HiSET Math case studies
HiSET Math · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The HiSET® program is a pathway to a high school equivalency (HSE) credential, offered as an alternative to a traditional high school diploma for adults who did not finish high school. The official site describes HiSET as "your gateway to earning a high school equivalency (HSE) credential," and stresses that "wherever you are in life, it's never too late to earn your high school diploma." The Mathematics subtest is one of the subject tests in the battery; it is a multiple-choice test organized around four content domains - Numbers and Operations on Numbers, Measurement/Geometry, Data Analysis/Probability/Statistics, and Algebraic Concepts - each weighted at roughly a quarter of the test. The HiSET Math case studies are 5 cases and about 1,561 words.
1Splitting a Delivery Fee Three Ways
A food-delivery service charges a flat 6.00 delivery fee plus a per-item tax of 8% applied only to the food subtotal (not to the delivery fee). Three coworkers order together.
308 words, about 2 min2Fencing and Sodding a Corner Lot
A homeowner has a rectangular backyard measuring 18 meters by 12 meters. She wants to fence the entire perimeter, leaving a 1-meter-wide gate gap with no fence.
309 words, about 2 min3Which Average Should the Coach Report?
A basketball coach records the points scored by her team over 11 games: 48, 52, 55, 55, 58, 60, 61, 64, 70, 72, 145. The 145 came from a double-overtime game.
249 words, about 1 min4Solving for Break-Even Ticket Price
A school club is selling tickets to a fundraiser. It must pay a flat 240 for the venue and 3 per attendee for refreshments.
299 words, about 1 min5Scaling a Recipe and Comparing Unit Prices
A caterer is making a punch recipe that calls for 3 parts juice to 2 parts sparkling water by volume, plus 0.25 liters of simple syrup per 5 liters of the juice-water mixture. She needs to produce exactly 30 liters of finished punch (juice + water + syrup combined).
396 words, about 2 min