PAX MATH 1 Exam (NLN) Answered 2022
Which of these fractions equals 40%?
A.) 1/4
B.) 2/5
C.) 4/5
D.) 5/2 - answer: 2/5
Explanation:
Check all the fractions A-D
2/5 = 0.4
Solve: 8 [7 - 3(12 - 2) / 5]
A.) 0
B.) 8
C.) 16
D.) 64 - answer: 8
Of 60 patients treated with a certain medication, 24 showed no improvement. What
percent of patients improved?
A.) 60%
B.) 40%
C.) 36%
D.) 24% - answer: 60%
How much simple interest will be paid on a $500 loan for 1 year if the annual interest
rate is 6%?
A.) $3,000.00
B.) $530.00
C.) $120.00
D.) $30.00 - answer: $30.00
If x = 4, x³
A.) 12
B.) 16
C.) 64
D.) 256 - answer: 64
The dosage of a certain medication is determined by a patients body weight. This
medication's dosage is 2.5 mg per kilogram of body weight. What would be the dose for
,a patient who weighs 72 pounds? (1 lb = 0.453 kg) Doses are rounded to the nearest 25
mg.)
A.) 75 mg
B.) 100 mg
C.) 375 mg
D.) 400 mg - answer: 75 mg
What is the area of a rectangle that is 4 feet wide and 9 feet long?
A.) 18 square feet.
B.) 26 square feet.
C.) 36 square feet.
D.) 72 square feet. - answer: 36 square feet.
If 30% of x = 60, then x =
A.) 200
B.) 280
C.) 50
D.) 18 - answer: 200
One kilometer (km) equals 0.6 miles. How many miles equal 2.75 km?
A.) 1.65 miles.
B.) 2.15 miles.
C.) 3.35 miles.
D.) 4.58 miles. - answer: 1.65 miles
Explanation:
If a hospital equipment salesperson receives a 12% commission, how much
commission is paid when $16,000 worth of equipment is sold?
A.) $1,333.33
B.) $1,920.00
C.) $14,080.00
D.) $17,920.00 - answer: $1,920.00
The difference between the boiling point and the melting point of a specific substance is
80 degrees Celsius (80 C). If the boiling point is 56 C, what is the melting point?
A.) 24 C
B.) -24 C
C.) 36 C
D.) -36 C - answer: -24 C
, If 1 kilogram (kg) equals 2.2 pounds (lbs), how many kg are there in 130 lbs? (To the
nearest tenth of a kg.)
A.) 286 kg
B.) 62.3 kg
C.) 59.1 kg
D.) 58.7 kg - answer: 59.1 kg
How many milligrams (mg) are in 50 grams (g)? (0.5 g = 500 mg)
A.) 0.05 mg
B.) 5,000 mg
C.) 10,000 mg
D.) 50,000 mg - answer: 50,000 mg
Mr. Clark owns 150 shares of stock in the Acme Company and receives $180 per year
in dividends. How much does Mrs. Grey receive for an annual dividend if she owns 400
shares in the same company?
A.) $250.00
B.) $360.00
C.) $480.00
D.) $500.00 - answer: $480.00
If a = 3 and b = 6, what is the value of b to the a power?
A.) 36
B.) 18
C.) 144
D.) 216 - answer: 216
The diameter of the lower power field of a certain microscope is 1.6 millimeters. The
diameter of a cell that is half the diameter of the field is?
A.) 1,600 microns.
B.) 1,000 microns
C.) 800 microns.
D.) 500 microns. - answer: 800 microns.
2/5 + 3/10 =
A.) 1/3
B.) 1/2
C.) 7/10
D.) 1 1/5 - answer: 7/10
Which of these fractions equals 40%?
A.) 1/4
B.) 2/5
C.) 4/5
D.) 5/2 - answer: 2/5
Explanation:
Check all the fractions A-D
2/5 = 0.4
Solve: 8 [7 - 3(12 - 2) / 5]
A.) 0
B.) 8
C.) 16
D.) 64 - answer: 8
Of 60 patients treated with a certain medication, 24 showed no improvement. What
percent of patients improved?
A.) 60%
B.) 40%
C.) 36%
D.) 24% - answer: 60%
How much simple interest will be paid on a $500 loan for 1 year if the annual interest
rate is 6%?
A.) $3,000.00
B.) $530.00
C.) $120.00
D.) $30.00 - answer: $30.00
If x = 4, x³
A.) 12
B.) 16
C.) 64
D.) 256 - answer: 64
The dosage of a certain medication is determined by a patients body weight. This
medication's dosage is 2.5 mg per kilogram of body weight. What would be the dose for
,a patient who weighs 72 pounds? (1 lb = 0.453 kg) Doses are rounded to the nearest 25
mg.)
A.) 75 mg
B.) 100 mg
C.) 375 mg
D.) 400 mg - answer: 75 mg
What is the area of a rectangle that is 4 feet wide and 9 feet long?
A.) 18 square feet.
B.) 26 square feet.
C.) 36 square feet.
D.) 72 square feet. - answer: 36 square feet.
If 30% of x = 60, then x =
A.) 200
B.) 280
C.) 50
D.) 18 - answer: 200
One kilometer (km) equals 0.6 miles. How many miles equal 2.75 km?
A.) 1.65 miles.
B.) 2.15 miles.
C.) 3.35 miles.
D.) 4.58 miles. - answer: 1.65 miles
Explanation:
If a hospital equipment salesperson receives a 12% commission, how much
commission is paid when $16,000 worth of equipment is sold?
A.) $1,333.33
B.) $1,920.00
C.) $14,080.00
D.) $17,920.00 - answer: $1,920.00
The difference between the boiling point and the melting point of a specific substance is
80 degrees Celsius (80 C). If the boiling point is 56 C, what is the melting point?
A.) 24 C
B.) -24 C
C.) 36 C
D.) -36 C - answer: -24 C
, If 1 kilogram (kg) equals 2.2 pounds (lbs), how many kg are there in 130 lbs? (To the
nearest tenth of a kg.)
A.) 286 kg
B.) 62.3 kg
C.) 59.1 kg
D.) 58.7 kg - answer: 59.1 kg
How many milligrams (mg) are in 50 grams (g)? (0.5 g = 500 mg)
A.) 0.05 mg
B.) 5,000 mg
C.) 10,000 mg
D.) 50,000 mg - answer: 50,000 mg
Mr. Clark owns 150 shares of stock in the Acme Company and receives $180 per year
in dividends. How much does Mrs. Grey receive for an annual dividend if she owns 400
shares in the same company?
A.) $250.00
B.) $360.00
C.) $480.00
D.) $500.00 - answer: $480.00
If a = 3 and b = 6, what is the value of b to the a power?
A.) 36
B.) 18
C.) 144
D.) 216 - answer: 216
The diameter of the lower power field of a certain microscope is 1.6 millimeters. The
diameter of a cell that is half the diameter of the field is?
A.) 1,600 microns.
B.) 1,000 microns
C.) 800 microns.
D.) 500 microns. - answer: 800 microns.
2/5 + 3/10 =
A.) 1/3
B.) 1/2
C.) 7/10
D.) 1 1/5 - answer: 7/10
