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Test Prep CBEST Section 1 Math

California Basic Educational Skills Test - Math

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Question 1 of 100

A certain university has 36,042 total students. Of these students, 16,534 are male. Approximately how many more women attend the university than men?

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Correct answer: C

To estimate quickly, the numbers can be rounded to 36,000 and 16,500. 36,000 students minus 16,500 male students is equal to 19,500 female students. 19,500 women minus 16,500 men is equal to 3,000 more women than men.

Question 2 of 100

A small town emergency room admits a patient on August 3 at 10:42 P.M. and another patient at 1:19 A.M. on August 4. How much time has elapsed between admissions?

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Correct answer: D

Between 10:42 and 12:42, two hours have elapsed. From 12:42 to 1:00, another 18 minutes have elapsed (60 42 = 18). Then from 1:00 to 1:19, there is another
19 minutes. 2 hours + 18 minutes + 19 minutes = 2 hours, 37 minutes.

Question 3 of 100

Nationwide, in one year there were about 21,500 residential fires associated with furniture. Of these, 11,350 were caused by smoking materials. About what percent of the residential fires were smoking related?

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Correct answer: E

Division is used to arrive at a decimal, which can then be rounded to the nearest hundredth and converted to a percentage: 11,350 divided by 21,500 = 0.5279.
0.5279 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 0.53, or 53%.

Question 4 of 100

Jerry was

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as young as his grandfather 15 years ago. If the sum of their ages is 110, how old is Jerry’s grandfather?

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Correct answer: B

This uses two algebraic equations to solve for the age. Jerry (J) and his grandfather (G) have a sum of ages of 110 years. Therefore, J + G = 110. Jerry was one- third as young as his grandfather 15 years ago. Therefore, J 15 = 1/3 (G 15). Solve the first equation for J: J = 110-G. Now substitute this value of J into the second equation: 110 G 15 = 1/3 (G 15). Solve for G: 95 G = 1/3 G 5; 100 = 4/3 G; G = 75.

Question 5 of 100

An office uses 2 dozen pencils and 3 reams of paper each week. If pencils cost 5 cents each and a ream of paper costs $7.50, how much does it cost to supply the office for a week?

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Correct answer: D

First find the total price of the pencils: (24 pencils)($0.05) equals $1.20. Then find the total price of the paper: (3.5 reams)($7.50 per ream) equals $26.25. Next, add the two totals together: $1.20 and $26.25 equals $27.45.

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