California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) – Sample

What is one way to calculate the sale price of an item if it is on sale for 15% off the original price, using P to equal the original price?

If the value of a measurement is found to be between 0.002903 and 0.0328, what is one possible value of the measurement?

Jonathan can type 3 pages every 7 minutes and 30 seconds, how many minutes and seconds will it take him to type 19 pages?

Which of the following is the best estimate of 3,892?412?

In a candy shop, 4 of every 7 candies are chocolate. If there are 2975 total candies, how many chocolate candies are in the shop?

The highest and lowest temperatures ever recorded in North America were 134.1 �F in Death Valley, CA, and -81.4 �F in Snag, Yukon, Canada. Which of the following is the difference between these extreme temperatures?

A clothing store is having a sale where, in addition to a $5 discount, all items are 20% off the original price. The normal price of a jacket is $135.99, what will its sale price be, excluding tax? (round to the nearest hundredth)

Amanda�s test scores on the first four 100 point exams are as follows: 96, 90, 76, and 88. If all exams are worth the same percent, what is the minimum test score necessary on her last exam to earn an A grade (90% or better in the class)?

Emma is training to join the track team. Her measured times over the course of a week are as follows: 72.64 seconds, 78.45 seconds, 75.99 seconds, 69.82 seconds, and 80.91 seconds. If the individual times are rounded to the nearest tenth, what is her average time over the course of the week? (round to the nearest hundredth)

A candy bowl contains 5 pieces of chocolate, 7 red candies, 9 blue candies, and 11 pieces of vanilla. Joshua takes 2 pieces of chocolate from the bowl and eats them. He closes his eyes and chooses his next single candy randomly. What is the probability that he selects a piece of vanilla candy from the bowl?