Test Prep CBEST-SECTION-1 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Test Prep CBEST-SECTION-1 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  What is another name for 20,706?

  A. 200 + 70 + 6
  B. 2000 + 700 + 6
  C. 20,000 + 70 + 6
  D. 20,000 + 700 + 6
  E. 20,000 + 700 + 60
  D. 20,000 + 700 + 6

• Question 2:

  Student track team members have to buy running shoes at the full price of $84.50, but those who were also team members last term get a 15 percent discount.

  Those who have been team members for at least three terms get an additional 10 percent off the discounted price. How much does a student who has been a track team member at least three terms have to pay for shoes?

  A. $63.38
  B. $64.65
  C. $65.78
  D. $71.83
  E. $72.05
  B. $64.65

• Question 3:

  Mr. Richard Tupper is purchasing gifts for his family. He stops to consider what else he has to buy. A quick mental inventory of his shopping bag so far reveals the following: 1 cashmere sweater valued at $260 3 diamond bracelets, each valued at $365 1 computer game valued at $78 1 cameo brooch valued at $130 Later, having coffee in the Food Court, he suddenly remembers that he has purchased only 2 diamond bracelets, not 3, and that the cashmere sweater was on sale for $245. What is the total value of the gifts Mr. Tupper has purchased so far?

  A. $833
  B. $975
  C. $1,183
  D. $1,198
  E. $1,563
  C. $1,183

• Question 4:

  The snack machine in the teachers lounge accepts only quarters. Candy bars cost 25, packages of peanuts cost 75, and cans of cola cost 50. How many quarters are needed to buy two candy bars, one package of peanuts, and one can of cola?

  A. 8
  B. 7
  C. 6
  D. 5
  E. 4
  B. 7

• Question 5:

  What is the estimated product when 157 and 817 are rounded to the nearest hundred and multiplied?

  A. 160,000
  B. 180,000
  C. 16,000
  D. 80,000
  E. 123,000
  A. 160,000

• Question 6:

  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
  D. 50

• Question 7:

  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
  C. $0.32

• Question 8:

  A certain congressional district has about 490,000 people living in it. The largest city in the area has 98,000 citizens.Which most accurately portrays the portion of the population made up by the city in the district?

  

  A. Option A
  B. Option B
  C. Option C
  D. Option D
  E. Option E
  A. Option A

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• Question 9:

  An insurance policy pays 80% of the first $20,000 of a certain patient's medical expenses, 60% of the next $40,000, and 40% of the $40,000 after that. If the patient's total medical bill is $92,000, how much will the policy pay?

  A. $36,800
  B. $49,600
  C. $52,800
  D. $73,600
  E. $80,000
  C. $52,800

• Question 10:

  A train must travel 3,450 miles in six days. How many miles must it travel each day?

  A. 525
  B. 550
  C. 600
  D. 575
  E. 500
  D. 575