Math questions on NCLEX

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I just took the exam for the second time today and had NO math questions. Is that a bad sign?

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I don't think so. I have had a couple of friends that did not have any math ques and passed. Funny thing though they were prepared and looking out for them. Best of luck

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Actually it is a very good sign; math questions are usually considered lower level questions in most cases.

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yea i didnt get any math questions and i failed it....best of luck

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i took my exam on friday and didnt have any math and passed,

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and what is 4.2 to the nearest decimal point. i heard that nclex could ask you things like to the nearest decimal point , but i only know of to the nearest 10th or whole number

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I just took the exam for the second time today and had NO math questions. Is that a bad sign?

Hey-I had two ridiculously easy math questions and passed in 75. I only had like five SATA, where my classmate had like twenty of them. You'll drive yourself nuts trying to figure out what is and isn't a good sign:) I think I called anyone I could think of who had taken it, and asked how many they had of this and that. I know someone who had no math and no SATA, and passed. The algorithm that a CAT uses is completely unpredictable. Good luck.

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The exam is so random it is hard to predict what you will or won't get as far as questions or styles of questions. Best to just try and hang in there.:hngon:

:wshgrt:Good Luck!

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and what is 4.2 to the nearest decimal point. i heard that nclex could ask you things like to the nearest decimal point , but i only know of to the nearest 10th or whole number

If asked to be expressed to the nearest decimal point, 4.234 would be 4.2, which would be the nearest 10th. Typically, I haven't seen math questions that haven't asked for either the nearest tenth or the whole. Did you use a med calculations book in school? I reviewed that some before my exam, especially the conversions.

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thanks, but my friend had a answer 4.2, and you had to put 4.2 to the nearest decimal,,,i dont know what that meant

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thanks, but my friend had a answer 4.2, and you had to put 4.2 to the nearest decimal,,,i dont know what that meant

It sounds as though she did it correctly-although I would have to see the question.

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4.2 thats correct because that's the nearest decimal its same 4.2 . It differs when it ask for whole number or round to hundredth.

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