HESI A2
HESI A2 Math Portion
1. Rebecca is able to paint 12 pickets on her picket fence in an hour. Her fence is 72 feet long, with 2 pickets per foot. How long will it take her to paint the fence?
- A. 2.4 hours
- B. 6 hours
- C. 12 hours
- D. 16.4 hours
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Rebecca can paint 12 pickets in 1 hour, which means she can paint 12 * 2 = 24 pickets in an hour. Since the fence is 72 feet long with 2 pickets per foot, she needs to paint a total of 72 * 2 = 144 pickets. If she paints 24 pickets per hour, it will take her 144 / 24 = 6 hours to paint the entire fence. Choice A (2.4 hours) is incorrect because it does not consider the total number of pickets on the fence. Choice C (12 hours) is incorrect as it overestimates the time needed based on her painting rate. Choice D (16.4 hours) is incorrect as it miscalculates the time required to paint the entire fence.
2. How many pints are there in 4 quarts?
- A. 2 pints
- B. 8 pints
- C. 16 pints
- D. 32 pints
Correct answer: B
Rationale: To convert quarts to pints, we know that 1 quart is equivalent to 2 pints. Therefore, to find out how many pints are in 4 quarts, we multiply 2 pints by 4, which equals 8 pints. Hence, the correct answer is 8 pints. Choice A (2 pints) is incorrect because it represents the conversion of 1 quart, not 4 quarts. Choice C (16 pints) and Choice D (32 pints) are incorrect as they miscalculate the conversion by not considering the correct conversion factor of 2 pints per quart.
3. Subtract 12 - 7 4\5.
- A. 5 1\5
- B. 5 2\5
- C. 4 5\6
- D. 3 1\3
Correct answer: A
Rationale: Subtract the whole numbers and then subtract the fractions: 12 - 7 4\5 = 5 1\5.
4. Solve for x: 7:42 :: 4:x
- A. 16
- B. 24
- C. 48
- D. 12
Correct answer: B
Rationale: To solve this proportion, set up the equation: 7/42 = 4/x. Cross-multiply to get 7x = 168. Solve for x by dividing both sides by 7, yielding x = 24. Therefore, the correct answer is 24. Choice A (16), Choice C (48), and Choice D (12) are incorrect as they do not satisfy the proportion 7:42 :: 4:x.
5. 5 1\3 + 3 1\2.
- A. 8 5/6
- B. 9
- C. 7
- D. 8
Correct answer: A
Rationale: 5 1\3 + 3 1\2 equals 8 5\6.
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