HESI A2 MATH Files
1. A nurse is reviewing the daily intake and output (I&O) of a patient consuming a clear diet. The drainage
bag denotes a total of 1,500 mL for the past 24 hours. The total intake is: 3 6oz cups of coffee 1 16-oz
serving of clear soup 2 pints of water consumed throughout the day How much is the deficit in
milliliters? 480 mL
2. A nurse works in the military hospital from 1300 to 2000. How many hours does this nurse work?
A. 8 hours
B. 11 hours
C. 7 hours
D. 12 hours
3. What temperature in Celsius is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit? (Enter numeric value only) 37 Celsius
4. A newborn weights 3,459 grams. There are 453.59 grams per pound. What is the infant's weight in
pounds and ounces?
A. 7lbs 10oz.
B. 10lbs 7oz.
C. 13lbs 3 oz.
D. 3 lbs 13 oz.
5. What kind of number system is commonly used in the United States?
A. Tertiary
B. Decimal
C. Napoleonic
D. Binary
6. A women received a bottle of perfume as a present. The bottle contains 3/4 oz of perfume. How many
milliliters is this? (Enter numeric value only.) 22.5 mL
7. The metric system of measurement was developed in France during Napoleon's reign. It is based on
what multiplication factor?
A. The length of Napoleon’s forearm
B. 2
C.10
D. Atomic weight of helium
8. How many meters are in 2 kilometers? (Enter numeric value only.) 2000 meters
, 1meter = 1000 kilometers 2x1000= 2000
9. How many kilograms are in 2000 grams? (Enter numeric value only.) 2 kilograms
Kg g mg (move 3 times to the right or left)
(L) to (s) ex: 2000=2 or 2=2000
10. To convert pounds to kilograms, what factor is used? 2.2
1 pound = 2.2 kilogram
10. A teacher's aide is preparing a snack for the class. In order to prepare the powdered drink, the aide must
convert the directions to metric. The directions say, "Dilute contents of package in 3 quarts of water."
The aide has a measuring device marked in liters. How many liters of water should be used? (Enter
numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)
Version 1 - HESI
𝟒 𝒙𝟓+𝟒 𝟐𝟑
Convert 5 3/4 to a decimal. Round to the nearest tenth. = 𝟓. 𝟕𝟓 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒉 𝟓. 𝟖
𝟒 𝟒
5.75
5.7
6
5.8
A warehouse worker ships 9 boxes each day. Every box must contain 3 shipping labels. How many
shipping labels does the worker need each day? 9 x 3 = 27
7
3
27
24
𝟐.𝟓
2.5:150 ::20:x= = 𝟐𝟎 = 𝟐𝟎 𝒙 𝟏𝟓𝟎 = 𝟑𝟎𝟎𝟎 ÷ 𝟐. 𝟓 = 𝟏𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝒙
X=3000
X=1000
X=1500
X=1200
What is 80% of 55? .80 x 55 = 44
45
,44
40
39
3.44 divided by 0.6= 3.44 ÷ 𝟎. 𝟔 = 𝟓. 𝟕𝟑
11.41
5.73
2.33
0.57
Solve if x=11. x+44/2x = 11 + 44 ÷ 𝟐 (𝟏𝟏) → 𝟏𝟏 + 𝟒𝟒 ÷ 𝟐𝟐 → 𝟏𝟏 + 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟑
33
2.5
13
55/22
𝟑 𝟏𝟏𝟕 𝟓
4 7/8 divided by 1 1/6= 𝟖 𝒙 𝟒+𝟕
÷ 𝟔 𝒙 𝟏+𝟏
→ 𝟑𝟗
÷ 𝟕
→ 𝟑𝟗 𝒙 𝟔
→ 𝟑𝟗 𝒙 = → 𝟏𝟏𝟕 ÷ 𝟐𝟖 = 𝟒
𝟖 𝟔 𝟖 𝟔 𝟖 𝟕 𝟒 𝟕 𝟐𝟖 𝟐𝟖
4& 6/8
4& 7/8
5& 8/14
4 & 5/28
𝟒 𝒙 𝟔+𝟑
Add. 6 3/4 + 8 1/6= + 𝟔 𝒙 𝟖+𝟏
→ 𝟐𝟕 + 𝟒𝟗
→ 𝟐𝟕 𝒙 𝟔
+ 𝟒𝟗 𝒙 𝟒 → 𝟏𝟔𝟐 + 𝟏𝟗𝟔
→ 𝟑𝟓𝟖 → 𝟑𝟓𝟖 ÷ 𝟐𝟒 =
𝟒 𝟔 𝟒 𝟔 𝟒𝒙𝟔 𝟔𝒙𝟒 𝟐𝟒 𝟐𝟒 𝟐𝟒
𝟏𝟏
𝟏𝟒 𝟐𝟐 → 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝟏𝟒
𝟐𝟒 𝟏𝟐
14 & 11/12
12& 3/24
35/6
14& 2/5
1
𝒙
= 5 𝟑
Solve for x. x/250=3/500 = 𝟐𝟓𝟎 0 𝟓𝟎𝟎
1.5 0
25.5
, = 𝟑 𝒙 𝟐𝟓𝟎 = 𝟕𝟓𝟎 ÷ 𝟓𝟎𝟎 = 𝟏. 𝟓
1. A nurse is reviewing the daily intake and output (I&O) of a patient consuming a clear diet. The drainage
bag denotes a total of 1,500 mL for the past 24 hours. The total intake is: 3 6oz cups of coffee 1 16-oz
serving of clear soup 2 pints of water consumed throughout the day How much is the deficit in
milliliters? 480 mL
2. A nurse works in the military hospital from 1300 to 2000. How many hours does this nurse work?
A. 8 hours
B. 11 hours
C. 7 hours
D. 12 hours
3. What temperature in Celsius is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit? (Enter numeric value only) 37 Celsius
4. A newborn weights 3,459 grams. There are 453.59 grams per pound. What is the infant's weight in
pounds and ounces?
