All HSPT Quantitative Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #9 : Non Geometric Comparison
Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:
a) percent of
b) percent of
c) percent of
(b) is the greatest, and (a) and (c) are equal
(c) is greater than (b) or (a)
(b) is greater than (a) or (c)
(a), (b), and (c) are all equal
(a), (b), and (c) are all equal
In each of these scenarios, if the percentage increases, the number decreases by the same factor. All cases are the same value:
a) percent of
b) percent of
c) percent of
Example Question #51 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:
a)
b) The smallest prime number larger than
c) percent of
a)
b) The smallest prime number larger than is .
c) percent of
Therefore (b) is smaller than (c) which is smaller than (a).
Example Question #52 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:
a)
b)
c)
Always do the operations in parantheses first, then multiplication, then addition.
a)
b)
c)
Therefore (a) is greater than (b), which is greater than (c) .
Example Question #13 : How To Make Non Geometric Comparisons
Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:
a) of
b) of
c) of
Multiply each fraction by the number to find each value:
a) of
b) of
c) of
Therefore (a) is less than (c), which is less than (b).
Example Question #53 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:
a)
b)
c)
(a) is greater than (b) and (c).
(a), (b), and (c) are all equal.
(a) and (b) are equal.
(c) is greater than (a) and (b).
(c) is greater than (a) and (b).
Always do the operations in parantheses first, then exponents, multiplication, and last addition.
a)
b)
c)
Example Question #15 : How To Make Non Geometric Comparisons
Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:
a)
b)
c)
(a) is greater than both (b) and (c).
(a), (b), and (c) are equal.
(b) and (c) are equal.
(b) is greater than both (a) and (c).
(b) and (c) are equal.
Compute each value in order to compare them:
a)
b)
c)
Therefore (b) and (c) are equal, and they are greater than (a).
Example Question #54 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:
a)
b)
c)
(b) is greater than (a) or (c).
(a), (b), and (c) are all equal.
(c) is greater than (a) or (b).
(a) and (b) are equal.
(b) is greater than (a) or (c).
Rewrite the first fraction with a denominator of in order to compare more easily:
a)
b)
c)
It becomes clear that (b) is the greatest, followed by (a), then (c).
Example Question #17 : How To Make Non Geometric Comparisons
Examine (a), (b) and (c) to find the best answer:
a) percent of
b) percent of
c) percent of
(a) and (c) are equal.
(b) is greater than (a) or (c).
(a) and (b) are equal.
(a) is greater than (b) or (c).
(a) and (b) are equal.
Calculate the percents in order to compare them:
a) percent of
b) percent of
c) percent of
Therefore (a) and (b) are equal, and less than (c).
Example Question #55 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:
a)
b)
c)
Calculate the exponents to compare the values:
a)
b)
c)
Therefore (a) is greater than (b), which is greater than (c).
Example Question #56 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:
a)
b)
c)
Only (a) and (c) are equal.
(a), (b), and (c) are all equal.
Only (b) and (c) are equal.
None are equal.
Only (a) and (c) are equal.
Simplify each expression to see if they are equal:
a) (already simplified)
b)
c)
Therefore (a) and (c) are equal, but (b) is different.