Monday, March 29, 2010

PSSA Rev. 4

Rem: First Name, Last Initial

Multiple Choice

1. There are 625 pencils in a box. Which expression would correctly calculate
the number of pencils. (note: (#) designates a power)
a. 6 x 5(2)
b. 5 x s(2)
c. 5(4)
d. 4(5)

2. What is the Least Common Denominator of 5/8 and 5/6?
a. 2
b. 14
c. 24
d. 48

3.A square has 8 equal parts, 6 are shaded in? What percent of the square is
shaded?
a. 20%
b. 25%
c. 60%
d. 75%

4. Meg has 4 ounces of blue paint, 2.5 ounces of yellow, 3 ounces of green, and
1.5 ounces of orange. How many ounces of paint does Meg have altogether?
a. 3
b. 10.5
c. 11
d. 15.5

5. The length of each side of a 6 sided figure is 4 inches. What is the perimeter
of the figure?
a. 12 in.
b. 16 in.
c. 20 in.
d. 24 in.

6. What is the name of a polygon with 7 sides?
a. heptagon
b. nonagon
c. pentagon
d. quadrilateral

7. Logan earns $0.25 for each pen he sells. Which expression would you use to
determine the total amount earned for selling p pens?
a. 0.25 x p
b. 0.25 / p
c. 0.25 + p
d. 0.25 - p

8. The number of hours worked by Ken for 6 weeks is shown below. What data set
shows the correct cummulative frequency?

Hours worked: 4, 8, 12, 16, 16, 18

a. 4, 14, 26, 42, 58, 76
b. 4, 12, 24, 40, 56, 74
c. 4, 12, 26, 42, 56, 74
d. 4, 12, 22, 40, 54, 72

9. What is the mean (average) number of hours worked in problem #8?

a. 12.33
b. 12
c. 10.33
d. 12.5

10. What is the mode and median of the number of hours worked in problem #8?

a. 16, 12
b. 16, 16
c. 16, 14
d. 14, 18

Friday, March 19, 2010

PSSA Rev. 3

Rem: first Name, Last initial

Find the Sum


1. 42.3 + 2.5 + 105.75
2. 62.56 + 1.5 + 55.05
3. 250 + 50 + 75.16

Find the Difference


4. 99.70 - 17.5
5. 105 - 25.75
6. 1078 - 732.50

Multiply

7. 36.21 x 3.5

Divide


8. 54 / 7.5

Solve

9. A total of 39 students attended a field trip. Out of every 13
students on the trip, 4 were girls. How many girls were on the
field trip?

10. There are 150 students. At lunch, 1/3 of the students ate chicken.
How many students ate chicken?

Friday, March 12, 2010

PSSA Rev. 2

Rem: first name, last initial

Find the GCF:

1. What is the Greatest Common Factor for 24 and 36?
2. What is the GCF for 11 and 55?

Simplify:

3. 24/36
4. 11/55

Add:

5. 2/5 + 6/5
6. 5/12 + 3/4

Subtract:

7. 8/16 - 7/16
8. 4/5 - 2/3

Estimate:

9. 11 15/16 + 1 2/20
10. 6 4/5 - 2 1/2

Solve:

11. For every quart of lemonade Jackie makes she adds 2 lemons.
How many quarts of lemonade did Jackie make if she used 12 lemons?

Monday, March 8, 2010

PSSA Rev. 1

Rem: First name, last initial

1.What is the value of the 7 in 23.1718?
2.Round 56.1782 to the nearest thousandth.
3.Evaluate 8(4) - 8 to the fourth power.
4.Write 18/10 in decimal form.

Order least to greatest

5.6/10, 0.5, 0.55
6.5 7/21, 5.5, 26/5

7.A common speed limit on rural highways is 70 miles per hour.
How far could a car traveling 70 miles per hour go in 8 hours?
8.What is the radius of a cricle with a diameter of 20 ft?

Find each quotient (/ means divide)

9. 70.926 / 0.2
10. 61.2 / 17