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California Basic Educational Skills Test 2023 Exam Questions

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41.

If -9 + 3x > 12, which of the following must be true?

  • x > 7

  • x < 7

  • x > 1

  • x > 1/7

  • x > 3

Correct answer: x > 7

First, simplify the inequality to get 3x > 21.

Then, divide by 3 to get that x > 7.

42.

Edward is scheduled to detail 23 cars this week. If he details 3 cars on Monday, how many must he detail each day, on average, to finish by Saturday?

  • 4

  • 2

  • 3

  • 5

  • 6

Correct answer: 4

First, subtract the cars he detailed on Monday. This leaves Edward with 20 cars to detail, and 5 days left. Divide 20 by 5 to get the correct answer of 4 cars to detail per day.

43.

Sandie collects stamps. Before she attended a recent stamp auction, she had 395 different stamps. At the auction, she won 8 times her collection. How many stamps does Sandie now own?

  • 3,555 stamps

  • 2,765 stamps

  • 3,160 stamps

  • 3,260 stamps

  • 3,365 stamps

Correct answer: 3,555 stamps

Sandie had 395 stamps and won 8 times that amount. Multiply to get how many Sandie won: 395 * 8 = 3,160.

Add this amount to her original amount to find the answer: 3,160 + 395 = 3,555.

44.

Read the passage, then answer the following question.

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

  • Teams Reduce Errors and Expenses

  • Hospitals Have Too Many Medication Errors

  • How to Keep People Out of the Hospital

  • $9,300 to Fix One Medication Error

  • Nurses and Pharmacists Save Lives

Correct answer: Teams Reduce Errors and Expenses

The title correctly addresses the three main issues presented in the passage: teams formed between nurses and pharmacists, the reduction in medication errors, and the reduction in hospital expenses. 

Be careful about titles that use words or phrases that can be found in the passage, as they are often a trap.

45.

Read the passage, then answer the following question.

Which of the following best describes the main point of the passage?

  • Pharmacists and nurses who work together can reduce hospital expenses and the risk of medication errors

  • Hospitals make too many medication errors

  • Hospital patients have daily medication regimens that need managing

  • Hospital patients do not provide information regarding their current medications, which causes medication errors to occur

  • Pharmacists and nurses work well together

Correct answer: Pharmacists and nurses who work together can reduce hospital expenses and the risk of medication errors

In the passage, the author discusses the need to reduce medication errors, the expense that it creates, the harm to the patient, and the increase in the number of people with daily medication regimens, but goes on to state how having pharmacists and nurses work together can help reduce errors.

46.

Read the passage, then answer the following question.

Which of the following best outlines the structure of the passage?

  • A statement is made, then supported

  • A theory is stated, then explained

  • A question is raised, then answered

  • An experiment is stated, followed by the conclusion

  • An argument is stated, then refuted

Correct answer: A statement is made, then supported

The passage starts with the statement that the ultra-deepwater drilling industry has become successful. That statement is then supported by explanations of how the industry has become successful.

47.

Use the table of contents to answer the question that follows.

Power Tools for Measurement
Measurement Planning Worksheet . . 162
CTQ Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Stratification Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Measurement Assessment Tree . . . . 166
Operational Definition Worksheet . . . 167
Process and Population Sampling . . .  170
Daily and Weekly Sampling Charts . . . 174
Checksheet Development Instructions . 175

In what way are the above chapters organized?

  • By category

  • Alphabetically

  • By most popular

  • Chronologically

  • By ease of use

Correct answer: By category

The different tools used to measure are broken down into the different tools that are available. 

You have no way to evaluate if it is organized by most popular or by ease of use.

48.

Use the excerpt from an index to answer the question that follows.

Case Studies
Brillatec Marketing, 287-288, 289-290
Dot Comedy Crisis, 20-21
E-Rock Crisis, 14-16
High School Testing, 208-209
HomeHealth Products, 140-142
Insurance Claims, 346-347

In what way is the above index organized?

  • By case study

  • By most interesting

  • Chronologically

  • By importance

  • By length of study

Correct answer: By case study

Most of the subheadings under the category of "Case Studies" list different case study topics. 

You have no way of evaluating if they are listed by most interesting, or by length of study.

49.

The restaurant served 26 chicken dinners, 32 steak dinners, 15 lobster dinners, and some shrimp dinners. There is a 3 to 5 ratio of chicken dinners to shrimp dinners. Which of the following numbers in the problem are needed to find the total number of shrimp dinners that the restaurant served?

  • 26, 3, and 5 only

  • 32, 3, and 5 only

  • 15, 3, and 5 only

  • 26, 32, 15, 3, and 5

  • 26, 15, and 5 only

Correct answer: 26, 3, and 5 only

In order to find the actual number of shrimp dinners, you need the initial ratio, plus one actual number. The initial ratio of chicken to shrimp is 3 to 5, and the actual number of chicken dinners is 26. 

You do not need the fact that the restaurant served 32 steak dinners or 15 lobster dinners. These pieces of information do nothing to help you solve the ratio box involving chicken and shrimp dinners.

50.

Claire walked 3 miles on Wednesday, 5 miles on Friday, and 2 miles on Saturday. How many more miles did Claire walk on Friday than on Saturday?

  • 3

  • 2

  • 1

  • 4

  • 5

Correct answer: 3

To find the correct answer, subtract the two values: 

5 - 2 = 3

51.

Read the passage, then answer the following question.

