Test Prep CBEST Section 1: Math Exam
California Basic Educational Skills Test - Math (Page 3 )

Updated On: 30-Jan-2026

Of the following causes, which one has the highest ratio of total fires to percentage of deaths?

  1. heating equipment
  2. smoking materials
  3. exposure and other heat
  4. child play
  5. natural causes

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Smoking materials account for only 6.7% of the fires but for 28.9% of the deaths.



What is the percentage of the total fires caused by electrical equipment and other equipment combined?

  1. 7.8%
  2. 14.9%
  3. 15.1%
  4. 29.9%
  5. 30.0%

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Adding 7.8 (electrical equipment) and 7.3 (other equipment) is the way to arrive at the correct response of 15.1.



Of the 1,125 teachers in a study of bilingual education, 135 speak fluent Spanish.
What percentage of the group of teachers in the study speaks fluent Spanish?

  1. 12 percent
  2. 7.3 percent
  3. 8.3 percent
  4. 9.3 percent
  5. 14 percent

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Divide 135 Spanish-speaking teachers by 1,125 total teachers to arrive at 0.12 or 12%.



In the Pinebrook school district last year, 220 students were vaccinated for measles, mumps, and rubella. Of those, 60 percent reported that they had had flu at some time in their lives. How many students had not had the flu previously?

  1. 36
  2. 55
  3. 88
  4. 126
  5. 132

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

If 60% of the students had had flu previously, 40% had not had the disease. 40% of 220 is 88.



City High School basketball coach Donna Green earns $26,000 a year. If she receives a 4.5% salary increase, how much will she earn?

  1. $26,110
  2. $26,450
  3. $27,170
  4. $27,260
  5. $29,200

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

There are three steps involved in solving this problem. First, convert 4.5% to a decimal: 0.045. Multiply that by $26,000 to find out how much the salary increases.
Finally, add the result ($1,170) to the original salary of $26,000 to find out the new salary, $27,170.



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