HESI A2 – MATH Practice Exam
How many ounces are there in a gallon?
128 ounces (oz)
What is 70% of 65?
45.5 = .7*65
For a recipe, there are 3 eggs needed for every pound of cake needed. How many pounds of
cake can be made if there are 40 eggs?
13 pounds of cake
Evaluate: x^4 − y if x = 3 and y = 20
61
Subtract: 1001 − 99 =
902
Add: 9.43 + 11.3 =
20.73
Multiply: (226)(55.3) =
12,497.8
How many millimeters are there in 5 meters?
5,000 ml
Which of the following is equivalent to 0.0009?
0.09%
Write the number 1906 in Roman numerals.
MCMVI
Convert the following military time to regular time: 15:17:52 hours
3:17:52 PM
Solve: 2 − 8 ÷ (2^4 ÷ 2) =
1
Solve the proportion (find the value of x):
9:14 :: x:56
,x = 36
How many centimeters are there in a foot?
30.5 cm
Joe makes $20 an hour and Tim makes $30 an hour. How many hours more than Tim must Joe
work to earn the same amount Tim makes in 4 hours?
2 hours
Solve for x:
3(x − 4) = 18
x = 10
There are 6,657 marbles in a jar. Approximately 34% are white, and the rest are black. How
many black marbles are there?
4,394
At a comic book store, Robert purchased three comics for $2.65 each. If he paid with a $20 bill,
how much change did he receive?
$12.05
What is the boiling point of water?
100° Celsius
How many ounces are in a ton?
32,000 ounces (oz)
Subtract: 8,674.5 − 998.9 =
7,675.6
Add: 1.332 + 0.067
1.399
Multiply: (44.44)(55.55) =
2,468.64
Divide: 223 ÷ 65 =
3.4
How many yards are in a mile?
1,760
, A rat can finish a maze in about 3 minutes. If a small backpack is put on the rat so it reduces its
speed by 50%, how much longer will it take the rat to finish the maze?
3 minutes
A nurse's schedule is written in military time, and shows their shift is from 1500 to 0100. When
will they get off work?
A little bit after midnight
Convert 26° Celsius to Fahrenheit
78.8° F
Convert 104° Fahrenheit to Celsius.
40° C
Multiply: (0.67)(0.09) =
0.060300
A nurse working at a medical clinic earns $17.81 per hour. The nurse works three 8-hour shifts
and one 12-hour shift every week, and is paid weekly. Weekly deductions are: federal tax
$102.80, state tax $24.58, federal insurance $18.13, and family health insurance $52.15. What is
the nurse's take-home pay each week?
$443.50
There are 48 students studying foreign language at the community college. If the only two
foreign languages offered are French and Spanish, and 28 students are studying French, which
of the following represents the ratio of students studying Spanish to the total number of foreign
language students?
5/12
how many grams in 4 kilograms?
4000
how many pints in 56 ounces?
3.5
how many meters are in 3 kilograms?
3000
how many ounces in 3/4 pints?
12
How many ounces are there in a gallon?
128 ounces (oz)
What is 70% of 65?
45.5 = .7*65
For a recipe, there are 3 eggs needed for every pound of cake needed. How many pounds of
cake can be made if there are 40 eggs?
13 pounds of cake
Evaluate: x^4 − y if x = 3 and y = 20
61
Subtract: 1001 − 99 =
902
Add: 9.43 + 11.3 =
20.73
Multiply: (226)(55.3) =
12,497.8
How many millimeters are there in 5 meters?
5,000 ml
Which of the following is equivalent to 0.0009?
0.09%
Write the number 1906 in Roman numerals.
MCMVI
Convert the following military time to regular time: 15:17:52 hours
3:17:52 PM
Solve: 2 − 8 ÷ (2^4 ÷ 2) =
1
Solve the proportion (find the value of x):
9:14 :: x:56
,x = 36
How many centimeters are there in a foot?
30.5 cm
Joe makes $20 an hour and Tim makes $30 an hour. How many hours more than Tim must Joe
work to earn the same amount Tim makes in 4 hours?
2 hours
Solve for x:
3(x − 4) = 18
x = 10
There are 6,657 marbles in a jar. Approximately 34% are white, and the rest are black. How
many black marbles are there?
4,394
At a comic book store, Robert purchased three comics for $2.65 each. If he paid with a $20 bill,
how much change did he receive?
$12.05
What is the boiling point of water?
100° Celsius
How many ounces are in a ton?
32,000 ounces (oz)
Subtract: 8,674.5 − 998.9 =
7,675.6
Add: 1.332 + 0.067
1.399
Multiply: (44.44)(55.55) =
2,468.64
Divide: 223 ÷ 65 =
3.4
How many yards are in a mile?
1,760
, A rat can finish a maze in about 3 minutes. If a small backpack is put on the rat so it reduces its
speed by 50%, how much longer will it take the rat to finish the maze?
3 minutes
A nurse's schedule is written in military time, and shows their shift is from 1500 to 0100. When
will they get off work?
A little bit after midnight
Convert 26° Celsius to Fahrenheit
78.8° F
Convert 104° Fahrenheit to Celsius.
40° C
Multiply: (0.67)(0.09) =
0.060300
A nurse working at a medical clinic earns $17.81 per hour. The nurse works three 8-hour shifts
and one 12-hour shift every week, and is paid weekly. Weekly deductions are: federal tax
$102.80, state tax $24.58, federal insurance $18.13, and family health insurance $52.15. What is
the nurse's take-home pay each week?
$443.50
There are 48 students studying foreign language at the community college. If the only two
foreign languages offered are French and Spanish, and 28 students are studying French, which
of the following represents the ratio of students studying Spanish to the total number of foreign
language students?
5/12
how many grams in 4 kilograms?
4000
how many pints in 56 ounces?
3.5
how many meters are in 3 kilograms?
3000
how many ounces in 3/4 pints?
12
