CBEST Math Prep Exam Questions and
Answers
What is the difference between the sum of the following set of numbers estimated to the
nearest tenth and the exact sum?
42.45 + 1.6 +6.48 +19 + 25.52
a. 95.1
b. 0.05
c. 73
d. 0.13
e. 27 - Correct Answers -0.05
Multiply the following
367 x 251
A. 87,993
B. 92,117
C. 87,009
D. 91,234
E. 92,155 - Correct Answers -B
At sea level, water boils at what temperature?
A. 212 degrees Fahrenheit
B. 200 degrees Fahrenheit
C. 100 degrees Fahrenheit
D. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit
E. 32 degrees Fahrenheit - Correct Answers –A
Which single piece of additional information is required to solve this problem?
A. the distance around the lake
B. the time she returned home
C. the amount of time she stopped to rest
D. the average length of her jogging stride
E. the amount of time it took her to run from the lake to her home - Correct Answers -B
Quiz Average: 83%
Test Average: 79%
, Final Exam: 88%
The table shows Sabra's grades for a class. For her overall average, the test average
counts twice as much as the quiz average, and the final exam counts twice as much as
the test average. To find her overall average, Sabra uses the following expression.
(83+79+79+88+88+88+88)/7
Which of the following is another way to find her overall average?
A. 83 + 2(79)/7 + 4(88)/7
B. 83 + 0.2(79) + 0.4(88)
C. [83 + 2(79) + 4(88)] ÷ 0.7
D. [83 + 2(79) + 4(88)] ÷ 1/7
E. [83 + 2(79) + 4(88)] × 1/7 - Correct Answers -E
xy
13
1.5 4.5
26
2.5 ?
39
3.5 10.5
The chart above displays a relationship between values of X and Y. Given this
relationship, what would be the value of Y that is missing?
A. 5
B. 6.5
C. 7
D. 7.5
E. 8 - Correct Answers -D
2/6 < ? < 6/8
Which of the following values when entered in the box will satisfy the statement above?
A. 1/4
B. 1/3
C. 1/2
D. 3/4
E. 9/10 - Correct Answers -C
If the value of x is between 0.0051 and 0.038, which of the following could be x?
A. 0.0042
B. 0.0261
C. 0.049
D. 0.052
Answers
What is the difference between the sum of the following set of numbers estimated to the
nearest tenth and the exact sum?
42.45 + 1.6 +6.48 +19 + 25.52
a. 95.1
b. 0.05
c. 73
d. 0.13
e. 27 - Correct Answers -0.05
Multiply the following
367 x 251
A. 87,993
B. 92,117
C. 87,009
D. 91,234
E. 92,155 - Correct Answers -B
At sea level, water boils at what temperature?
A. 212 degrees Fahrenheit
B. 200 degrees Fahrenheit
C. 100 degrees Fahrenheit
D. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit
E. 32 degrees Fahrenheit - Correct Answers –A
Which single piece of additional information is required to solve this problem?
A. the distance around the lake
B. the time she returned home
C. the amount of time she stopped to rest
D. the average length of her jogging stride
E. the amount of time it took her to run from the lake to her home - Correct Answers -B
Quiz Average: 83%
Test Average: 79%
, Final Exam: 88%
The table shows Sabra's grades for a class. For her overall average, the test average
counts twice as much as the quiz average, and the final exam counts twice as much as
the test average. To find her overall average, Sabra uses the following expression.
(83+79+79+88+88+88+88)/7
Which of the following is another way to find her overall average?
A. 83 + 2(79)/7 + 4(88)/7
B. 83 + 0.2(79) + 0.4(88)
C. [83 + 2(79) + 4(88)] ÷ 0.7
D. [83 + 2(79) + 4(88)] ÷ 1/7
E. [83 + 2(79) + 4(88)] × 1/7 - Correct Answers -E
xy
13
1.5 4.5
26
2.5 ?
39
3.5 10.5
The chart above displays a relationship between values of X and Y. Given this
relationship, what would be the value of Y that is missing?
A. 5
B. 6.5
C. 7
D. 7.5
E. 8 - Correct Answers -D
2/6 < ? < 6/8
Which of the following values when entered in the box will satisfy the statement above?
A. 1/4
B. 1/3
C. 1/2
D. 3/4
E. 9/10 - Correct Answers -C
If the value of x is between 0.0051 and 0.038, which of the following could be x?
A. 0.0042
B. 0.0261
C. 0.049
D. 0.052
