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Health Careers Practice Entrance Test: Numerical Ability
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Health Careers Practice Entrance Test: Numerical Ability
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1. A study shows that 600,000 women die each year in pregnancy and childbirth, one-fifth more than scientists previously estimated. How many such deaths did the scientists previously estimate?
2. All of the rooms on the orthopedic ward are rectangular with 8-foot ceilings. One room is 9 feet wide by 11 feet long. What is the combined area of the four walls, including doors and windows?
3. 0.97 is equal to
4. (a2b)2(2ab4)3 is equivalent to which of the following?
5. 6.35 x 5 is equal to
6. If the average woman burns 8.2 calories per minute while riding a bicycle, how many calories will she burn if she rides for 35 minutes?
7. A square is a special case of all of the following geometric figures EXCEPT a
8. The perimeter of a rectangle is 148 feet. Its two longest sides add up to 86 feet. What is the length of each of its two shortest sides?
9. x(3x2 + y) is equal to
10. In half of migraine sufferers, a certain drug reduces the number of migraines by 50%. What percentage of all migraines can be eliminated by this drug?
11. A line intersects two parallel lines in the figure below. If angle P measures 40 degrees, what is the measure of angle Q?
12. 0.63 x 0.42 is equal to
13. 3.16 / 0.079 is equal to
14. Mr. Beard's temperature is 98 degrees Fahrenheit. What is his temperature in degrees Celsius?
15. How much water must be added to 1 liter of a 5% saline solution to get a 2% saline solution?
16. One lap on a particular outdoor track measures a quarter of a mile around. To run a total of 3 1/2 miles, how many complete laps must a person finish?
17. 703 x 365 is equal to
18. A gram of fat contains 9 calories. An 1,800-calorie diet allows no more than 20% of calories from fat. How many grams of fat are allowed in that diet?
19. A 15 cc dosage must be increased by 20%. What is the new dosage?
20. What is another way to write 4
21. 33 is 12% of which of the following numbers?
22. 172 x 0.56 is equal to
23. Each sprinkler head in a hospital ward 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?
24. A floor plan is drawn to scale so that 1/4 inch represents 2 feet. If a hall on the plan is 4 inches long, how long will the actual hall be when it is built?
25. In a triangle, angle A is 70 degrees and angle B is 30 degrees. What is the measure of angle C?