CBEST Math Practice Test #1

Joan spent Monday and Tuesday shopping. She spent a total of $115. She spent $47 more on Monday than she did on Tuesday. How much did she spend on Tuesday?

• $68

• $162

• $34

• $81

• $115

Mrs. Johnson needs 4 blue paper circles for each student in her class. She can cut 6 of these circles from each piece of blue paper she is using. If there are 32 students in her class, how many pieces of blue paper will she need?

• 32

• 10

• 22

• 36

• 21

Bob is stapling packets for his students. He can staple one complete packet in about 3 minutes. About how long will it take him to staple enough packets for his class of 30 students?

• 1 hour 20 minutes

• 1 hour 30 minutes

• 2 hours 20 minutes

• 2 hours 9 minutes

• 3 hours

A certain square has an area of 36 square inches. What is the perimeter of this square?

• 6

• 12

• 18

• 24

• 30

Carrson High School has a senior class of 540 students. If 4 out of every 9 of these students are planning to attend college, how many are not planning to attend college?

• 240

• 270

• 300

• 370

• 400

The school library has 272 books in their natural science section. If 25% are books related to animals, how many books on animals are on hand?

• 27

• 54

• 68

• 25

• 136

What number is 36% of 650 ?

• 234

• 243

• 221

• 216

• 220

Use the following information to answer number 8. John visits various parks near his house on a regular basis. He either bikes, jogs, or walks. * If the park is less than 2 miles from his home, John will walk. * If the park is between 2 miles and 9 miles, John will jog. * If the park is greater than 9 miles, John will bike. If you know that on a certain day John rode his bike to the park, which of the following could be true?

• The park is one mile from his house.

• The park is 5 miles from his home.

• If the park were 1 mile closer, John would have walked.

• The park is 11 miles from his home.

• The park is not more than 9 miles from his home.

A jacket that normally costs $27 is on sale for $21.60. What percentage of a discount was applied to the jacket?

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

• 25%

• 30%

Martha buys lunch in the cafeteria at her place of work. She buys a drink for $.85, a sandwich for $1.75, an apple for $.45. At the same time, she also purchases a bag of potato chips. If her total bill before tax was $3.80, what was the cost of the chips?

• $.75

• $.85

• $.90

• $.92

• $.95