INFORMATION FOR THE NURSING BASIC MATH EXAM

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1 INFORMATION FOR THE NURSING BASIC MATH EXAM Successful completion of this exam is required of all nursing majors in their first year at Keene State College and transfer students. The exam will be given throughout the fall and spring semesters at the Math Center ( To schedule an appointment to take the exam, please contact Barbara Yardley at or (60) 8 2. The exam is a five part diagnostic exam testing your knowledge and skills in the following areas. Each part contains 10 questions, for a total of 0 questions. 1) Fractions 2) Decimals ) Ratios and Proportions 4) Percentages ) Measurements Use of a calculator will not be allowed while taking this exam. Basic conversions given on page of the sample should be memorized. They will not be given on the exam. You will be given exactly ONE HOUR to complete this exam. The results of the exam will be ed to you within two weeks of taking the exam via your ksc.keene.edu address. The FIRST time you TAKE the EXAM, there are OUTCOMES: 1. If you answer at least 8 out of 10 questions correctly (at least 80%) on each of the five topics listed above on your first attempt, then you have passed the exam and have met the basic math 2. If you score less than 80% on 1 of the topics listed above on your first attempt, you will need to complete the assigned review work on that topic, have the work checked by a tutor at the Math Center, and then take a quiz on that topic. Each quiz contains 10 questions. Once you pass the quiz by answering at least 8 out 10 questions correctly, you have met the basic math. If you score less than 80% on 2 or more of the topics listed above on your first attempt at the exam, you must take the ENTIRE EXAM a second time. There is no carryover of results from your first attempt. You should seek help from the peer tutors at the Math Center for help on the sections you did not pass. If you need to RETAKE the EXAM, there are OUTCOMES: 1. If you answer at least 8 out of 10 questions correctly (at least 80%) on each of the five topics listed above on your second attempt, then you have passed the exam and have met the basic math 2. If you score less than 80% on 1 of the topics listed above on your second attempt, you will need to complete the assigned review work on that topic, have the work checked by a tutor at the Math Center, and then take a quiz on that topic. Each quiz contains 10 questions. Once you pass the quiz by answering at least 8 out 10 questions correctly, you have met the basic math. If you score less than 80% on 2 or more of the topics you will be advised to take and pass Math 102 Math for Management, a six week, one-credit course, which covers the material on the

2 exam and gives the basic math exam as the final exam for the course. Once you pass the course, you will have met the basic math Internal and external transfer students must successfully pass the exam the end of the last week of the semester, prior to progression into the nursing major course sequence. Transfer students who do not successfully pass the exam, will not be admitted for progression into the nursing program and will need to take MATH 102 Math for Management and reapply to the nursing program the following year. All transfer students are encouraged to take the basic math competency exam during their first semester at Keene State. If you have any questions regarding this exam, please contact Eileen Phillips, Director of the Math Center, at or (60) The following pages include sample questions and solutions to problems similar to those you will find on the assessment exam. It is in your best interest to do these problems before you take the exam. Nursing Basic Math Sample F 1 2

3 Sample Questions for the Basic Math Exam for Nursing 1) Insert <, >, or = to form a true statement : 4 4 2) Write as a mixed number: 6 ) Write as an improper: 8 4) Write as a decimal: 8 ) What fraction of an hour is 2 minutes? 6) Add: 8) Multiply: 2 7) Subtract: 4 2 9) Divide: ) A nursing student has an income of $20 a month. She spends 2 of her income for rent on her apartment. How much does she spend on rent each month? 11) Round to the nearest ten-thousandth. 12) Write.02 as a fraction or mixed number in lowest terms. 1) Add: ) Multiply: ) Divide: (Round quotient to the nearest hundredth.) 16) Of 2 cars in a parking lot, 18 are small cars and 14 are large cars. What is the ratio of large cars to small cars? 17) If a baseball team wins 21 games and loses 9, express the ratio of losses to games played as a fraction in lowest terms. 18) Solve for x : 2 x ) In a solution of water and alcohol, the ratio of water to alcohol is 4 to 1. If there are liters of the solution, how many liters of water are in the solution? ) Liz and Joe went on a diet together. Joe weighed 22 pounds at the start of the diet and lost 0 lbs in months. Liz lost 24 lbs in months. If they lost the same percentage of weight, how much did Liz weigh at the start of the diet? Nursing Basic Math Sample F 1

