HESI-Math Review2/ HESI Entrance Exam Math.
Write 4% as a decimal. –
Answer: 0.04
Explanation: 4% = 4/100 =0.04
Write 15% as a fraction.
- Correct answer: 3/20
Explanation:
A fraction is always out of 100, so take the percentage and divide it by 100,,,,,
15% = 15/100 reduces to 3/ 20 = 0.15
Write 33 1/3% as a decimal
. - Answer: 0.3333
Explanation:
33 is our whole number, so we won't be doing anything with it, however the fraction 1/3
needs to become a decimal. We can find the decimal by dividing 3 into 1 which goes
0.33 times. So our percentage is 33.33% which when divided by 100, or when we move
the decimal place to the left two places we have....
0.3333
Write 2.5 as a percent.
- Correct answer: 250%
Explanation: 250%, any time you are asked to turn a number into a percent, just mulitply
that number by 100 and put your percentage sign.
25 is what percent of 40?
- Answer: 62.5%
Explanation:
This is a word problem; look at the main operating words.
25 is(=) what (x)40 so we have as our proble
25 = x40, now solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 40,
25/40 = x, now reduce your fraction...
5/8 , turn this into a decimal and multipy by 100.
=62.5%
50 is what percent of 300?
- Correct answer: 17%
Explanation:
, Again, here is our operating words, 50 is, or equals, what or x, percent of 300. so we
have
50 = x (300),,, now divide both sides by 300 and reduce the fraction
50/300 and then multiply by 100 for a percent.
1/6 (100) = 16%
12 is what percent of 40? –
Correct answer: 30%
Explanation:
12 = x40
divde both sides by 40 and you get..
12/40 which reduces to 3/10, turn this into a decimal..=0.3 and multiply this by 100 to
get
30%
What is 30% of 70?
- Answer: 21
Explanation:
When you are given this type of problem be sure to read the operating words,..
x =0.30 (70), this equation is the translation of the above statement.
answer
21
0.5% of $1000 is what?
- Answer: 5
Explanation: You must first turn the percentage into a decimal then multiply. so 0.5%
implies to divide this by 100 or 0.5/100 = 0.005 (1000) =5
13% of $900.00 is what?
- Answer: 117
Explanation:
0.13 (900)= x
= 117
Write 4% as a decimal. –
Answer: 0.04
Explanation: 4% = 4/100 =0.04
Write 15% as a fraction.
- Correct answer: 3/20
Explanation:
A fraction is always out of 100, so take the percentage and divide it by 100,,,,,
15% = 15/100 reduces to 3/ 20 = 0.15
Write 33 1/3% as a decimal
. - Answer: 0.3333
Explanation:
33 is our whole number, so we won't be doing anything with it, however the fraction 1/3
needs to become a decimal. We can find the decimal by dividing 3 into 1 which goes
0.33 times. So our percentage is 33.33% which when divided by 100, or when we move
the decimal place to the left two places we have....
0.3333
Write 2.5 as a percent.
- Correct answer: 250%
Explanation: 250%, any time you are asked to turn a number into a percent, just mulitply
that number by 100 and put your percentage sign.
25 is what percent of 40?
- Answer: 62.5%
Explanation:
This is a word problem; look at the main operating words.
25 is(=) what (x)40 so we have as our proble
25 = x40, now solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 40,
25/40 = x, now reduce your fraction...
5/8 , turn this into a decimal and multipy by 100.
=62.5%
50 is what percent of 300?
- Correct answer: 17%
Explanation:
, Again, here is our operating words, 50 is, or equals, what or x, percent of 300. so we
have
50 = x (300),,, now divide both sides by 300 and reduce the fraction
50/300 and then multiply by 100 for a percent.
1/6 (100) = 16%
12 is what percent of 40? –
Correct answer: 30%
Explanation:
12 = x40
divde both sides by 40 and you get..
12/40 which reduces to 3/10, turn this into a decimal..=0.3 and multiply this by 100 to
get
30%
What is 30% of 70?
- Answer: 21
Explanation:
When you are given this type of problem be sure to read the operating words,..
x =0.30 (70), this equation is the translation of the above statement.
answer
21
0.5% of $1000 is what?
- Answer: 5
Explanation: You must first turn the percentage into a decimal then multiply. so 0.5%
implies to divide this by 100 or 0.5/100 = 0.005 (1000) =5
13% of $900.00 is what?
- Answer: 117
Explanation:
0.13 (900)= x
= 117
