MSAP Quantitative Skills

Question 1

A Mature Students Admissions Pathway professional needs to calculate a 15% increase on a base value of 240. What is the result?

Accepted Answer

276

Answer

255

Answer

288

Answer

264

Question 2

In Mature Students Admissions Pathway, if a process has a completion rate of 85% and 340 items were started, how many were completed?

Accepted Answer

289

Answer

255

Answer

295

Answer

272

Question 3

A Mature Students Admissions Pathway report shows values of 42, 38, 45, 51, and 34. What is the mean (average)?

Accepted Answer

42

Answer

40

Answer

45

Answer

38

Question 4

If a Mature Students Admissions Pathway project budget is $50,000 and actual spending is $57,500, what is the percentage over budget?

Accepted Answer

15%

Answer

10%

Answer

12.5%

Answer

7.5%

Question 5

In Mature Students Admissions Pathway, a ratio of 3:5 is used to divide 480 units. How many units are in the larger portion?

Accepted Answer

300

Answer

288

Answer

180

Answer

320

Question 6

A Mature Students Admissions Pathway survey collected responses from 600 participants. If 72% responded positively, how many responded positively?

Accepted Answer

432

Answer

420

Answer

450

Answer

408