CBEST-SECTION-1 Online Practice Questions and Answers

Twenty percent of the people at a restaurant selected the dinner special. If 40 people did not select the special, how many people are eating at the restaurant?

B. 20

C. 40

D. 50

E. 60

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?

A. $7.55

B. $12.20

C. $26.25

D. $27.45

E. $38.25

Rashaard went fishing six days in the month of June. He caught 11, 4, 0, 5, 4, and 6 fish respectively. On the days that Rashaard fished, what was his average catch?

A. 4

B. 5

C. 6

D. 7

E. 8

City High School basketball coach Donna Green earns $26,000 a year. If she receives a 4.5% salary increase, how much will she earn?

A. $26,110

B. $26,450

C. $27,170

D. $27,260

E. $29,200

In the Pinebrook school district last year, 220 students were vaccinated for measles,mumps, and rubella. Of those, 60 percent reported that they had had flu at some time in their lives. How many students had not had the flu previously?

A. 36

B. 55

C. 88

D. 126

E. 132

Student track team members have to buy running shoes at the full price of $84.50, but those who were also team members last term get a 15 percent discount.

Those who have been team members for at least three terms get an additional 10 percent off the discounted price. How much does a student who has been a track team member at least three terms have to pay for shoes?

A. $63.38

B. $64.65

C. $65.78

D. $71.83

E. $72.05

The basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the rate at which our body uses calories. The BMR for a man in his twenties is about 1,700 calories per day. If 204 of those calories should come from protein, about what percent of this mans diet should be protein?

A. 1.2%

B. 8.3%

C. 12%

D. 16%

E. 18%

The condition known as Down syndrome occurs in about 1 in 1,500 children when the mothers are in their twenties. About what percent of all children born to mothers in their twenties are likely to have Down syndrome?

A. 0.0067%

B. 0.67%

C. 6.7%

D. 0.067%

E. 0.00067%

A certain water pollutant is unsafe at a level above 20 ppm (parts per million). A citys water supply now contains 50 ppm of this pollutant. What percentage of improvement will make the water safe?

A. 30%

B. 40%

C. 50%

D. 60%

E. 70%

What is another name for 20,706?

A. 200 + 70 + 6

B. 2000 + 700 + 6

C. 20,000 + 70 + 6

D. 20,000 + 700 + 6

E. 20,000 + 700 + 60

Which of these is equivalent to 35C? (F = 9/5 C + 32)

A. 105 degrees F

B. 95 degrees F

C. 63 degrees F

D. 19 degrees F

E. 5.4 degrees F

What was the average (mean) rainfall in February for the three years?

A. 4 inches

B. 5 inches

C. 6 inches

D. 7 inches

E. 8 inches

What is another way to write

A. Option A

B. Option B

C. Option C

D. Option D

E. Option E

Third grade student Stephanie Wink goes to the school nurses office, where her temperature is found to be 98 degrees Fahrenheit. What is her temperature in degrees Celsius?

A. 35.8

B. 36.7

C. 37.6

D. 31.1

E. 22.4

Rosa finds the average of her three most recent golf scores by using the following expression, where a, b, and c are the three scores:

Which of the following would also determine the average of her scores?

A. Option A

B. Option B

C. Option C

D. Option D

E. Option E