4 21) Write 0.78 as a percent. 22) Write as a percent. 2) Write 7.% as a decimal. 24) Write 24% as a fraction in lowest terms. 2) What is 110% of 400? 26) 0.4% of what number is 16? 27) A basketball player attempts 1 free throws. She makes 90% of them. How many free throws does she make? 28) A reporter states that 80 people in a survey indicated that they felt their schools were safe. If the reporter interviewed 90 people, what percent felt their schools were safe? 29) How many milliliters are in teaspoons? 0) How many kilograms does a 164 pound person weigh? Round the number of kilograms to the nearest tenth. 1) A child is inches tall. How tall is that child in centimeters? 2) How many micrograms are in 0.04 mg? Basic conversions you need to MEMORIZE for the exam. METRIC CONVERSIONS HOUSEHOLD & APOTHECARY EXACT VOLUME EQUIVALENTS Volume Weight Volume (Liquid) Weight (Dry) Liter (L) Kilogram (kg) Measuring cup Pounds (lb) 1 L = 1000 ml 1 kg = 2.2 lbs 1 cup = 8 oz 1 lb = 0.4 kg 1 kg = 1000 g 1 cup = 240 ml 1 lb = 4.6 g Milliliter (ml) 2 cups = 1 pint 1 lb = 16 oz 1 ml = L Milligrams (mg) 1 ml = 1000 mcl 1 mg = g Ounces (oz) 0 ml = 1 oz 1 mg = 1000 mcg 1 oz = 0 ml ml = 1 tsp 1 oz = 2 Tbs 1 ml = 1 Tbs Microgram (mcg) 8 oz = 1 cup 1 mcg = mg 16 oz = 1 pint Microliter (mcl) 1 mcl = ml Gram (g) Tablespoons (Tbs) 1000 mcl = 1 ml 1 g = 1000 mg 1 Tbs = tsp Length Centimeter (cm) 2.4 cm = 1 inch 1 g = 1 ml 1 Tbs = 1 ml 1 g = kg 2 Tbs = 1 oz 4.6 g = 1 lb Teaspoon (tsp) 1 tsp = ml tsp = 1 Tbs Nursing Basic Math Sample F 1 4

5 ANSWERS 1) and Thus,. 2) 18 ) ) ) 2 of an hour ) ) 1 1 8) ) = ) of She spends $880 on rent each month. 11) Since 7 is in the ten-thousandths place, we look to the right. Since the is less than five the 7 will remain a 7: (If the number to the right of 7 was or greater, we would have changed the 7 to an 8.) 12) ) Line up decimal points, add the numbers, and then bring down the decimal point in the answer: ) Multiply as usual, count the number of decimal places in the factors, and then place that many decimal places in the answer: ) Move the decimal point in the divisor (6.0) to the right until you have a whole number (60). Move the decimal point in the dividend (2.7) the same number of places (270). Bring the decimal point up into the quotient (answer) and then divide Since the directions said to round to the nearest hundredth, you need to carry the division out to the thousandths place and then round back to the hundredths place: ) large:small = 14:18 = 7:9 17) losses games 9 0 Nursing Basic Math Sample F ) 2 x x 44 x

6 19) 4 water solution x water solution x (4) x 140 x ) 0 lbs lost 22 lbs 24 lbs lost x lbs 0x x 400 x There are 28 L of water in the L of solution. Liz started the diet weighing 180 lbs. 21) Move the decimal point 2 places to the right (multiply by 100): 78.% 22) Divide into, which equals 0.6, then move the decimal point 2 places to the right: 60% 2) Move the decimal point 2 places to the left (divide by 100): ) 24 24% For #2 27, the proportion method will be used, % 100 is of part total. 2) 110 x x x ) x 0.4x x ) 90 x x x 108 She makes 108 free throws. 28) The translation method will be used, of total is part %. x of 90 is 80 x x % 90 29) Since 1 teaspoons (t) = milliliters (ml), then t = 1 ml. So, 40% felt their school is safe. 0) Since 1 kilogram (kg) = 2.2 pounds (lbs), then we can set up the following conversion: 1 kg lbs kg 74. kg 2.2 lbs 2.2 1) Since 1 inch (in) = 2.4 centimeters (cm), then we can set up the following conversion: 2.4 cm 2.4 in cm cm 1 in 1 2) Since 1 milligram (mg) = 1000 micrograms (mcg), then we multiply 0.04 by 1000 to get 4 mcg. Nursing Basic Math Sample F 1 6