CBEST-SECTION-1 Online Practice Questions and Answers

The population of Smithtown increases at a rate f 3% annually. If the population is currently 2,500, what will the population be at the same time next year?

A. 2,530

B. 2,560

C. 2,575

D. 2,800

E. 3,000

A small town emergency room admits a patient on August 3 at 10:42 P.M. and another patient at 1:19 A.M. on August 4. How much time has elapsed between admissions?

A. 1 hour 19 minutes

B. 1 hour 37 minutes

C. 2 hours 23 minutes

D. 2 hours 37 minutes

E. 3 hours 23 minutes

Roger earned $24,355 this year, and $23,000 the year before. To the nearest $100, what did Roger earn in the past two years?

A. $47,300

B. $47,350

C. $47,355

D. $47,360

E. $47,400

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

The condition known as Down syndrome occurs in about 1 in 1,500 children when the mothers are in their twenties. About what percent of all children born to mothers in their twenties are likely to have Down syndrome?

A. 0.0067%

B. 0.67%

C. 6.7%

D. 0.067%

E. 0.00067%

Ron is half as old as Sam, who is three times as old as Ted. The sum of their ages is 55. How old is Ron?

A. 5

B. 8

C. 10

D. 15

E. 30

Use the diagram below to answer the question

A train moving at a constant speed leaves Chicago for Los Angeles at time t = 0. If Los Angeles is 2,000 miles from Chicago, which of the following equations describes the distance from Los Angeles at any time t?

A. Option A

B. Option B

C. Option C

D. Option D

E. Option E

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

Rosa finds the average of her three most recent golf scores by using the following expression, where a, b, and c are the three scores:

Which of the following would also determine the average of her scores?

A. Option A

B. Option B

C. Option C

D. Option D

E. Option E

If you take recyclables to whichever recycler will pay the most, what is the greatest amount of money you could get for 2,200 pounds of aluminum, 1,400 pounds of cardboard, 3,100 pounds of glass, and 900 pounds of plastic?

A. $490

B. $440

C. $447

D. $454

E. $485