PRAXIS-MATHEMATICS-SECTION Online Practice Questions and Answers

If Dave drives at a steady speed of 50 miles per hour, how long will it take him to drive 10 miles?

A. 20 minutes

B. 10 minutes

C. 15 minutes

D. 30 minutes

E. 12 minutes

John will be x in 7 years. How old was he last year?

A. x + 7

B. 1 – x - 7

C. x + 8

D. x - 8

E. 7x

9/20 =

A. 50%

B. 45%

C. 40%

D. 35%

E. 25%

If a recipe for cookies calls for ¾ of a cup of sugar, and you want to quadruple the recipe, how many cups of sugar will you need?

A. 3 cups

B. 4 cups

C. 2 ¾ cups

D. 3 ½ cups

E. 3 ¾ cups

Which of the following numbers has the greatest absolute value: 17, -9, 15.5, -20, 19?

A. -20

B. 19

C. 15.5

D. - 9

E. 12

Gerald received the following test scores in math class: 76, 86, 89, 81, and 99. What was Gerald's average test score, rounded to the nearest point?

A. 85

B. 88

C. 84

D. 87

E. 86

Solve: 3/5 – (-2) =

A. - 12/5

B. 5/13

C. - 13/5

D. 13/5

E. - 5/13

17/68 =

A. 30%

B. 1/3

C. 45%

D. 1/4

E. 2/5

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