if a recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar and you want to make half of the recipe how many cups of sugar do you need

HESI A2

HESI A2 Math

1. If a recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar and you want to make half of the recipe, how many cups of sugar do you need?

A. 1 cup
B. 1.5 cups
C. 2 cups
D. 0.5 cups

Correct answer: A

Rationale: To make half of the recipe that calls for 2 cups of sugar, you would need 1 cup of sugar. Choice A is correct because half of 2 cups is 1 cup. Choice B (1.5 cups) is incorrect as it is three-quarters of the original amount, not half. Choice C (2 cups) is the amount required for the full recipe, not for half. Choice D (0.5 cups) is half of 1 cup, not half of 2 cups.

2. An IV drip delivers medication at a rate of 40 drops per minute. Each drop contains 0.05 milliliters of the medication. How many milliliters of medication are delivered in one hour?

A. 12 milliliters
B. 24 milliliters
C. 60 milliliters
D. 120 milliliters

Correct answer: D

Rationale: To find the amount of medication delivered in one hour, we first calculate the amount delivered in one minute by multiplying the number of drops per minute (40) by the volume of each drop (0.05 milliliters). This gives us 2 milliliters per minute. Then, to find the total amount delivered in one hour, we multiply 2 milliliters per minute by the number of minutes in an hour (60), resulting in 120 milliliters. Therefore, the correct answer is 120 milliliters. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect as they do not correctly calculate the total volume of medication delivered in one hour.

3. Change the decimal to a percent: 0.64 =

A. 0.64%
B. 6.4%
C. 64%
D. 0.064%

Correct answer: C

Rationale: To convert a decimal to a percent, multiply by 100. In this case, 0.64 × 100 = 64%. Therefore, the correct answer is C. Choice A (0.64%) is incorrect as it represents the original decimal value in percentage form. Choice B (6.4%) is incorrect as it incorrectly multiplies the decimal value by 10 instead of 100. Choice D (0.064%) is incorrect as it represents the decimal value as a fraction of 1000 instead of 100.

4. What is 110% of 40?

A. 60
B. 50
C. 55
D. 44

Correct answer: D

Rationale: To find 110% of a number, you multiply the number by 1.10. Therefore, 1.10 * 40 = 44. Since 110% of 40 is 44, the correct answer is D. Choice A (60) is the result of finding 150% of 40, not 110%. Choice B (50) is incorrect as it represents 125% of 40. Choice C (55) is not the correct answer as it corresponds to 137.5% of 40.

5. Out of a total of 50 homes, she sold 11. What percentage of the homes did she sell?

A. 16%
B. 18%
C. 22%
D. 24%

Correct answer: C

Rationale: To find the percentage of homes she sold, divide the number of homes she sold (11) by the total number of homes (50), then multiply by 100. (11 / 50) * 100 = 22%. Therefore, she sold 22% of the homes. Choice A (16%) is incorrect because it is less than the correct percentage. Choice B (18%) is also less than the correct percentage. Choice D (24%) is greater than the correct percentage of homes she sold.