HSPT Quantitative Practice Test

Describe the following sequence in mathematical terms. 144, 72, 36, 18, 9

Descending arithmetic sequence
Ascending arithmetic sequence
Descending geometric sequence
Ascending geometric sequence
Miscellaneous sequence

Which of the following is not a whole number followed by its square?

1, 1
6, 36
8, 64
10, 100
11, 144

A nurse has to record her temperatures in Celsius but her thermometer reads Fahrenheit. A patient’s temperature is 100.7° F. What is the temperature in °C?

32° C
36.5° C
38.2° C
213.3° C
223.7° C

Art realized that he had 2 more quarters than he had originally thought in his pocket. If all of the change in his pocket is quarters and it totals to $8.75, how many quarters did he originally think were in his pocket?

27
29
31
33
35

There are 12 more apples than oranges in a basket of 36 apples and oranges. How many apples are in the basket?

12
15
24
28
36

Which of the following correctly identifies 4 consecutive odd integers where the sum of the middle two integers is equal to 24?

5, 7, 9, 11
7, 9, 11, 13
9, 11, 13, 15
11, 13, 15, 17
13, 15, 17, 19

What is the next number in the sequence? 6, 12, 24, 48, ___

72
96
108
112
124

Which of the following numbers could be described in the following way: an integer that is a natural, rational and whole number?

0
1
2.33
-3
none of the above

What is the next number in the following pattern? 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, ___

1/10
1/12
1/14
1/15
1/16

Of the following units, which would be most likely to measure the amount of sugar needed in a recipe for 2 dozen cookies

degrees Celsius
milliliters
quarts
kilograms
cups

Which of the following letters represents the vertex in the following picture?

D and E
E and H
F and G
G only
H only

If a circle has the diameter of 8, what is the circumference?

6.28
12.56
25.13
50.24
100.48

What is the area of the triangle below?

22 cm^2
33 cm^2
44 cm^2
50 cm^2
66 cm^2

What is the measure of the solid line angle depicted by the following figure?

90 degrees
180 degrees
225 degrees
270 degrees
0 degrees

What is the measure of angle B in the following figure if angle A measures 135°?

40°
45°
50°
135°
225°

In the following figure, what is the area of the shaded circle inside of the square?

512
256
16
50.24
12.57

In the figure below, determine the area of the shaded region of the figure.

9.354
10.52
16.437
49
104.86

What are the coordinates of point A on the following graph?

(-3, -4)
(-4, 3)
(3, -4)
(-4, -3)
(3, 4)

What was the average number of babies that Dr. Jones delivered each year from 1995 to 1998?

35
40
45
50
55

How many babies did Dr. Jones deliver in 1998?

25
35
45
55
65

If Dr. Jones delivered 85 babies in 1999, how many rattles would represent this number?

6 ½
7
7 ½
8
8 ½

If XYZ Auto Company sold 23,000 vehicles in 1999, how many were SUV’s?

2,990
3,030
3,450
4,760
4,775

If 7,650 trucks are sold, which constitutes 17% of the total number of vehicles sold, then the total number of vehicles sold may be determined by solving the equation, 7650 = 0.17x. Dividing both sides of the equation by 0.17 gives 45,000.

35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
55,000

If 3,750 2-door sedans were sold in 1999, then how many 4-door sedans were sold in 1999 by XYZ Auto Company?

3,578
4,950
5,120
5,670
5,845

How much did the infant gain in the first month of life?

6 ounces
12 ounces
15 ounces
8 lbs 8 ounces
9 lbs 4 ounces

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