CBEST – Math Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
-10 x 47 - CORRECT ANSWER -470
-65+ -32 - CORRECT ANSWER -97
Is the product of -7 and 4 less than -7, between -7 and 4, or greater than 4? - CORRECT
ANSWER less than -7
-.5 - CORRECT ANSWER -6.4
(-(2^2) - (4+7) - CORRECT ANSWER -15
(5^2) / 5 + 4 x 2 - CORRECT ANSWER 13
15 x (4+8)- (3^3) - CORRECT ANSWER 153
(2.5 x 4) + 23 - (4^2) - CORRECT ANSWER 17
Find the GFC of 24 and 18 - CORRECT ANSWER 6
Find the GFC of 121 and 44 - CORRECT ANSWER 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
ANSWER 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 ANSWER 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 ANSWER 1 in 5
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 ANSWER 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 ANSWER 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 ANSWER 600
5 2/3 - 2 1/3 - CORRECT ANSWER 3 1/3
What is the product of 1/12 and 6/8 - CORRECT ANSWER 1/16
7/8 divided by 1/4 - CORRECT ANSWER 7/2
2 1/3 - 3/2 - CORRECT ANSWER 5/6
Find the sum of 9/16, 1/2, and 7/4 - CORRECT ANSWER 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 ANSWER 17/8
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
-10 x 47 - CORRECT ANSWER -470
-65+ -32 - CORRECT ANSWER -97
Is the product of -7 and 4 less than -7, between -7 and 4, or greater than 4? - CORRECT
ANSWER less than -7
-.5 - CORRECT ANSWER -6.4
(-(2^2) - (4+7) - CORRECT ANSWER -15
(5^2) / 5 + 4 x 2 - CORRECT ANSWER 13
15 x (4+8)- (3^3) - CORRECT ANSWER 153
(2.5 x 4) + 23 - (4^2) - CORRECT ANSWER 17
Find the GFC of 24 and 18 - CORRECT ANSWER 6
Find the GFC of 121 and 44 - CORRECT ANSWER 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
ANSWER 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 ANSWER 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 ANSWER 1 in 5
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 ANSWER 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 ANSWER 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 ANSWER 600
5 2/3 - 2 1/3 - CORRECT ANSWER 3 1/3
What is the product of 1/12 and 6/8 - CORRECT ANSWER 1/16
7/8 divided by 1/4 - CORRECT ANSWER 7/2
2 1/3 - 3/2 - CORRECT ANSWER 5/6
Find the sum of 9/16, 1/2, and 7/4 - CORRECT ANSWER 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 ANSWER 17/8
