HiSet Mathematics Practice Test Questions and Answers 100% Pass

HiSet Mathematics Practice Test Questions and Answers 100% Pass A used motorcycle can be purchased for $500 cash or on credit with a $200 down payment plus payments of $70 per month for 5 months. How much would be saved by paying cash? 70x5=350 350+200==50 A) $50 A solution of salt water is made by dissolving 2 grams of salt in 1 liter of water. Which of the following would yield a solution with the same concentration? C) Dissolving 1 gram of salt in 1/2 liter of water An appliance store uses the following formula to set its selling prices. Price = (actual cost) + (25 percent of actual cost) If the actual cost of a refrigerator is $800, what price will the store set for the refrigerator? D) $1,000 The following graph shows the sales figures for a toy company since it opened 10 years ago. According to the graph, what was the approximate dollar value of sales in the company's 9th year of business? C) $750,000 Although the numbers are not included on either axis, it is possible to determine from shape and location that the equation y= -1.2 x +4 corresponds to graph B) R. Assuming that the pool is 10 feet deep, approximately how many cubic meters of water will this pool hold when filled? ( 3.3 feet=1 Meter ) B) 3,000 If one box of tiles covers 10 square meters, which of the following represents the number of boxes required to cover the designated area around the pool with tile? D) [(70X30)] - (50X20)] ÷ 10 The Recreation Department wants to put in swim lanes along the length of the pool. If each swim lane must be 8 feet wide, which of the following represents the best estimate for the number of swim lanes there can be in the pool ( 3.3 feet = 1 meter ) B (20 × 3.3) ÷ 8 To maintain water purity, each week 1 1/2 kilograms of a certain chemical should be added for each million liters of water. If the pool contains 2.5 million liters of water, how many kilograms of the chemical should be added each week? E) 3.75 It is estimated that construction of this pool area will cost $75,000. A large corporation donated $35,000 toward the construction of the pool, and an additional $2,000 was earned during a local fund-raising activity. If 20 local businesses agree to donate the rest of the money, which of the following represents the average amount each business will have to contribute? E) ($75,000 - $37,000) ÷ 20 A larger diagram of the proposed swimming pool area will be presented to the city council. If each inch on that diagram represents 5 meters of actual distance, what are the overall dimensions of the pool area (including the tile area) in the diagram? C) 14 inches by 6 inches The relationship between rate of speed (r), distance traveled (d), and time traveled (t) is given by the following equation. r=d/t If rate remains constant, which of the following must be true? E) When t Decreases, d Decreases. Consider the equation 2X-3=4. To solve the equation for x, what would be the most logical first step? A) Add 3 to both sides of the equation A tank for mixing chemical solutions is 1.5 meters long, 0.6 meters wide, and 1.5 meters deep. Which of the following represents the maximum number of cubic meters of solution this tank will hold? C) 1.5 × 0.6 × 1.5 Approximately what percentage of the Earth's surface is at or above sea level? B) 30% Which of the following elevation intervals contains the highest percentage of the Earth's crustal surface? D) −5,000 to −4,000 Which of the following best approximates the difference between the highest elevations and the lowest elevations of the Earth's crustal surface? (1,000 m=1 km) A) 12 km If the measure of the arc associated with the Pacific Ocean is approximately 125°, which of the following represents the proportion of Earth's surface that is covered by the Pacific Ocean? E) 125/360 If the temperature at 8:00 a.m. was 22°F, and at 4:00 p.m. the same day, it was -2°F, what was the average temperature decrease per hour during this period? C) 3°F Each month a lawn-care company sprays for weeds in 500 different yards. Last month, to determine the effectiveness of its herbicide, the company randomly selected 50 lawns for inspection. Of the lawns selected, 40 showed 5 or fewer weeds. Which of the following could the lawn company conclude with the greatest certainty? D) It is very likely that more than half of the lawns sprayed last month have 5 or fewer weeds. Which of the following correctly expresses x yards, y feet, and z inches in terms of inches? A) 36x + 12y + z A fence encloses a rectangular field measuring 300 feet by 100 feet. A cow is tied to a fence post at one corner of the field. If the rope is 50 feet long, which of the following represents the grazing area of the cow inside the fence in square feet? Area of a circle =π (radius) 2 Area of a rectangle = length times width C) π×50X50/ 4 under The unit of measurement used to describe the energy produced by an atomic particle accelerator is the electron volt (eV). Shown below are the amounts of energy produced by two versions of a particle accelerator. How many more electron volts are produced by the new model as compared with the original model? A) 7.8x 10/ 11 over The diagram below shows a coordinate grid. What are the coordinates of the point where the graph of y= -4X + 8 intersects the x-axis? A) (2,0) Kyle purchased a padlock with a resettable combination that uses 3 digits from 0 through 9 that must be entered in the proper order. A digit may be repeated in the combination. Which expression shows the total number of possible combinations for the padlock? B) 10/ 3 over