CBEST Math Questions and Formulas
practice exam 2026
Karen's average score for two tests is 90. What score must Karen earn on a third test to raise her
average to 92. - correct answers96
Linda is buying a remnant of fabric that is marked $12.00 but there is a sale at the fabric store and
everything is 30% off. How much will the remnant cost? - correct answers$8.40
If 1 mile is equivalent to 1.6 km, them 10 km is equivalent to... - correct answers6.25
There are 16 ounces in 1 pound. If 30 ounces of coffee beans are removed from a 5-pound bag of coffee
beans, the new weight of the bag of coffee beans is... - correct answers50 ounces
If you increase the perimeter of a square by 50%, you increase its area by... - correct answers125%
Jane started her stamp collection exactly one year ago, and in that time. She has collected 132 stamps.
On average, how many stamps has she collected per month? - correct answers11 stamps
If Melanie can complete 6 forms in 15 minutes, how long will it take her to complete 30 forms? - correct
answers75 minutes
Among 10 playing cards, 2 are spades, 1 is a heart, 3 are diamonds, and the rest are clubs. What is the
probability of randomly selecting a card that is a club? - correct answers2/5
Of 27 animals at the zoo, 15 are monkeys. Which of the following fractions expresses the ratio of
monkeys to all other animals at the zoo? - correct answers5:4
There are 8,751 students in the school district and 832 teachers and administrators. How many more
students are there than teachers and administrators? - correct answers7,919
3.98 x 0.72= - correct answers2.8656
3.8-0.38= - correct answers3.42
A teacher assessed the performance of her class of 15 students on a particular assignment and note the
following grades: {94,71,68,83,80,86,76,86,91,97,88,77,85,70,78} What is the MEDIAN score? - correct
answers83
-342+ (-131) +56= - correct answers-417
On a cold winter day, the low temperature was -6 degrees and the high temperature was 11 degrees.
What was the average of the low and high temperatures? - correct answers2.5 degrees
, Each of the 24 candies in a box is either chewy or hard. If a candies are chewy , how many hard candies a
lone must be removed from the box in order for it to contain the same number of hard candies and
chewy candies? - correct answers6
The number 5 is what percent of 40? - correct answers12.5%
4 5/6-2 3/4= - correct answers25/12
If Andy receives 20% of the retail price on each of his published books, how much does he make on a
book that retails for $35? - correct answers$7
After surveying her fellow students in the teacher education program. Amber has found that five out of
seven students are planning to become teachers and two out of seven want to become counselors. If
the number of classmates who want to be a teacher is 30, how many want to be counselors? - correct
answers12
At a 12% annual interest rate, how much interest is earned on $500 in one year? - correct answers$60
A rectangular plot of land with a length of 150 feet has an area of 12,000 square feet. The width of the
plot is... - correct answers80 feet
A train left station A at 12:30PM and arrived at Station B at 3:00PM. If the train's average speed was 40
miles per hour, how many miles did the train travel? - correct answers100
Dan and Stephanie are making cookies for a school bake sale. If they are making two thirds as many
oatmeal raisin cookies as chocolate chip and they are making 60 oatmeal raisin cookies, how many in
all? - correct answers150
3+4x=23
What is the value of X? - correct answers5
If a soda costs S cents and a burger costs B dollars, which of the following represents the cost of one
burger and one soda, in cents? - correct answers100B+S
If the number of babies born in a certain maternity ward in January is five more than twice the number
born in February, which of the following Mathematical statements reflects this relationship? - correct
answersJ=5+2F
If Stacy drinks 25% of a 1-pint carton of milk and then later drinks 25% of the remaining milk, how many
ounces of milk are left?
(1-pint=16 ounces) - correct answers9 ounces
If a+2b=b, then b= - correct answers3a+4b
Which of the numbers below is between -1,892 and -299?
A) 0
B) 28
C) -28
practice exam 2026
Karen's average score for two tests is 90. What score must Karen earn on a third test to raise her
average to 92. - correct answers96
Linda is buying a remnant of fabric that is marked $12.00 but there is a sale at the fabric store and
everything is 30% off. How much will the remnant cost? - correct answers$8.40
If 1 mile is equivalent to 1.6 km, them 10 km is equivalent to... - correct answers6.25
There are 16 ounces in 1 pound. If 30 ounces of coffee beans are removed from a 5-pound bag of coffee
beans, the new weight of the bag of coffee beans is... - correct answers50 ounces
If you increase the perimeter of a square by 50%, you increase its area by... - correct answers125%
Jane started her stamp collection exactly one year ago, and in that time. She has collected 132 stamps.
On average, how many stamps has she collected per month? - correct answers11 stamps
If Melanie can complete 6 forms in 15 minutes, how long will it take her to complete 30 forms? - correct
answers75 minutes
Among 10 playing cards, 2 are spades, 1 is a heart, 3 are diamonds, and the rest are clubs. What is the
probability of randomly selecting a card that is a club? - correct answers2/5
Of 27 animals at the zoo, 15 are monkeys. Which of the following fractions expresses the ratio of
monkeys to all other animals at the zoo? - correct answers5:4
There are 8,751 students in the school district and 832 teachers and administrators. How many more
students are there than teachers and administrators? - correct answers7,919
3.98 x 0.72= - correct answers2.8656
3.8-0.38= - correct answers3.42
A teacher assessed the performance of her class of 15 students on a particular assignment and note the
following grades: {94,71,68,83,80,86,76,86,91,97,88,77,85,70,78} What is the MEDIAN score? - correct
answers83
-342+ (-131) +56= - correct answers-417
On a cold winter day, the low temperature was -6 degrees and the high temperature was 11 degrees.
What was the average of the low and high temperatures? - correct answers2.5 degrees
, Each of the 24 candies in a box is either chewy or hard. If a candies are chewy , how many hard candies a
lone must be removed from the box in order for it to contain the same number of hard candies and
chewy candies? - correct answers6
The number 5 is what percent of 40? - correct answers12.5%
4 5/6-2 3/4= - correct answers25/12
If Andy receives 20% of the retail price on each of his published books, how much does he make on a
book that retails for $35? - correct answers$7
After surveying her fellow students in the teacher education program. Amber has found that five out of
seven students are planning to become teachers and two out of seven want to become counselors. If
the number of classmates who want to be a teacher is 30, how many want to be counselors? - correct
answers12
At a 12% annual interest rate, how much interest is earned on $500 in one year? - correct answers$60
A rectangular plot of land with a length of 150 feet has an area of 12,000 square feet. The width of the
plot is... - correct answers80 feet
A train left station A at 12:30PM and arrived at Station B at 3:00PM. If the train's average speed was 40
miles per hour, how many miles did the train travel? - correct answers100
Dan and Stephanie are making cookies for a school bake sale. If they are making two thirds as many
oatmeal raisin cookies as chocolate chip and they are making 60 oatmeal raisin cookies, how many in
all? - correct answers150
3+4x=23
What is the value of X? - correct answers5
If a soda costs S cents and a burger costs B dollars, which of the following represents the cost of one
burger and one soda, in cents? - correct answers100B+S
If the number of babies born in a certain maternity ward in January is five more than twice the number
born in February, which of the following Mathematical statements reflects this relationship? - correct
answersJ=5+2F
If Stacy drinks 25% of a 1-pint carton of milk and then later drinks 25% of the remaining milk, how many
ounces of milk are left?
(1-pint=16 ounces) - correct answers9 ounces
If a+2b=b, then b= - correct answers3a+4b
Which of the numbers below is between -1,892 and -299?
A) 0
B) 28
C) -28
