HESI A2: Math Practice QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024
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1. A survey company must contact 136 people via phone calls. How many buttons
must be pushed to make 136 long distance calls?: 136 10 = 1,360 buttons
2. There are 453.59 grams per pound. An infant weighs 6,577 grams. What is the
weight of the infant in pounds and ounces?: 6577 453.59 = 14.5 lbs There are 16oz
per lb.
So 16 .5 = 8oz -----> 14lb 8oz
3. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is what temperature in Celsius?: Convert Fahrenheit to
Celsius (F - 32) .56
(98.6 -32) .56
66.6 .56 = 37 degrees Celsius
4. A patient on a clear diet consumes the following for the day 2 pints of water, 1 8oz
serving of clear soup, 1 8oz cup of coffee. A nurse reviewing his intake and output
notes that his drainage bag shows 1,000 mL for the past day. What
is his deficit in milliliters?: 2 pints of water 16oz per pint = 32oz
32oz h2o + 8oz coffee + 8oz soup = 48oz
To convert oz to mL multiply by 30 oz/ml
48oz 30oz/ml =
1440mL mL is 1440
- 1000 = 440mL
5. A sample contains 2/3 oz of liquid. How many mL is this?: Multiply by 30 oz/mL
2/3 30 =60/3
= 20 mL
6. How many meters in a kilometer?: 1000 meter
7. How many grams in a kilogram?: 1000 grams
8. 10 kilograms is equivalent to how many pounds?: To convert kilograms to pounds (
2.2) 10 2.2= 22lb
9. Instructions require you to dilute a powder in 3 quarts of water. You only have a
container that is marked in liters. How many liters would you use to dilute the
powder?: 1 quart = 32 oz 3 quarts = 96oz
30 milliliters per oz.
30 milliliters 96oz = 2880 milliliters
1000 milliliters per
liter 1000 2800=
2.88 liters
10. How many milliliters are in 1 liter?: 1000mL
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, 11. A mans waist measurement is 88.9 centimeters. What is his waist in inches?:
Convert centimeters to inches (formula 2.54)
88.9 2.54 = 35inches
12. How many centimeters are in a meter?: 100 centimeters
13. How many millimeters are in a centimeter?: 10 millimeters
14. How many centimeter are in a millimeter?: 1/10 centimeters
15. 1 foot is how many centimeters?: 1foot = 12inches
1inch = 2.54centimeters
12in 2.54 = 30.48centimeters
16. A car dealer offers 10 different brands of cars for sale. The average daily sales
for the dealer are Honda 2 models, sells 20per day, Toyota 3 models sells 15 per
day, Kia 1 model sells 7 per day, ford 4 models sells 6 per day. How many total
cars are sold per day?: 2 Hondas 20cars = 40
3toyotas 15cars = 45
1 kia 7cars= 7
4 ford 6cars = 24
40+45+7+24 = 116 cars
17. 25 chainsaws, 14 snow blowers, 18 floor sanders, 12 leaf blowers and 19 power
washers. If 25% of the total inventory is available for rental, how many tools can be
rented?: 25+14+18+12+19= 88
25% of 88 = 88 0.25 = 22 tools can be rented
18. The patient currently drink 4 12oz cans of diet soda per day. How many
ounces of diet soda can the patient drink if he reduces his intake by 25%?: 4
12oz = 48oz the patient currently consumes
Patient has to give up 25% of 48oz
48 .25= 12oz
48 - 12 = 36 uncles the patient can drink
19. On an annual basis, a hospital deliver 1,820 babies. If 55% of the babies born
are boys, how many girls were born in a year?: 55% are boys
55 1820= 1001 boys
45% must be girls
1820 45= 819 girls
20. How many gallons are in 80 fluid ounces?: There are 128oz per gallon, so
80 fluid oz = 80/128 = 0.625 gallons
21. You have $100 to spend. You pick out two items to purchase. The first item is
$64.57. The second item is $26.82. If you buy both of these items, how much
money will you have left?: $64.57+$26.82= $97.39
$91.39 you have to spend
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1. A survey company must contact 136 people via phone calls. How many buttons
must be pushed to make 136 long distance calls?: 136 10 = 1,360 buttons
2. There are 453.59 grams per pound. An infant weighs 6,577 grams. What is the
weight of the infant in pounds and ounces?: 6577 453.59 = 14.5 lbs There are 16oz
per lb.
