CBEST Math Exam Questions and
Answers
-10 x 47 - Correct Answers --470
-65+ -32 - Correct Answers --97
Is the product of -7 and 4 less than -7, between -7 and 4, or greater than 4? - Correct
Answers -less than -7
-.5 - Correct Answers --6.4
(-(2^2) - (4+7) - Correct Answers --15
(5^2) / 5 + 4 x 2 - Correct Answers -13
15 x (4+8)- (3^3) - Correct Answers -153
(2.5 x 4) + 23 - (4^2) - Correct Answers -17
Find the GFC of 24 and 18 - Correct Answers -6
Find the GFC of 121 and 44 - Correct Answers -11
First aid kits are being assembled at a summer camp. A complete first aid kit recquires
bandages, sutures, and sterilizing swabs, and each of the kits must be identical to other
kits. If the camp's total supplies include 52 bandages, 13 sutures, and 39 sterilizing
swabs, how many complete first aid kits can be assembled without having any leftover
materials? - Correct Answers -13 first aid kits
Elena is making sundaes for her friends. She has 20 scoops of chocolate ice cream and
16 scoops of strawberry. If she wants to make identical sundaes and use all of her ice
cream, how many sundaes can she make? - Correct Answers -4 sundaes with 5 scoops
of chocolate and 4 scoops of strawberry
What is the probability of picking a blue marble of 3 out of the 15 marbles are blue? -
Correct Answers -1 in 5
A computer software retailer used a markup of 40%. Find the selling price of a computer
game that cost the retailer $25. - Correct Answers -$35
, A golf shop pays its wholesaler $40 for a certain club, then sells it to a golfer for $75.
What is the markup rate? - Correct Answers -87.5%
A shoe store uses a 40% markup on cost. Find the cost of a pair of shoes that sells for
$63. - Correct Answers -$45
An item is originally priced at $55 is marked 25% off. What is the sale price? - Correct
Answers -$41.25
An item that regularly sells for $425 is marked down to $318.75. What is the discount
rate? - Correct Answers -25%
A bike is marked down 15%; the sale price is $127.46. What is the original price? -
Correct Answers -$149.95
The probability that a ball selected from a bag of balls will be red is 0.6. If there are 75
balls in the bag, how many of them are red? - Correct Answers -45
A theatre has 230 seats. 75 seats are in the orchestra area, 100 are in the mezzanine,
and 55 seats are in the balcony. If a ticket is selected at random, what is the probability
that it will be for either a mezzanine or balcony seat? - Correct Answers -0.67
The probability of selecting a student whose name begins with the letter S from a school
attendance log is 7%. There are 42 students enrolled at the school whose names begin
with S. How many total students attend the school? - Correct Answers -600
5 2/3 - 2 1/3 - Correct Answers -3 1/3
What is the product of 1/12 and 6/8 - Correct Answers -1/16
7/8 divided by 1/4 - Correct Answers -7/2
2 1/3 - 3/2 - Correct Answers -5/6
Find the sum of 9/16, 1/2, and 7/4 - Correct Answers -45/16
A recipe calls for ¼ cup of sugar. If 8 and a half batches of the recipe are needed, how
many cups of sugar will be used? - Correct Answers -17/8
Find the value of 2/5 divided by 1 (1/5) - Correct Answers -1/3
Sabrina has 2/3 of a can of red paint. Her friend Amos has 1/6 of a can. How much red
paint do they have combined? - Correct Answers -5/6
LOOKS UP HOW TO DO ABSOLUTE VALUE 52-53 - Correct Answers -Later
Answers
-10 x 47 - Correct Answers --470
-65+ -32 - Correct Answers --97
Is the product of -7 and 4 less than -7, between -7 and 4, or greater than 4? - Correct
Answers -less than -7
-.5 - Correct Answers --6.4
(-(2^2) - (4+7) - Correct Answers --15
(5^2) / 5 + 4 x 2 - Correct Answers -13
15 x (4+8)- (3^3) - Correct Answers -153
(2.5 x 4) + 23 - (4^2) - Correct Answers -17
Find the GFC of 24 and 18 - Correct Answers -6
Find the GFC of 121 and 44 - Correct Answers -11
First aid kits are being assembled at a summer camp. A complete first aid kit recquires
bandages, sutures, and sterilizing swabs, and each of the kits must be identical to other
kits. If the camp's total supplies include 52 bandages, 13 sutures, and 39 sterilizing
swabs, how many complete first aid kits can be assembled without having any leftover
materials? - Correct Answers -13 first aid kits
Elena is making sundaes for her friends. She has 20 scoops of chocolate ice cream and
16 scoops of strawberry. If she wants to make identical sundaes and use all of her ice
cream, how many sundaes can she make? - Correct Answers -4 sundaes with 5 scoops
of chocolate and 4 scoops of strawberry
What is the probability of picking a blue marble of 3 out of the 15 marbles are blue? -
Correct Answers -1 in 5
A computer software retailer used a markup of 40%. Find the selling price of a computer
game that cost the retailer $25. - Correct Answers -$35
, A golf shop pays its wholesaler $40 for a certain club, then sells it to a golfer for $75.
What is the markup rate? - Correct Answers -87.5%
A shoe store uses a 40% markup on cost. Find the cost of a pair of shoes that sells for
$63. - Correct Answers -$45
An item is originally priced at $55 is marked 25% off. What is the sale price? - Correct
Answers -$41.25
An item that regularly sells for $425 is marked down to $318.75. What is the discount
rate? - Correct Answers -25%
A bike is marked down 15%; the sale price is $127.46. What is the original price? -
Correct Answers -$149.95
The probability that a ball selected from a bag of balls will be red is 0.6. If there are 75
balls in the bag, how many of them are red? - Correct Answers -45
A theatre has 230 seats. 75 seats are in the orchestra area, 100 are in the mezzanine,
and 55 seats are in the balcony. If a ticket is selected at random, what is the probability
that it will be for either a mezzanine or balcony seat? - Correct Answers -0.67
The probability of selecting a student whose name begins with the letter S from a school
attendance log is 7%. There are 42 students enrolled at the school whose names begin
with S. How many total students attend the school? - Correct Answers -600
5 2/3 - 2 1/3 - Correct Answers -3 1/3
What is the product of 1/12 and 6/8 - Correct Answers -1/16
7/8 divided by 1/4 - Correct Answers -7/2
2 1/3 - 3/2 - Correct Answers -5/6
Find the sum of 9/16, 1/2, and 7/4 - Correct Answers -45/16
A recipe calls for ¼ cup of sugar. If 8 and a half batches of the recipe are needed, how
many cups of sugar will be used? - Correct Answers -17/8
Find the value of 2/5 divided by 1 (1/5) - Correct Answers -1/3
Sabrina has 2/3 of a can of red paint. Her friend Amos has 1/6 of a can. How much red
paint do they have combined? - Correct Answers -5/6
LOOKS UP HOW TO DO ABSOLUTE VALUE 52-53 - Correct Answers -Later
