Nursing Entrance Exam Kaplan: Math QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 LATEST UPDATE
Comparing Fractions - Correct Answers Multiply Numerator of first fraction by denominator of
second. Multiply numerator of second fractions by denominator of first. Product that is greater
is the larger fraction. (i.e 2/5 and 5/8. 2×8=16, 5×5= 25, 5/8 is greater then 2/5)
Converting Fractions to Decimals - Correct Answers Divide numerator by denominator (i.e 8/25=
0.32)
Converting Decimal to Fraction - Correct Answers Place number over 1 (i.e 0.3= 0.3/1) Then
move decimal to the farthest right of number and add as many zeros to the denominator as
places decimal point has been moved (i.e 0.3/1= 3/10, .68= .68/1=68/100)
Converting Fraction or Decimal to a Percent - Correct Answers Multiply Fraction or Decimal by
100% (Fraction to Percent i.e 4/5×100= 80%) (Decimal to Percent i.e .60×100=60%)
Converting Percent to Fraction or Decimal - Correct Answers Divide Percent by 100% (Percent to
Decimal i.e 40%÷100%=.4) (Percent to Fraction i.e 40%÷100%= 40/100= 4/10 = 2/5)
Adding & Subtracting Coefficients with Exponents - Correct Answers (i.e x²+x²= 2x²) Base (x) and
exponent (2) of both Coefficients must be the same and can then be added or subtracted. (i.e
x²+x³ cannot be combined because exponents are different) (i.e x²+y² cannot be combined
because bases are different)
Multiplying Coefficients and Exponents - Correct Answers Multiply the coefficients and add the
exponents only if the bases are the same (i.e 2x⁵×(8x⁷)= (2×8)(x⁵+x⁷)=16x¹²)
, Dividing Coefficients and Exponents - Correct Answers Divide coefficients and subtract
exponents
(i.e 6x⁷÷2x⁵=(6÷2)(x⁷-x⁵)=3x²)
Raising a power to an Exponent - Correct Answers Multiply exponents (i.e (x²)⁴=x²×⁴=x⁸
Adding and Subtracting Radicals - Correct Answers Numbers under radical sign must be the
same in order to add the coefficients on the outside (i.e 2√2 + 3√2 = 5√2) If they are not the
same and can be simplified to the same number then they can be added, otherwise they can
not (i.e 5√3+2√75 = 5√3+2√25.√3 = 2×5√3=5√3+10√3 = 15√3)
Multiplying and Dividing Radicals - Correct Answers Multiply or Divide Coefficients on the
outside with each other, and radicals with each other. (i.e 3√2×4√5= 12√10) (i.e
12√10÷3√2=4√5)
Square Roots of Fractions - Correct Answers Take square root of numerator and denominator
separately (i.e √16/√25=4/5)
To Find X% of Y - Correct Answers Part=Percent in Decimal×Whole (i.e 44% of 25= .44×25=11)
(i.e .8% of 244= .008×244=1.952)
To Find X% in X% of Y=Z - Correct Answers Percent= Part/Whole ×100 (i.e 42 is what Percent of
70? 42÷70= 0.6 × 100= 60%)
Coefficient - Correct Answers The number that comes before the Variable (i.e 6x, 6 is the
Coefficient)
Variable - Correct Answers The Variable is the letter that stands for the unknown (i.e 6x, x is the
Variable)
ANSWERS 2026 LATEST UPDATE
Comparing Fractions - Correct Answers Multiply Numerator of first fraction by denominator of
second. Multiply numerator of second fractions by denominator of first. Product that is greater
is the larger fraction. (i.e 2/5 and 5/8. 2×8=16, 5×5= 25, 5/8 is greater then 2/5)
Converting Fractions to Decimals - Correct Answers Divide numerator by denominator (i.e 8/25=
0.32)
Converting Decimal to Fraction - Correct Answers Place number over 1 (i.e 0.3= 0.3/1) Then
move decimal to the farthest right of number and add as many zeros to the denominator as
places decimal point has been moved (i.e 0.3/1= 3/10, .68= .68/1=68/100)
Converting Fraction or Decimal to a Percent - Correct Answers Multiply Fraction or Decimal by
100% (Fraction to Percent i.e 4/5×100= 80%) (Decimal to Percent i.e .60×100=60%)
Converting Percent to Fraction or Decimal - Correct Answers Divide Percent by 100% (Percent to
Decimal i.e 40%÷100%=.4) (Percent to Fraction i.e 40%÷100%= 40/100= 4/10 = 2/5)
Adding & Subtracting Coefficients with Exponents - Correct Answers (i.e x²+x²= 2x²) Base (x) and
exponent (2) of both Coefficients must be the same and can then be added or subtracted. (i.e
x²+x³ cannot be combined because exponents are different) (i.e x²+y² cannot be combined
because bases are different)
Multiplying Coefficients and Exponents - Correct Answers Multiply the coefficients and add the
exponents only if the bases are the same (i.e 2x⁵×(8x⁷)= (2×8)(x⁵+x⁷)=16x¹²)
, Dividing Coefficients and Exponents - Correct Answers Divide coefficients and subtract
exponents
(i.e 6x⁷÷2x⁵=(6÷2)(x⁷-x⁵)=3x²)
Raising a power to an Exponent - Correct Answers Multiply exponents (i.e (x²)⁴=x²×⁴=x⁸
Adding and Subtracting Radicals - Correct Answers Numbers under radical sign must be the
same in order to add the coefficients on the outside (i.e 2√2 + 3√2 = 5√2) If they are not the
same and can be simplified to the same number then they can be added, otherwise they can
not (i.e 5√3+2√75 = 5√3+2√25.√3 = 2×5√3=5√3+10√3 = 15√3)
Multiplying and Dividing Radicals - Correct Answers Multiply or Divide Coefficients on the
outside with each other, and radicals with each other. (i.e 3√2×4√5= 12√10) (i.e
12√10÷3√2=4√5)
Square Roots of Fractions - Correct Answers Take square root of numerator and denominator
separately (i.e √16/√25=4/5)
To Find X% of Y - Correct Answers Part=Percent in Decimal×Whole (i.e 44% of 25= .44×25=11)
(i.e .8% of 244= .008×244=1.952)
To Find X% in X% of Y=Z - Correct Answers Percent= Part/Whole ×100 (i.e 42 is what Percent of
70? 42÷70= 0.6 × 100= 60%)
Coefficient - Correct Answers The number that comes before the Variable (i.e 6x, 6 is the
Coefficient)
Variable - Correct Answers The Variable is the letter that stands for the unknown (i.e 6x, x is the
Variable)
