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

• Question 81:

  Nationwide, in one year there were about 21,500 residential fires associated with furniture. Of these, 11,350 were caused by smoking materials. About what percent of the residential fires were smoking related?

  A. 47%

  B. 49%

  C. 50%

  D. 51%

  E. 53%

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 82:

  A small town emergency room admits a patient on August 3 at 10:42 P.M. and another patient at 1:19 A.M. on August 4. How much time has elapsed between admissions?

  A. 1 hour 19 minutes

  B. 1 hour 37 minutes

  C. 2 hours 23 minutes

  D. 2 hours 37 minutes

  E. 3 hours 23 minutes

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 83:

  Textbooks are to be ordered in the following quantities:

  History: 24 books at $20 each

  Math: 20 books at $30 each

  Science: 15 books at $25 each What is the total cost of the textbooks?

  A. $1455

  B. $1495

  C. $1500

  D. $1510

  E. $1550

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 84:

  Fifty-four students are to be separated into six groups of equal size. How many students are in each group?

  A. 8

  B. 9

  C. 10

  D. 11

  E. 12

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 85:

  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

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 86:

  Johns Market sells milk for $2.24 per gallon. Food Supply sells the same milk for $2.08 per gallon. If Mitzi buys 2 gallons of milk at Food Supply instead of Johns, how much will she save?

  A. $0.12

  B. $0.14

  C. $0.32

  D. $0.38

  E. $0.42

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 87:

  A machine on a production line produces parts that are not acceptable by company standards 4% of the time. If the machine produces 500 parts, how many will be defective?

  A. 4

  B. 8

  C. 10

  D. 16

  E. 20

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 88:

  Thirty percent of the high school is involved in athletics. If 15% of the athletes play football, what percentage of the whole school plays football?

  A. 4.5%

  B. 9.0%

  C. 15%

  D. 30%

  E. 45%

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 89:

  A rectangular tumbling mat for a gym class is 5 feet wide and 7 feet long.What is the area of the mat?

  A. 12 square feet

  B. 22 square feet

  C. 24 square feet

  D. 35 square feet

  E. 42 square feet

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 90:

  A certain university has 36,042 total students. Of these students, 16,534 are male. Approximately how many more women attend the university than men?

  A. 1,500

  B. 2,000

  C. 3,000

  D. 4,000

  E. 4,500

  Correct Answer: C