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

Test Prep CBEST-SECTION-1 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 21:

  Use the diagram below to answer the question

  

  In the diagram, a half-circle is laid adjacent to a triangle.What is the total area of the shape, if the radius of the half-circle is 3 and the height of the triangle is 4?

  

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

• Question 22:

  If Linda purchases an item that costs $30 or less, she will pay with cash. If Linda purchases an item that costs between $30 and $70, she will pay with a check. If

  Linda purchases an item that costs $70 or greater, she will use a credit card.

  If Linda recently paid for a certain item using a check, which of the following statements could be true?

  A. The item costs $20.
  B. The item costs $80.
  C. If the item had cost $20 more, she would have paid with cash.
  D. The item costs at least $70.
  E. The item costs more than $25.
  E. The item costs more than $25.

• Question 23:

  There are 176 men and 24 women serving the 9th Precinct. What percentage of the 9th Precinct's force is women?

  A. 6%
  B. 12%
  C. 14%
  D. 16%
  E. 24%
  B. 12%

• Question 24:

  Use the diagram to answer

  

  In the diagram, lines a, b, and c intersect at point O.Which of the following are NOT adjacent angles?

  

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

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• Question 25:

  Which of the following means 5n + 7 = 17?

  A. 7 more than 5 times a number is 17
  B. 5 more than 7 times a number is 17
  C. 7 less than 5 times a number is 17
  D. 12 times a number is 17
  E. 17 divided by a number is 5
  A. 7 more than 5 times a number is 17

• Question 26:

  Each sprinkler head in an sprinkler system sprays water at an average of 16 gallons per minute. If 5 sprinkler heads are flowing at the same time, how many gallons of water will be released in 10 minutes?

  A. 80
  B. 160
  C. 320
  D. 800
  E. 1650
  D. 800

• Question 27:

  Body mass index (BMI) is equal to weight in kilograms/ (height in meters) 2. A man who weighs 64.8 kilograms has a BMI of 20. How tall is he?

  A. 1.8 meters
  B. 0.9 meters
  C. 2.16 meters
  D. 3.24 meters
  E. 1.62 meters
  A. 1.8 meters

• Question 28:

  A gardener on a large estate determines that the length of garden hose needed to reach from the water spigot to a particular patch of prizewinning dragonsnaps is 175 feet. If the available garden hoses are 45 feet long, how many sections of hose, when connected together, will it take to reach the dragonsnaps?

  A. 2
  B. 3
  C. 4
  D. 5
  E. 6
  C. 4

• Question 29:

  Here is a list of the ingredients needed to make 16 brownies.

  Deluxe Brownies 2/3 cup butter 5 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate 1 cups sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 eggs 1 cup flour How much sugar is needed to make 8 brownies?

  A. 3/4
  B. 3 cups
  C. 2/3
  D. 5/8
  E. 1 cup
  A. 3/4

• Question 30:

  Nationwide, in one year there were about 21,500 residential fires associated with furniture. Of these, 11,350 were caused by smoking materials. About what percent of the residential fires were smoking related?

  A. 47%
  B. 49%
  C. 50%
  D. 51%
  E. 53%
  E. 53%