PSSA Multiple Choice Practice
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1. The slope of 2x - 8y = 3 is:
a) -3/8 b) -8/3 c) -1/4 d) 1/4 e) 3
2. The width of a rectangle whose area is 24 square
inches and whose
length is 12 inches is:
a) 1/2 b) 2 c) 4 d) 6 e) 2/3
3. The square root of 79 is approximately:
a) 10 b) 9 c) 8 d) 7 e) 6
4. If the sum of two angles of a triangle is 110
degrees, then the measure
of the third angle must be:
a) 40 b) 80 c) 70 d) 20 e) 180
5. How many different ways can 4 people be arranged to
proceed through
a buffet line?
a) 10 b) 12 c) 18 d) 48 e) 24
1. The data set 6,8,8,10,14,20,30 has a range of:
a) 10 b) 8 c) 13.7 d) 36 e) 24
2. If the two legs of a right triangle measure 5 and 12,
then the hypotenuse
measures:
a) 17 b) 13 c) 7 d) 169 e) 3
3. If x2-7x+12=0, then x =
a) -3 or -4 b) 3 or 4 c) -3 or 4 d) 3 or -4 e) 2 or 6
4. The line 5x - 4y = 8 has a slope of:
a) 5/4 b) -5/4 c) 2 d) -2 e) 1
5. Which of the following is larger than 11/17?
a) 1/3 b) 3/7 c) 5/7 d) 11/19 e) 3/5
1. A line perpendicular to 2x -3y = 6 would have slope of:
a) 3/2 b) -3/2 c) 2/3 d) -2/3 e) -2
2. The supplement of a 36 degree angle measures:
a) 324 b) 54 c) 180 d) 90 e) 144
3. 114 of the 120 sophomores at BAHS are in school
today. What percent
of the sophomores are absent?
a) 95 b) 5 c) 90 d) 19 e) 0
4. The median of 2,4,10,12,20, and 22 is:
a) 11 b) 11.7 c) 11.6 d) 12 e) 10
5. A $15 shirt is placed on sale at 20% off. By
what percent must the new
price be raised in order to get back to the original
$15?
a) 20% b) 80% c) 25% d) 125% e) 60%
1. For what x-value does the graph of x - 3y = 6 intersect the x-axis?
a) -6 b) 6 c) 0 d) 2 e) -2
2. A $30 sweater purchased at 20% off will cost:
a) $6 b) $30 c) $10 d) $24 e) $42
3. The area of the circle with radius 2 cm is approximately:
a) 12.57 b) 6.28 c) 7.14 d) 10.91 e) .86
4. A box contains 3 red, 2 yellow, and 4
blue marbles. What is the
probability of pulling out a marble that is not blue?
a) 4/9 b) 2/9 c) 5/9 d) 3/9 e) 8/9
5. A skater covered 3.1 miles in 6 minutes
and 25 seconds. His rate
in miles per hour is approximately:
a) 28.99 b) 30.12 c) 20.75 d) 25.84 e) 29.05
1. If the two legs of a right triangle measure 6 and 10, then the hypotenuse is:
a) 8.01 b) 11.66 c) 12.31 d) 5.22 e) 7.04
2. The y-intercept of the line 4x - 2y = 8 is:
a) (0,2) b) (-2,0) c) (0,-2) d) (2,0) e) (0,-4)
3. The numbers 6,10,15,18,32,50, and 100 have a mean of:
a) 31 b) 32 c) 18 d) 33 e) 25
4. 20% of 30% of 5% of 80 is:
a) 240 b) .42 c) .24 d) 240,000 e) 2.4
5. 48 miles per hour equals how many feet per second?
a) 74.0 b) 47.0 c) 47.4 d) 70.4 e) 96.0
1. The total cost of a $12.99 shovel with 6% tax is:
a) $.78 b) $13.77 c) $12.21 d) $12.90 e) $13.00
2. If each of the two sides
of an isosceles triangle measures 5 more than
the base and the perimeter is 40 cm, then the measure
of the base is:
a) 15 b) 20 c) 10 d) 25 e) 40
3. If Paul's weight is in
the 65th percentile for males his age, the Paul weighs
more than ___________ percent of the males his age.