The author puts the word “techies” in quotation marks in the first paragraph in order to:

  • Indicate that the individuals are interested in electronics

  • Imply that only information technology professionals are buying smartphones

  • Show that all smartphone users have a technical degree

  • State the belief that smartphones are too technical to use

  • Indicate that smartphones are too expensive to purchase

Correct answer: Indicate that the individuals are interested in electronics

Often, an author will use a word in quotations to imply a meaning similar to the literal meaning of the word. The word “techies” can be used to state that individuals are interested in electronics.

52.

Read the passage, then answer the following question.

An appropriate title for this passage is:

  • Transportation: Think About Bicycles

  • How to Save Money

  • How to Get to Work Fast

  • Stop Paying for Parking

  • Ride to Stay in Shape

Correct answer: Transportation: Think About Bicycles

This answer choice provides a title that relates to the general theme of the passage, whereas the other answer choices are too specific to individual points made in the passage.

53.

Debbie ordered a pizza with sausage, mushrooms, and onion. A one-topping pizza costs $8.00, and additional toppings are $1.00 each. Debbie pays with a twenty-dollar bill. Debbie uses the following expression to calculate the amount of money she should receive back from the purchase:

$20.00 - ($8.00 + $1.00 + $1.00)

Which of the following expressions could Debbie have also used?

  • $12.00 - 2 * $1.00

  • 2 * ($20.00 - $8.00 - $1.00)

  • $8.00 + (2 * $1.00) - $20.00

  • $1.00 - $20.00 + $8.00

  • 2($20.00 - $1.00) + ($20.00 - $8.00)

Correct answer: $12.00 - 2 * $1.00

If you solve the expression given to you, you have $20.00 - $10.00 = $10.00. Therefore, the correct answer needs to produce a value of $10.00.

The expression $12.00 - 2 * $1.00 = $10.00. This yields the same value as the given expression, so it is the correct answer.

54.

View the supporting details to answer the following question.

Which of the following types of beverages saw the smallest percent increase in sales from 2011 to 2012?

  • Root Beer

  • Soda

  • Ginger Ale

  • Orange

Correct answer: Root Beer

Calculate the percent increase using the percent change formula (difference / original). The total for Root Beer in 2011 is $25,000 and in 2012 is $25,500.

The percent change fraction is $500/$25,000, thus giving you the smallest percent increase at 2.0%.

55.

Donna, Debbie, and Sally are at the Café Court in the mall. They consumed a total of 9 tacos, 3 brownies, and 3 iced teas. Donna ate more tacos than Sally. Debbie ate 2 tacos and 1 brownie. Brownies cost $1.00 more than tacos, but less than iced tea.

Which of the following statements can be determined from the above information?

  • Who ate the most tacos

  • How many tacos Sally ate

  • The total cost of all the tacos

  • The cost of iced tea

Correct answer: Who ate the most tacos

This can be determined from the information provided. You know that they ate 9 tacos. Debbie ate two tacos, which means that 7 tacos were consumed by Donna and Sally. The problem states that Donna ate more tacos than Sally. While you do not know exactly how many tacos Donna ate, you know that Donna had the most, because Donna would have either consumed 4, 5, or 6 tacos, to have consumed more than Sally.

56.

Use the table of contents to answer the question that follows.

Power Tools for Measurement
Measurement Planning Worksheet . . . . 162
CTQ Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Stratification Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Measurement Assessment Tree . . . . . . . 166
Operational Definition Worksheet . . . . . .167
Process and Population Sampling . . . . . .170
Daily and Weekly Sampling Charts . . . . .174
Checksheet Development Instructions . . .175

On what page would you find information on how to use and implement a CTQ Tree?

  • 164

  • 162

  • 165

  • 167

  • 175

Correct answer: 164

Information on how to use and implement a CTQ Tree can be found on page 164.

57.

If 11 - 5z < -4, which of the following must be true?

  • z > 3

  • z > 1/3

  • z > -3

  • z < 3

  • z < -3

Correct answer: z > 3

Subtract 11 from both sides of the equation: -5z < -15

Divide both sides of the equation by -5: z > 3

Remember that the sign reverses direction when multiplying or dividing by a negative number.

58.

The winery sold 81 cases of wine this week. If there were twice as many red cases that sold, how many white cases were sold this week?

  • 27

  • 54

  • 20

  • 61

  • 32

Correct answer: 27

Backsolving is the easiest way to solve this problem. To backsolve, choose the answer choice that is the middle option to start with, and work toward the correct answer.

32 is the middle option in the answer bank. If there were 32 white cases, then 64 red cases sold this week. This answer proves to be too high, as you only want 81 cases, not 96. You will need to choose another answer choice that is lower than 32.

The answer choice that is lower than 32 is 27. If there were 27 white cases, then 54 red cases sold this week. This gives you the total of 81 cases that you were looking for.

59.

Julie walked around a rectangular-shaped mall that was 72 feet wide and 282 feet long. If Julie walked three laps around the mall, how far did she walk?

  • 2,124 feet

  • 708 feet

  • 1,062 feet

  • 3,186 feet

  • 1,416 feet

Correct answer: 2,124 feet

Start by finding the perimeter of the mall.

P = 2L + 2W

P = 2(282) + 2(72)

P = 564 + 144

P = 708 feet

Then multiply the number of laps by the perimeter of the mall.

3 * 708 = 2,124 feet

Julie walked a total of 2,124 feet.

60.

View the supporting details to answer the following question.

What percent of the total votes did blue jelly beans receive?

  • 4%

  • 12%

  • 8%

  • 7%

  • 2%

Correct answer: 4%

You would need to add up the percentages for all other colors, and subtract the total from 100%.

12% + 6% + 20% + 55% + 3% = 96%

100% - 96% = 4%

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