Epic Skills Assessment Quantitative Reasoning & Math 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A staffing report shows that 12 of 80 staff members called in sick during a month. Approximately what percentage were absent?
- 12%
- 15% (Correct answer)
- 18%
- 20%
Correct answer: 15%
12 ÷ 80 × 100 = 15%.
Question 2: A patient's fluid intake over 8 hours was: 250 mL, 180 mL, 310 mL, 200 mL, 160 mL, 220 mL, 190 mL, 240 mL. What is the total intake?
- 1,650 mL
- 1,700 mL
- 1,750 mL (Correct answer)
- 1,800 mL
Correct answer: 1,750 mL
250+180+310+200+160+220+190+240 = 1,750 mL.
Question 3: A data set shows the following values: 5, 8, 12, 6, 9. What is the range?
- 4
- 6
- 7 (Correct answer)
- 8
Correct answer: 7
Range = maximum − minimum = 12 − 5 = 7.
Question 4: A department spends $4,500 on overtime in February (28 days). What is the average daily overtime cost?
- $155.36
- $160.71 (Correct answer)
- $162.50
- $165.00
Correct answer: $160.71
$4,500 ÷ 28 ≈ $160.71 per day.
Question 5: A ratio of 5:2 represents successful treatments to unsuccessful ones. If there were 140 total cases, how many were successful?
- 80
- 90
- 100 (Correct answer)
- 110
Correct answer: 100
Successful = 5/(5+2) × 140 = 5/7 × 140 = 100.
Question 6: A scatter plot shows a strong positive correlation between hours of training and employee performance scores. What does this indicate?
- More training causes lower scores
- More training is associated with higher scores (Correct answer)
- Training has no effect on scores
- Higher scores reduce training time
Correct answer: More training is associated with higher scores
A strong positive correlation means as training hours increase, performance scores tend to increase as well.
Question 7: A nurse calculates that a patient needs 2.5 mL of a solution per kg of body weight. If the patient weighs 68 kg, how many mL are required?
- 150 mL
- 160 mL
- 170 mL (Correct answer)
- 175 mL
Correct answer: 170 mL
2.5 × 68 = 170 mL.
Epic Skills Assessment Quantitative Reasoning & Math 5
A staffing report shows that 12 of 80 staff members called in sick during a month.
Approximately what percentage were absent?