HESI A2: Math Practice Questions and Answers
100% Pass
25% of 400 =
A. 800
B. 10,000
C. 200
D. 100 - CORRECT ANSWER- D. 100
What is the reciprocal of 6?
A. 1/2
B. 1/6
C. 1/12
D. 1/3 - CORRECT ANSWER- B. 1/6
A roast was cooked at 325 °F in the oven for 4 hours. The internal temperature rose
from 32 °F to 145 °F. What was the average rise in temperature per hour?
A. 20.2°F/hr
B. 32.03°F/hr
C. 28.25°F/hr
D. 37°F/hr - CORRECT ANSWER- C. 28.25°F/hr
Your supervisor instructs you to purchase 240 pens and 6 staplers for the nurse's
station. Pens are purchase in sets of 6 for $2.35 per pack. Staplers are sold in sets of 2
for 12.95. How much will purchasing these products cost?
A. $162.90
B. $132.85
C. $225.05
D. $145.75 - CORRECT ANSWER- B. $132.85
Which of the following percentages is equal to 0.45?
A. 0.45%
B. 0.045%
C. 4.5%
D. 45% - CORRECT ANSWER- D. 45%
A vitamin's expiration date has passed. It was supposed to contain 500 mg of Calcium,
but it has lost 325 mg of Calcium. How many mg of Calcium is left?
A. 175 mg
, B. 135 mg
C. 185 mg
D. 200 mg - CORRECT ANSWER- A. 175 mg
You have orders to give a patient 20 mg of a certain medication. The medication is
stored 4 mg per 5-mL dose. How many milliliters will need to be given?
A. 30 mL
B. 25 mL
C. 20 mL
D. 15 mL - CORRECT ANSWER- B. 25 mL
In the number 743.25 which digit represents the tenths space?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 2
D. 5 - CORRECT ANSWER- C. 2
Which of these percentages equals 1.25?
A. 1250%
B. 0.125%
C. 12.5%
D. 125% - CORRECT ANSWER- D. 125%
If the average person drinks 8, (8oz) glasses of water per day, a person who drinks 12.8
oz of water after a morning exercise session has consumed what fraction of the daily
average?
A. 1/5
B. 1/3
C. 1/7
D. 1/9 - CORRECT ANSWER- A. 1/5
33% of 300 =
A. 3
B. 9
C. 33
D. 99 - CORRECT ANSWER- D. 99
You need 4/5 cups of water for a recipe. You accidentally put 1/3 cups into the mixing
bowl with the dry ingredients. How much more water in cups do you need to add?
A. 7/15 cups
100% Pass
25% of 400 =
A. 800
B. 10,000
C. 200
D. 100 - CORRECT ANSWER- D. 100
What is the reciprocal of 6?
A. 1/2
B. 1/6
C. 1/12
D. 1/3 - CORRECT ANSWER- B. 1/6
A roast was cooked at 325 °F in the oven for 4 hours. The internal temperature rose
from 32 °F to 145 °F. What was the average rise in temperature per hour?
A. 20.2°F/hr
B. 32.03°F/hr
C. 28.25°F/hr
D. 37°F/hr - CORRECT ANSWER- C. 28.25°F/hr
Your supervisor instructs you to purchase 240 pens and 6 staplers for the nurse's
station. Pens are purchase in sets of 6 for $2.35 per pack. Staplers are sold in sets of 2
for 12.95. How much will purchasing these products cost?
A. $162.90
B. $132.85
C. $225.05
D. $145.75 - CORRECT ANSWER- B. $132.85
Which of the following percentages is equal to 0.45?
A. 0.45%
B. 0.045%
C. 4.5%
D. 45% - CORRECT ANSWER- D. 45%
A vitamin's expiration date has passed. It was supposed to contain 500 mg of Calcium,
but it has lost 325 mg of Calcium. How many mg of Calcium is left?
A. 175 mg
, B. 135 mg
C. 185 mg
D. 200 mg - CORRECT ANSWER- A. 175 mg
You have orders to give a patient 20 mg of a certain medication. The medication is
stored 4 mg per 5-mL dose. How many milliliters will need to be given?
A. 30 mL
B. 25 mL
C. 20 mL
D. 15 mL - CORRECT ANSWER- B. 25 mL
In the number 743.25 which digit represents the tenths space?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 2
D. 5 - CORRECT ANSWER- C. 2
Which of these percentages equals 1.25?
A. 1250%
B. 0.125%
C. 12.5%
D. 125% - CORRECT ANSWER- D. 125%
If the average person drinks 8, (8oz) glasses of water per day, a person who drinks 12.8
oz of water after a morning exercise session has consumed what fraction of the daily
average?
A. 1/5
B. 1/3
C. 1/7
D. 1/9 - CORRECT ANSWER- A. 1/5
33% of 300 =
A. 3
B. 9
C. 33
D. 99 - CORRECT ANSWER- D. 99
You need 4/5 cups of water for a recipe. You accidentally put 1/3 cups into the mixing
bowl with the dry ingredients. How much more water in cups do you need to add?
A. 7/15 cups
