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California Basic Educational Skills Test (Math and Reading) (Page 2 )

Updated On: 30-Jan-2026
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If Linda purchases an item that costs $30 or less, she will pay with cash. If Linda purchases an item that costs between $30 and $70, she will pay with a check. If Linda purchases an item that costs $70 or greater, she will use a credit card.

If Linda recently paid for a certain item using a check, which of the following statements could be true?

  1. The item costs $20.
  2. The item costs $80.
  3. If the item had cost $20 more, she would have paid with cash.
  4. The item costs at least $70.
  5. The item costs more than $25.

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

Because Linda pays with a check only if an item costs more than $30, the item must have cost more than $25.



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?

  1. $833
  2. $975
  3. $1,183
  4. $1,198
  5. $1,563

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Add the corrected value of the sweater ($245) to the value of the two, not three, bracelets ($730), plus the other two items ($78 and $130), for a total of $1,183.



A child has a temperature of 40 degrees C.
What is the childs temperature in degrees Fahrenheit?
F= 9/5 C + 32.

  1. 100 degrees F
  2. 101 degrees F
  3. 102 degrees F
  4. 103 degrees F
  5. 104 degrees F

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

Use the formula provided: 9/5 (40) + 32 = 72 + 32 = 104.



All of the rooms on the top floor of a government building 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?

  1. 99 square feet
  2. 160 square feet
  3. 320 square feet
  4. 72 square feet
  5. 288 square feet

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Each 9-foot wall has an area of 9 8 or 72 square feet. There are two such walls, so those two walls combined have an area of 72 2 or 144 square feet. Each 11-foot wall has an area of 11 8 or 88 square feet, and again there are two such walls: 88 times 2 equals 176. Finally, add 144 and 176 to get 320 square feet.



The snack machine in the teachers lounge accepts only quarters. Candy bars cost 25, packages of peanuts cost 75, and cans of cola cost 50. How many quarters are needed to buy two candy bars, one package of peanuts, and one can of cola?

  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 5
  5. 4

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Two candy bars require 2 quarters; one package of peanuts requires 3 quarters; one can of cola requires 2 quarters for a total of 7 quarters.



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