CBEST Exam Questions and Answers
To Pass you need: - Correct Answers -at least a 37 in a section (average of 41)
and an overall score of 123
MATH - Correct Answers -
How would you represent probability? - Correct Answers -# of successful events / # of
possible events
How do you convert a decimal to a percent? - Correct Answers -Move decimal 2 places
to RIGHT
Or
X by 100
How do you convert a percent to a decimal? - Correct Answers -Move decimal 2 places
to the LEFT
Or
divide by 100
How do you calculate percentage change (increase or decrease)? - Correct Answers -
change / starting point X 100
how do you find % of a number? - Correct Answers -put % over 100 then multiply by
number when you see work of
ex
20% of 10 = 20/100 X 80/1 = 1600/100 = 16
how do you find the perimeter of a square, rectangle, parallelogram and triangle? -
Correct Answers -Square = add all sides
Triangle = add all sides
Rectangle = 2(base + h)
Parallelogram = 2(a + b) not height
x^0 =? - Correct Answers -1
Whats the formula for area of a circle?
For the circumference of a circle? - Correct Answers -A = π X r squared
C = πd
OR 2πr
radius = 1/2 diameter
, whats the formula for the area of a triangle?
For the perimeter? - Correct Answers -A = 1/2 base X height
P = s1 + s2 + base (add all sides)
how do you divide decimals? - Correct Answers -convert them first to whole numbers
before proceeding. To divide 6.54 by 3.2, for example, move the decimal place in 6.54
two places to the right to make it a whole number (654). Move the decimal in 3.2 the
same number of places to the right to make it 320. Divide 654 by 320 and get the result
of 2.04.
what does 2/3, 1/3, 1/5, 3/5 = as a decimal? - Correct Answers -0.67, 0.33333, 0.2, 0.6
whats the formula for volume and surface area of a cube? - Correct Answers -V = S^3
(cube the length of 1 side)
S = 6S^2
how do you find arithmetic sequence? - Correct Answers -2nd term - 1st term
3 rd term - 2nd term
so on...
find the common number
then, take the 1st number in the sequence + common found number X (number in
sequence - 1)
how do you find the perimeter of a glass ? of a rectangle? - Correct Answers -2 (w + h)
2 (l + w)
how do you find velocity? - Correct Answers -v = d/t
d = vt
how many ounces are in 1 pound? - Correct Answers -16 oz = 1 llb
whats the formula to find a hypotenuse angle? - Correct Answers -1. for shorter leg: 2 X
shorter leg
2. For longer leg: root of 3 X shorter leg
how do you find the area of a square? the perimeter? - Correct Answers -A = side
squared
P = add all 4 sides
whats the formula for volume of a pyramid? For surface area? - Correct Answers -V =
1/3 B(area of base) X height
SA = 1/2 l (slant height) X perimiter + B
To Pass you need: - Correct Answers -at least a 37 in a section (average of 41)
and an overall score of 123
MATH - Correct Answers -
How would you represent probability? - Correct Answers -# of successful events / # of
possible events
How do you convert a decimal to a percent? - Correct Answers -Move decimal 2 places
to RIGHT
Or
X by 100
How do you convert a percent to a decimal? - Correct Answers -Move decimal 2 places
to the LEFT
Or
divide by 100
How do you calculate percentage change (increase or decrease)? - Correct Answers -
change / starting point X 100
how do you find % of a number? - Correct Answers -put % over 100 then multiply by
number when you see work of
ex
20% of 10 = 20/100 X 80/1 = 1600/100 = 16
how do you find the perimeter of a square, rectangle, parallelogram and triangle? -
Correct Answers -Square = add all sides
Triangle = add all sides
Rectangle = 2(base + h)
Parallelogram = 2(a + b) not height
x^0 =? - Correct Answers -1
Whats the formula for area of a circle?
For the circumference of a circle? - Correct Answers -A = π X r squared
C = πd
OR 2πr
radius = 1/2 diameter
, whats the formula for the area of a triangle?
For the perimeter? - Correct Answers -A = 1/2 base X height
P = s1 + s2 + base (add all sides)
how do you divide decimals? - Correct Answers -convert them first to whole numbers
before proceeding. To divide 6.54 by 3.2, for example, move the decimal place in 6.54
two places to the right to make it a whole number (654). Move the decimal in 3.2 the
same number of places to the right to make it 320. Divide 654 by 320 and get the result
of 2.04.
what does 2/3, 1/3, 1/5, 3/5 = as a decimal? - Correct Answers -0.67, 0.33333, 0.2, 0.6
whats the formula for volume and surface area of a cube? - Correct Answers -V = S^3
(cube the length of 1 side)
S = 6S^2
how do you find arithmetic sequence? - Correct Answers -2nd term - 1st term
3 rd term - 2nd term
so on...
find the common number
then, take the 1st number in the sequence + common found number X (number in
sequence - 1)
how do you find the perimeter of a glass ? of a rectangle? - Correct Answers -2 (w + h)
2 (l + w)
how do you find velocity? - Correct Answers -v = d/t
d = vt
how many ounces are in 1 pound? - Correct Answers -16 oz = 1 llb
whats the formula to find a hypotenuse angle? - Correct Answers -1. for shorter leg: 2 X
shorter leg
2. For longer leg: root of 3 X shorter leg
how do you find the area of a square? the perimeter? - Correct Answers -A = side
squared
P = add all 4 sides
whats the formula for volume of a pyramid? For surface area? - Correct Answers -V =
1/3 B(area of base) X height
SA = 1/2 l (slant height) X perimiter + B
