Test Prep Test Prep Certifications CBEST-SECTION-1 Questions & Answers

• Question 91:

  Julie counts the cars passing her house, and finds that 2 of every 5 cars are foreign. If she counts for an hour, and 60 cars pass, how many of them are likely to be domestic?

  A. 12

  B. 24

  C. 30

  D. 36

  E. 40

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 92:

  Which of the following is between1/3 and 1/4?

  A. 1/2

  B. 1/5

  C. 2/3

  D. 2/5

  E. 2/7

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 93:

  The population of Smithtown increases at a rate f 3% annually. If the population is currently 2,500, what will the population be at the same time next year?

  A. 2,530

  B. 2,560

  C. 2,575

  D. 2,800

  E. 3,000

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 94:

  What is 56.73647 rounded to the nearest hundredth?

  A. 100

  B. 57

  C. 56.7

  D. 56.74

  E. 56.736

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 95:

  If Linda purchases an item that costs $30 or less, she will pay with cash. If Linda purchases an item that costs between $30 and $70, she will pay with a check. If

  Linda purchases an item that costs $70 or greater, she will use a credit card.

  If Linda recently paid for a certain item using a check, which of the following statements could be true?

  A. The item costs $20.

  B. The item costs $80.

  C. If the item had cost $20 more, she would have paid with cash.

  D. The item costs at least $70.

  E. The item costs more than $25.

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 96:

  What is the percentage of the total fires caused by electrical equipment and other equipment combined?

  

  A. 7.8%

  B. 14.9%

  C. 15.1%

  D. 29.9%

  E. 30.0%

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 97:

  Of the following causes, which one has the highest ratio of total fires to percentage of deaths?

  

  A. heating equipment

  B. smoking materials

  C. exposure and other heat

  D. child play

  E. natural causes

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 98:

  On Monday, a kindergarten class uses 2 pounds of modeling clay the first hour, 4 5/8 pounds of modeling clay the second hour, and pound of modeling clay the third hour. How many pounds of clay does the class use during the three hours on Monday?

  

  A. Option A

  B. Option B

  C. Option C

  D. Option D

  E. Option E

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 99:

  If you take recyclables to whichever recycler will pay the most, what is the greatest amount of money you could get for 2,200 pounds of aluminum, 1,400 pounds of cardboard, 3,100 pounds of glass, and 900 pounds of plastic?

  

  A. $490

  B. $440

  C. $447

  D. $454

  E. $485

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 100:

  A firefighter checks the gauge on a cylinder that normally contains 45 cubic feet of air and finds that the cylinder has only 10 cubic feet of air. The gauge indicates that the cylinder is

  

  A. Option A

  B. Option B

  C. Option C

  D. Option D

  E. Option E

  Correct Answer: C