a) 35 b) 50 c) 100 d) 65 e) 10
4. If 3x + 7 = 4x - 11, then x =
a) 18 b) -18 c) -4 d) 4 e) 0
5. Which of the following is not a solution of 2x + 3y = 45?
a) (0,15) b) (4, 37/3) c) (15,5) d) (18,3) e) (15,0)
1. 4 - (x/4) =
a) (15x)/4 b) 1-x c) -x d) (8-x)/4 e) (16-x)/4
2. If 20% of (1/4)x is .4, what is 200% of (1/2)x?
a) 5 b) 8 c) 50 d) 80 e) 800
3. In 7 more years, Bill will be x years old. How old was Bill 4 years ago?
a) x-11 b) x-4 c) x-3 d) x+3 e) x+4
4. If a @ b = 2a + 4b, then 6 @ 2 =
a) 12 b) 8 c) 20 d) 28 e) 10
5. The ratio of school days to total days in a week is:
a) 5/2 b) 2/5 c) 7/5 d) 5/7 e) 5/5
1. Joy is watching a soccer game. She takes note of the numbers worn by the players. They rare 7, 56, 21, 42, 28, 49, and 14. What is the median of these numbers?
a) 27 b) 28 c) 31 d) 42
2. Kim runs every day after school. She ran 30 minutes on Monday, 45 minutes on Tuesday, 25 minutes on Wednesday, 35 minutes on Thursday, and 30 minutes on Friday. What was the average amount of time she ran per day?
a) 33 minutes b) 45 minutes c) 156 minutes d) 165 minutes
3. Jason is building a frame for a picture he painted. If the picture is 15 inches wide and 26 inches tall, how many inches of framing material will Jason need?
a) 30 inches b) 41 inches c) 82 inches d) 92 inches
4. Mrs. Smith has 300 students in her classes. Ten percent of them won prizes at the art fair. How many students won prizes?
a) 3 b) 30 c) 6 d) 60
5. There are 360 miles of roads in a rural county. 55% of the roads are paved. How many miles of unpaved roads are located in the county?
a) 170 b) 190 c) 198 d) 162
1. On a map, 3 cm is equal to 50 km in the real world. If the distance between two towns on the map is 12 cm, how far apart are they in the real world?
a) 36 km b) 38 km c) 150 km d) 200 km
2. Sandy must pack 407 books into identical sized boxes. She can pack approximately 22 books in each box. About how many boxes does she need?
a) 10 boxes b) 20 boxes c) 30 boxes d) 40 boxes
3. One hamburger costs 88 cents. What is the closest estimate of the cost of seven hamburgers?
a) $5.00 b) $5.60 c) $6.30 d) $9.00
4. The distance between Bellefonte and Clearfield is 75 km. If 1.609 km = 1 mile, how many miles is 75 km? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
a) 39.23 miles b) 44.37 miles c) 46.61 miles d) 37.49 miles
5. What is another way to write 42.69 billion?
a) 4.269 x 107 b) 4.269 x 109 c) 4.269 x 108 d) 4.269 x 1010
1. Which fraction is nearest to 1 in value?
a) 7/8 b) 23/26 c) 9/11 d) 13/15
2. What is the total number of seconds in 1 week?
a) 604,800 sec b) 10,080 sec c) 640,008 sec d) 460,800 sec
3. How many two-digit permutations can be formed from the four numbers, 4, 2, 5, 8?
a) 12 b) 16 c) 10 d) 14 e) none of the above
4. What is the sum of the internal angles of a pentagon?
a) 180° b) 360° c) 720° d) 540°
5. If lines l and m are parallel and the measure of one same-side interior angle is 124°, what is the measure of the other same-side interior angle?
a) 82° b) 56° c) 124° d) 48°