A. 7lbs 10oz.
B. 10lbs 7oz.
C. 13lbs 3 oz.
D. 3 lbs 13 oz.
5. What kind of number system is commonly used in the United States?
A. Tertiary
B. Decimal
C. Napoleonic
D. Binary
6. A women received a bottle of perfume as a present. The bottle contains 3/4 oz of perfume. How many
milliliters is this? (Enter numeric value only.) 22.5 mL
7. The metric system of measurement was developed in France during Napoleon's reign. It is based on
what multiplication factor?
A. The length of Napoleon’s forearm
B. 2
C.10
D. Atomic weight of helium
8. How many meters are in 2 kilometers? (Enter numeric value only.) 2000 meters
, 1meter = 1000 kilometers 2x1000= 2000
9. How many kilograms are in 2000 grams? (Enter numeric value only.) 2 kilograms
Kg g mg (move 3 times to the right or left)
(L) to (s) ex: 2000=2 or 2=2000
10. To convert pounds to kilograms, what factor is used? 2.2
1 pound = 2.2 kilogram
10. A teacher's aide is preparing a snack for the class. In order to prepare the powdered drink, the aide must
convert the directions to metric. The directions say, "Dilute contents of package in 3 quarts of water."
The aide has a measuring device marked in liters. How many liters of water should be used? (Enter
numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)
Version 1 - HESI
𝟒 𝒙𝟓+𝟒 𝟐𝟑
Convert 5 3/4 to a decimal. Round to the nearest tenth. = 𝟓. 𝟕𝟓 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒉 𝟓. 𝟖
𝟒 𝟒
5.75
5.7
6
5.8
A warehouse worker ships 9 boxes each day. Every box must contain 3 shipping labels. How many
shipping labels does the worker need each day? 9 x 3 = 27
7
3
27
24
𝟐.𝟓
2.5:150 ::20:x= = 𝟐𝟎 = 𝟐𝟎 𝒙 𝟏𝟓𝟎 = 𝟑𝟎𝟎𝟎 ÷ 𝟐. 𝟓 = 𝟏𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝒙
X=3000
X=1000
X=1500
X=1200
What is 80% of 55? .80 x 55 = 44
45
,44
40
39
3.44 divided by 0.6= 3.44 ÷ 𝟎. 𝟔 = 𝟓. 𝟕𝟑
11.41
5.73
2.33
0.57
Solve if x=11. x+44/2x = 11 + 44 ÷ 𝟐 (𝟏𝟏) → 𝟏𝟏 + 𝟒𝟒 ÷ 𝟐𝟐 → 𝟏𝟏 + 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟑
33
2.5
13
55/22
𝟑 𝟏𝟏𝟕 𝟓
4 7/8 divided by 1 1/6= 𝟖 𝒙 𝟒+𝟕
÷ 𝟔 𝒙 𝟏+𝟏
→ 𝟑𝟗
÷ 𝟕
→ 𝟑𝟗 𝒙 𝟔
→ 𝟑𝟗 𝒙 = → 𝟏𝟏𝟕 ÷ 𝟐𝟖 = 𝟒
𝟖 𝟔 𝟖 𝟔 𝟖 𝟕 𝟒 𝟕 𝟐𝟖 𝟐𝟖
4& 6/8
4& 7/8
5& 8/14
4 & 5/28
𝟒 𝒙 𝟔+𝟑
Add. 6 3/4 + 8 1/6= + 𝟔 𝒙 𝟖+𝟏
→ 𝟐𝟕 + 𝟒𝟗
→ 𝟐𝟕 𝒙 𝟔
+ 𝟒𝟗 𝒙 𝟒 → 𝟏𝟔𝟐 + 𝟏𝟗𝟔
→ 𝟑𝟓𝟖 → 𝟑𝟓𝟖 ÷ 𝟐𝟒 =
𝟒 𝟔 𝟒 𝟔 𝟒𝒙𝟔 𝟔𝒙𝟒 𝟐𝟒 𝟐𝟒 𝟐𝟒
𝟏𝟏
𝟏𝟒 𝟐𝟐 → 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝟏𝟒
𝟐𝟒 𝟏𝟐
14 & 11/12
12& 3/24
35/6
14& 2/5
1
𝒙
= 5 𝟑
Solve for x. x/250=3/500 = 𝟐𝟓𝟎 0 𝟓𝟎𝟎
1.5 0
25.5
, = 𝟑 𝒙 𝟐𝟓𝟎 = 𝟕𝟓𝟎 ÷ 𝟓𝟎𝟎 = 𝟏. 𝟓
