 199.54 - ANSWERSC Multiply: (88) (7.08) A. 862.5 B. 88.040 C. 64.252 D. 623.04 - ANSWERSD