NLN PAX MATH EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
A piece of cloth is 15 ft. long. If 2.1 ft at one end are damaged, how many feet of cloth
are undamaged? - Answer- 12.9
A student is reading a 434 page novel. He reads 112 pages on Monday, 98 pages on
Tuesday & Wednesday, and 88 pages on Thursday. How many pages does he have
left? - Answer- 38
An ideal gas occupies a volume of 0.50 liter at a pressure of 0.20 atmosphere. What
volume will the gas occupy at 0.40 atmosphere if the temperature remains constant? -
Answer- ?????
During a sale, a bookstore reduced the price by 3/20 for each $25.00 book. The final
sale price was: - Answer- $21.25
Express 0.037 as a percent - Answer- 3.70%
If 24% of the 50 students who enrolled in a chemistry course dropped out, how many
remained? - Answer- 38
If 4x + 3 = 7x - 9 then x = - Answer- 4
If a hospital equipment salesman receives a 12% commission, how much commission is
paid when $16,000 worth of equipment is sold? - Answer- $1,920.00
How many miles equal 2.75 km? (1 km = 0.6 mi) - Answer- 1.65
The concentration of allergens in an experimental sample of air is one part per billion.
Which of these mathematical notations represents this concentration? - Answer- ????
Which of these fractions is not equivalent to a terminating decimal number? - Answer-
12 div 4.
Zero can never be used as a - Answer- divisor.
What is 6/19 expressed to the nearest thousandth place? - Answer- 0.316.
A 2 1/2 ounce piece of cheese supplies 240 calories. How many calories are supplied
by 1 ounce of cheese? - Answer- 96.
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
A piece of cloth is 15 ft. long. If 2.1 ft at one end are damaged, how many feet of cloth
are undamaged? - Answer- 12.9
A student is reading a 434 page novel. He reads 112 pages on Monday, 98 pages on
Tuesday & Wednesday, and 88 pages on Thursday. How many pages does he have
left? - Answer- 38
An ideal gas occupies a volume of 0.50 liter at a pressure of 0.20 atmosphere. What
volume will the gas occupy at 0.40 atmosphere if the temperature remains constant? -
Answer- ?????
During a sale, a bookstore reduced the price by 3/20 for each $25.00 book. The final
sale price was: - Answer- $21.25
Express 0.037 as a percent - Answer- 3.70%
If 24% of the 50 students who enrolled in a chemistry course dropped out, how many
remained? - Answer- 38
If 4x + 3 = 7x - 9 then x = - Answer- 4
If a hospital equipment salesman receives a 12% commission, how much commission is
paid when $16,000 worth of equipment is sold? - Answer- $1,920.00
How many miles equal 2.75 km? (1 km = 0.6 mi) - Answer- 1.65
The concentration of allergens in an experimental sample of air is one part per billion.
Which of these mathematical notations represents this concentration? - Answer- ????
Which of these fractions is not equivalent to a terminating decimal number? - Answer-
12 div 4.
Zero can never be used as a - Answer- divisor.
What is 6/19 expressed to the nearest thousandth place? - Answer- 0.316.
A 2 1/2 ounce piece of cheese supplies 240 calories. How many calories are supplied
by 1 ounce of cheese? - Answer- 96.
