NLN NEX Math Entrance Exam (Actual Exam
2026) | All Questions and Correct Answers |
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If 15 out of 200 patients admitted to a hospital remain longer than a week, how
many 2,800 admissions in a given year were released within one week? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------2,590
A baby fell asleep at 7:55 PM and slept for 6 3/4 hours. When did the baby wake?
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------2:40 am
A hospital spends $403,492 per year on electricity, On average how much does it
spend per day on electricity? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------$1,105.46
A mechanic has 4 liters (L) of oil to fill a car that requires 4 quarts (qt) of oil. Given
that (1 qt = 0.946 L) when the engine is filled to capacity with oil, how much oil ,in
liters will not be used? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------0.216 L
A patient's room is 10 feet (ft) wide and 15 ft long. If all rooms are built to the
same proportions, what is the length of a room that is 18 ft wide? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------27 ft
,Of 60 % patients treated with a certain medication, 24 showed no
improvement.What percent of patients improved? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------
----------60%
A salad dressing recipe uses a vinegar to oil ratio of 1:3. To make 500 millimeters
of dressing, how many millimeters of vinegar should be used to maintain the
ratio? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------125
A person weighed 170 pounds at the beginning of the new year and weighed 158
pounds a few weeks later. How many kilograms did the person lose? (1 kg - 2.2
lbs) ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------54.5 kg
A certain intravenous tubing apparatus releases 60 drops of fluid per minute. How
many drops will be released in 2 1/2 minutes? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----150
An anti-allergy medication is 80% aspirin and 20% antihistamine. Aspirin costs 25
cents per gram and antihistamine costs 75 cents per gram. What will it cost to
make one hundred one -gram tablets of this medication? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------$35.00
, A runner in a 3/4 mile race fell down 4/5 of the way from the starting line to the
finish line. Given 5,280 feet per mile, how many feet from the finish line was the
runner when they fell? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------792 feet
A patient's room is 10 feet (ft) wide and 15 ft long. If all rooms are built to the
same proportions, what is the length of a room that is 18 ft wide? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------27 ft
One -third of a yard is the same as what percent of a yard? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------33.33%
A painter mixes colors to create a custom shade of green using a ration of 2 parts
blue to 3 parts yellow. If the painter wants 30 ounces of the custom color, how
many ounces of yellow paint should be used to maintain the ratio? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------18
A gardener discovers that for every 4 milimeters (mL) of fertilizer used the height
of a specific plant increases by 7 centimeters (cm) if the plants current height is 28
cm and the desired height is 49 cm, how many mL of fertilizer should the
Gardener use? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------12 mL
If 30 % of x=60, then x= ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------200
2026) | All Questions and Correct Answers |
Verified Answers | Updated Version
If 15 out of 200 patients admitted to a hospital remain longer than a week, how
many 2,800 admissions in a given year were released within one week? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------2,590
A baby fell asleep at 7:55 PM and slept for 6 3/4 hours. When did the baby wake?
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------2:40 am
A hospital spends $403,492 per year on electricity, On average how much does it
spend per day on electricity? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------$1,105.46
A mechanic has 4 liters (L) of oil to fill a car that requires 4 quarts (qt) of oil. Given
that (1 qt = 0.946 L) when the engine is filled to capacity with oil, how much oil ,in
liters will not be used? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------0.216 L
A patient's room is 10 feet (ft) wide and 15 ft long. If all rooms are built to the
same proportions, what is the length of a room that is 18 ft wide? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------27 ft
,Of 60 % patients treated with a certain medication, 24 showed no
improvement.What percent of patients improved? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------
----------60%
A salad dressing recipe uses a vinegar to oil ratio of 1:3. To make 500 millimeters
of dressing, how many millimeters of vinegar should be used to maintain the
ratio? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------125
A person weighed 170 pounds at the beginning of the new year and weighed 158
pounds a few weeks later. How many kilograms did the person lose? (1 kg - 2.2
lbs) ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------54.5 kg
A certain intravenous tubing apparatus releases 60 drops of fluid per minute. How
many drops will be released in 2 1/2 minutes? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----150
An anti-allergy medication is 80% aspirin and 20% antihistamine. Aspirin costs 25
cents per gram and antihistamine costs 75 cents per gram. What will it cost to
make one hundred one -gram tablets of this medication? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------$35.00
, A runner in a 3/4 mile race fell down 4/5 of the way from the starting line to the
finish line. Given 5,280 feet per mile, how many feet from the finish line was the
runner when they fell? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------792 feet
A patient's room is 10 feet (ft) wide and 15 ft long. If all rooms are built to the
same proportions, what is the length of a room that is 18 ft wide? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------27 ft
One -third of a yard is the same as what percent of a yard? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------33.33%
A painter mixes colors to create a custom shade of green using a ration of 2 parts
blue to 3 parts yellow. If the painter wants 30 ounces of the custom color, how
many ounces of yellow paint should be used to maintain the ratio? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------18
A gardener discovers that for every 4 milimeters (mL) of fertilizer used the height
of a specific plant increases by 7 centimeters (cm) if the plants current height is 28
cm and the desired height is 49 cm, how many mL of fertilizer should the
Gardener use? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------12 mL
If 30 % of x=60, then x= ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------200
