NLN NEX Math Practice Test 2026 [Timed] 40 Questions

Last Updated on June 30, 2026

NLN NEX Math Practice Test 2026 [Timed] 40 Multiple Choice Questions. Try our free Maths (Numbers & Operations, Measurement, Algebra, Data & Information) Practice Test questions and answers for preparation for the NEX (Nursing Entrance Exam). This is a timed practice test. In this sample test, you will have 55 multiple-choice questions. You have to finish this test within 60 minutes.

In the actual NLN NEX Math test, you will get Math (40 scored + 5 pretest/unscored questions), Numbers & Operations: 12 items, Measurement: 14 items, Algebra: 7 items, Data & Information: 7 items

NLN NEX Math Practice Test [Timed]

NLN NEX Math Practice Test

NLN NEX Math Practice Test
Total Items: 40
Time Limit: 60 Minutes

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If 500 sharps were discarded between the inventory counts in September and October, approximately how many were purchased in the same time period?

A) 1,500

B) 1,000

C) 2,500

D) 500

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2) What is the perimeter of the figure below? Note that the solid outer line is the perimeter.

A) 39.78 in

B) 48.565 in

C) 39.565 in

D) 36.565 in

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3) What is the product of two irrational numbers?

A) Rational

B) Irrational or rational

C) Complex and imaginary

D) Irrational

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4) Gail owns a flower shop and has decided that as a special promotion, she will make each $15 arrangement one dollar more than half price. If x is the sale price of one of these arrangements, which of the following mathematical statements represents this best?

A) x = ½ × 15 + 1

B) x = ½ × 15 - 1

C) x = ½ × 1 + 15

D) x = ½ × 1 × 15

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5) 7,236 + 5,971 =

A) 14,017

B) 13,207

C) 10,327

D) 12,097

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6) What is the probability that two cards drawn from a deck of cards are face cards (king, queen, or jack) of any suit if the first card drawn is replaced before the second card is drawn?

\frac{3} {13}

\frac{9} {169}

\frac{1} {16}

\frac{1} {26}

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7) Solve for x: 4(2x + 20) + 3(x − l) = 0

A) 7

B) -11

C) -7

D) 11

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8) A certain number is three less than the product of 2 and 10. What is the value of that number?

A) 23

B) 10

C) 17

D) 20

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9) If the amount of rainfall in one week was measured in centimeters per day and recorded as 3, 4, 0, 2, 0, 3, 0, what was the mode of the rainfall?

A) 3

B) 4

C) 0

D) 2

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10) The graph shows the position of a car over a 10-second time interval. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of the graph for the interval 1 to 3 seconds?

A) The car is traveling up a hill.

B) The car remains in the same position.

C) The car is traveling at a speed of 5m/s.

D) The car is traveling at 5mph.

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11) If 5y > 6, y would have to be greater than

1 \frac{1} {5}

B) 2

C) 1

D) -1

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12) 673 − 375 =

A) 328

B) 298

C) 438

D) 398

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13) 593 ÷ 5 =

A) 118 r3

B) 121 r6

C) 118 r6

D) 121 r3

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14)

Which of the following is the best approximation of the percent decrease in sharps inventory from October to November?

A) 75

B) 25

C) 100

D) 50

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15) What is the sum of the prime factors of 28?

A) 11

B) 7

C) 14

D) 28

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16) Express the ratio of 15:40 as a percentage.

A) 67.5 percent

B) 37.5 percent

C) 15 percent

D) 62.5 percent

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17) $\frac{7} {9} - \frac{1} {4}$

frac{3} {4}

frac{19} {36}

frac{5} {4}

frac{37} {36}

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18) How many runners did not finish the race if 40 percent of 250 contestants made it to the end?

A) 115

B) 100

C) 210

D) 150

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19) While visiting another country, Kurt weighed himself on a metric scale. It told him he weighed 110 kilograms. He thought he had lost a lot of weight until a friend told him there was 2.2 pounds to a kilogram. How much does Kurt really weigh in pounds?

A) 262

B) 242

C) 222

D) 252

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20) A teacher gave a math exam to 15 students. The scores were 94, 71, 68, 83, 80, 86, 76, 86, 91, 97, 88, 77, 85, 70, 78. What is the mean of the data set of grades?

A) 55

B) 78

C) 82

D) 66

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21) $(x^4)^5 =$

A) x¹²

B) x⁹

C) −x

D) x²⁰

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22) Maria is three years younger than half the age of one of her regular patients, Dennis. If M is Maria’s age and D is Dennis’s age, which of the following mathematical statements reflects this relationship?

A) M = ½ D + 3

B) M = ½ D - 3

C) M = 2D − 3

D) M = 2D + 3

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23) 782 × 21 =

A) 15,640

B) 16,422

C) 9,384

D) 17,204

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24) Which of the following numbers is the smallest?

A) 0.084

B) 1.1

C) 0.205

D) 0.7

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25) How many fractions could be derived by dividing $\frac{6}{8}$ by even numbers?

A) 4

B) 144

C) 32

D) An infinite number

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26) A line that travels from the bottom-left of a graph to the upper-right of the graph indicates what kind of relationship between a predictor and a dependent variable?

A) Negative

B) Logarithmic

C) Exponential

D) Positive

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27) Solve for x: 10 + 5x² = 135

A) ±5

B) ±2

C) ±10

D) ±25

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28) A doctor prescribes 200 milligrams of a drug per day for 60 days. How many grams of the drug would this prescription use, given that there are 1,000 milligrams in one gram?

A) 6

B) 4

C) 12

D) 60

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29) The mixed number $4 \frac{4} {5}$ expressed as a fraction is

\frac{33} {7}

\frac{20} {7}

\frac{5} {7}

\frac{45} {7}

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30) Which of these integers is the largest?

A) −8

B) −21

C) −13

D) −167

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31) 3,498 ÷ 26 =

A) 105 r6

B) 232 r12

C) 134 r14

D) 215 r12

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32) This chart indicates how many sales of CDs, vinyl records, and MP3 downloads occurred over the last year. Approximately what percentage of the total sales was from CDs?

A) 25%

B) 40%

C) 55%

D) 5%

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33) If someone in a foreign country saw an international broadcast of an American cable news channel weather report that said it was 90°F in Miami, what approximate temperature on the Celsius scale would that viewer understand this to be?

A) 32°C

B) 18°C

C) 48°C

D) 64°C

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34) 3.4 ÷ 0.2 =

A) 170

B) 1.7

C) 17

D) 0.17

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35) Which of the following is the smallest?

frac{1} {3}

B) |-3|

C) -3

D) -

frac{1} {3}

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36) What is the slope of this line?

A) 1/2

B) 5/2

C) 2/5

D) 2

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37) A parking lot holds three black cars and two white cars. If the percentages of black and white cars are represented on a pie chart, what is the degree measure of the central angle that represents the black cars?

A) 60°

B) 216°

C) 124°

D) 144°

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38) Using the following diagram, calculate the total circumference, rounding to the nearest decimal place:

A) 31.4 cm

B) 78.5 cm

C) 15.7 cm

D) 25.0 cm

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39) A package of six cookies is split between two children at snack time. How many cookies does it take to feed 12 children?

A) 18

B) 12

C) 36

D) 6

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40) 385 ÷ 7 =

A) 22

B) 62

C) 55

D) 35

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