So 16 .5 = 8oz -----> 14lb 8oz
3. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is what temperature in Celsius?: Convert Fahrenheit to
Celsius (F - 32) .56
(98.6 -32) .56
66.6 .56 = 37 degrees Celsius
4. A patient on a clear diet consumes the following for the day 2 pints of water, 1 8oz
serving of clear soup, 1 8oz cup of coffee. A nurse reviewing his intake and output
notes that his drainage bag shows 1,000 mL for the past day. What
is his deficit in milliliters?: 2 pints of water 16oz per pint = 32oz
32oz h2o + 8oz coffee + 8oz soup = 48oz
To convert oz to mL multiply by 30 oz/ml
48oz 30oz/ml =
1440mL mL is 1440
- 1000 = 440mL
5. A sample contains 2/3 oz of liquid. How many mL is this?: Multiply by 30 oz/mL
2/3 30 =60/3
= 20 mL
6. How many meters in a kilometer?: 1000 meter
7. How many grams in a kilogram?: 1000 grams
8. 10 kilograms is equivalent to how many pounds?: To convert kilograms to pounds (
2.2) 10 2.2= 22lb
9. Instructions require you to dilute a powder in 3 quarts of water. You only have a
container that is marked in liters. How many liters would you use to dilute the
powder?: 1 quart = 32 oz 3 quarts = 96oz
30 milliliters per oz.
30 milliliters 96oz = 2880 milliliters
1000 milliliters per
liter 1000 2800=
2.88 liters
10. How many milliliters are in 1 liter?: 1000mL
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, 11. A mans waist measurement is 88.9 centimeters. What is his waist in inches?:
Convert centimeters to inches (formula 2.54)
88.9 2.54 = 35inches
12. How many centimeters are in a meter?: 100 centimeters
13. How many millimeters are in a centimeter?: 10 millimeters
14. How many centimeter are in a millimeter?: 1/10 centimeters
15. 1 foot is how many centimeters?: 1foot = 12inches
1inch = 2.54centimeters
12in 2.54 = 30.48centimeters
16. A car dealer offers 10 different brands of cars for sale. The average daily sales
for the dealer are Honda 2 models, sells 20per day, Toyota 3 models sells 15 per
day, Kia 1 model sells 7 per day, ford 4 models sells 6 per day. How many total
cars are sold per day?: 2 Hondas 20cars = 40
3toyotas 15cars = 45
1 kia 7cars= 7
4 ford 6cars = 24
40+45+7+24 = 116 cars
17. 25 chainsaws, 14 snow blowers, 18 floor sanders, 12 leaf blowers and 19 power
washers. If 25% of the total inventory is available for rental, how many tools can be
rented?: 25+14+18+12+19= 88
25% of 88 = 88 0.25 = 22 tools can be rented
18. The patient currently drink 4 12oz cans of diet soda per day. How many
ounces of diet soda can the patient drink if he reduces his intake by 25%?: 4
12oz = 48oz the patient currently consumes
Patient has to give up 25% of 48oz
48 .25= 12oz
48 - 12 = 36 uncles the patient can drink
19. On an annual basis, a hospital deliver 1,820 babies. If 55% of the babies born
are boys, how many girls were born in a year?: 55% are boys
55 1820= 1001 boys
45% must be girls
1820 45= 819 girls
20. How many gallons are in 80 fluid ounces?: There are 128oz per gallon, so
80 fluid oz = 80/128 = 0.625 gallons
21. You have $100 to spend. You pick out two items to purchase. The first item is
$64.57. The second item is $26.82. If you buy both of these items, how much
money will you have left?: $64.57+$26.82= $97.39
$91.39 you have to spend
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