PRAXIS-MATHEMATICS-SECTION Online Practice Questions and Answers

Solve and simplify: 2/3 x 3/5 x 5/10 x 6/8 =

A. 0.2

B. 0.5

C. 0.15

D. 0.25

E. 0.333333333

Rex is four times as old as Ted. If the sum of their ages is 30, how old is Ted?

A. 5

B. 8

C. 10

D. 6

E. 12

8.26 x 76.8 =

A. 6343.68

B. 63.4368

C. 634.368

D. 634,368

E. 6.34368

Three people divide up a large pizza. If the first person gets half and the second person gets half as much as the first person, how much is left for the third person?

A. 1/3

B. 1/2

C. 1/4

D. 2/4

E. 1/5

Randy got the following test scores in science class: 76, 98, 78, 80, and 54. What is the median test score?

A. 77

B. 98

C. 54

D. 84

E. 78

Solve for x: (7x/5) + 9 = 23

A. 10

B. 9

C. 11

D. 7

E. 8

If Todd can type 60 words a minute, how long will it take him to type a 15,000 word document?

A. 2 hours and 45 minutes

B. 2 hours

C. 4 hours and 10 minutes

D. 4 hours and 30 minutes

E. 3 hours and 30 minutes

If Isaac scored 16 points in the first half of a basketball game and half as many in the second half, how many did he score in the game in all?

A. 16

B. 20

C. 22

D. 24

E. 28

George buys 6 T-shirts for $5 each and 4 pairs of jeans for $8.50 each. He uses the following expression to calculate the total amount of money spent: 6 (5) + 4 (8.5). Which of the following expressions could George also have used?

A. 2 (5 + 8.5) + 4 (8.5)

B. 4 (5 + 8.5) + 2 (5)

C. (4 + 2) + (5 + 8.5)

D. 8.5 (2 + 4) + 5 (2 +4)

E. 6(4) + 5(8.5)

Don gets paid $9 an hour, but if he works more than 30 hours in a week his rate of pay is increased by ½. How much would Don get paid for a 38-hour work week?

A. $342

B. $390

C. $367

D. $378

E. $365

What percent of 38 is 16?

A. 16%

B. 40%

C. 35%

D. 38%

E. 42%

17/68 =

A. 30%

B. 1/3

C. 45%

D. 1/4

E. 2/5

Identify the missing term in the following geometric progression: 16, -4, 1, -1/4, ...

A. 1/8

B. 2/6

C. 1/16

D. - 2/6

E. 1/3

Which of the following units of measurement could not be used to report the length of a pencil?

A. inches

B. centimeters

C. millimeters

D. liters

E. square meters

If 5x + 7 = 8x – 2, then

A. x = 5

B. x = 3

C. x = 4

D. x = 2

E. x = 1