All HSPT Quantitative Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #61 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:
a)
b) percent
c)
(b) is greater than (a) and (c).
(a), (b), and (c) are all equal.
(a) is greater than (b) and (c).
(c) is greater than (a) and (b).
(a) is greater than (b) and (c).
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)
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)
(a), (b), and (c) are all unequal.
(a) is equal to (b).
(b) equals (c).
(a), (b), and (c) are all equal.
(a) is equal to (b).
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 #23 : Non Geometric Comparison
Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:
a) of
b) of
c) of
(a) is greater than (b) and (c).
(b) is greater than (a) and (c).
(a), (b), and (c) are equal.
(a) is equal to (b), but not (c).
(b) is greater than (a) and (c).
Calculate the expressions to compare the values:
a) of
b) of
c) of
Therefore (b) is greater than (a) and (c).
Example Question #24 : Non Geometric Comparison
Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:
a)
b)
c)
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)
(a) is greater than (b) or (c).
(a) and (b) are equal, and greater than (c).
(a), (b), and (c) are all equal.
(b) is greater than (a) or (c).
(b) is greater than (a) or (c).
Calculate the exponents to compare the values:
a)
b)
c)
Therefore (b) is greater than (a) or (c).
Example Question #26 : Non Geometric Comparison
Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:
a) percent of
b) percent of
c) percent of
(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).
(a), (b), and (c) are all equal.
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)
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 #28 : Non Geometric Comparison
Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:
a) percent of
b) percent of
c) percent of
(a) is greater than (b) and (c).
(b) is greater than (a) and (c).
(a) is equal to (b).
(b) is equal to (c).
(a) is equal to (b).
Calculate each percent to compare the values:
a) percent of
b) percent of
c) percent of
Example Question #29 : Non Geometric Comparison
Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:
a)
b)
c)
(a), (b), and (c) are all unequal
(a) is equal to (b), but not (c)
(a) is equal to (c), but not (b)
(a), (b), and (c) are all equal
(a), (b), and (c) are all unequal
Always calculate the exponents before doing any multiplication or addition:
a)
b)
c)
None of the values are equal!