HSPT Quantitative : HSPT Quantitative Skills

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Example Questions

Example Question #13 : How To Make Non Geometric Comparisons

Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:

a) 

b)  percent

c) 

Possible Answers:

(a), (b), and (c) are all equal.

(c) is greater than (a) and (b).

(a) is greater than (b) and (c).

(b) is greater than (a) and (c).

Correct answer:

(a) is greater than (b) and (c).

Explanation:

Convert each expression into a decimal in order to compare them:

a) 

b) 

c)

Therefore (a) is the largest.

Example Question #21 : Non Geometric Comparison

Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:

a) 

b) 

c) 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Add the numbers in the parentheses before doing the multiplication:

a)  

b)  

c)  

Therefore (a) is greater than (b), which is greater than (c).

Example Question #22 : Non Geometric Comparison

Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:

a) 

b) 

c) 

Possible Answers:

(a), (b), and (c) are all unequal.

(a), (b), and (c) are all equal.

(a) is equal to (b).

(b) equals (c).

Correct answer:

(a) is equal to (b).

Explanation:

 is the same as .

 is also the same as .

However, in , the 's cancel out and we are left with only .

Therefore, (a) and (b) are equal, but (c) is not.

Example Question #21 : Non Geometric Comparison

Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:

a)  of 

b)  of 

c)  of 

Possible Answers:

(a), (b), and (c) are equal.

(a) is equal to (b), but not (c).

(a) is greater than (b) and (c).

(b) is greater than (a) and (c).

Correct answer:

(b) is greater than (a) and (c).

Explanation:

Calculate the expressions to compare the values:

a)  of 

b)  of 

c)  of 

Therefore (b) is greater than (a) and (c).

Example Question #21 : How To Make Non Geometric Comparisons

Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:

a) 

b) 

c) 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Follow the order of operations when simplifying these expressions. First parantheses, then multiplication, and finally addition:

a)  

b)  

c)  

Therefore (b) is less than (c), which is less than (a).

 

Example Question #25 : Non Geometric Comparison

Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:

a) 

b) 

c) 

Possible Answers:

(a), (b), and (c) are all equal.

(a) and (b) are equal, and greater than (c).

(b) is greater than (a) or (c).

(a) is greater than (b) or (c).

Correct answer:

(b) is greater than (a) or (c).

Explanation:

Calculate the exponents to compare the values:

a)  

b)   

c)  

Therefore (b) is greater than (a) or (c).

 

Example Question #61 : Hspt Quantitative Skills

Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:

a)  percent of 

b)  percent of 

c)  percent of 

Possible Answers:

(a) and (b) are equal, and they are greater than (c).

(a), (b), and (c) are all equal.

(b) is greater than (a) and (c).

(c) is greater than (b) and (a).

Correct answer:

(a), (b), and (c) are all equal.

Explanation:

Calculate the percents to compare the values:

a)  percent of 

b)  percent of 

c)  percent of 

They are all equal!

Example Question #27 : Non Geometric Comparison

Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:

a) 

b) 

c) 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Follow the order of operations and calculate the exponents first when evaluating the expressions:

a)  

b)  

c)  

Therefore (b) is greater than (a), which is greater than (c).

Example Question #22 : 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 

Possible Answers:

(a) is equal to (b).

(b) is greater than (a) and (c).

(a) is greater than (b) and (c).

(b) is equal to (c).

Correct answer:

(a) is equal to (b).

Explanation:

Calculate each percent to compare the values:

a)  percent of 

b)  percent of 

c)  percent of 

Example Question #61 : Hspt Quantitative Skills

Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:

a) 

b) 

c) 

Possible Answers:

(a) is equal to (c), but not (b)

(a) is equal to (b), but not (c)

(a), (b), and (c) are all unequal

(a), (b), and (c) are all equal

Correct answer:

(a), (b), and (c) are all unequal

Explanation:

Always calculate the exponents before doing any multiplication or addition:

a)  

b)  

c)  

None of the values are equal!

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