PSSA Review

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Greg’s social studies grade is based on two quizzes, two tests, and one project. The tablebelow shows Greg’s scores on these items, as well as each item’s weight in determining his final grade.
To determine his final grade, Greg’s teacher multiplies each score by its weight, adds theproducts together, and then divides the sum by 10. What is Greg’s final grade?

• 79.9
• 86.8
• 88.4
• 92

Kiah plotted the locations of her home and the city of Huntingdon on the number line shown below.
Williamsburg is the same distance from Kiah’s home as Huntingdon, but it is in the opposite direction. Which statement best describes how to find the location of Williamsburg on the number line?

• The opposite of 6.75 is 6.75, so Williamsburg is at 6.75.
• The sum of 6.75 and 6.75 is 13.5, so Williamsburg is at 13.5.
• The numbers 6.75 and 6.75 are the same, so Williamsburg is at 6.75.
• Opposites, such as 6.75 and 6.75, sum to zero, so Williamsburg is at 0.

James measures the water level from the top of a dock twice a day. The water level in themorning is 2 feet. The water level in the afternoon is 6.5 feet. Which statement about the relationship between the two measurements is true?

• A water level of 6.5 feet is higher than a water level of 2 feet, as 6.5 > 2.
• A water level of 2 feet is lower than a water level of 6.5 feet, as 2 > 6.5.
•  A water level of 6.5 feet is the same as a water level of 2 feet, as 6.5 = 2.
• A water level of 2 feet is higher than a water level of 6.5 feet, as 2 > 6.5.

The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in the cast of a school play is 1 : 5.Which statement must describe the cast of the play?

•  There are exactly 6 students in the cast.
• There is 1 boy for every 5 girls in the cast.
• There are 4 more girls than boys in the cast.
• There is 1 boy out of the 5 students in the cast.

For a recipe, Harris uses 2 cups of white sugar for each cup of brown sugar. How many cupsof brown sugar does Harris use when he uses 1 cup of white sugar?

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• 1
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• 2

Jasmine earns $36 for 4 hours of baby-sitting. She charges a constant hourly rate. Whichtable correctly shows the amount Jasmine earns baby-sitting for different numbers of hours?

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Alon started in 60% of his team’s basketball games this season. He started a total of12 games. How many games did Alon’s team play this season?

• 6
• 7
• 18
• 20

An inequality is shown below.
x + 2.5 < 20
What is the greatest value of x from the set {10.5, 12.5, 17.5, 19.5} that makes theinequality true?

• 10.5
• 12.5
• 17.5
• 19.5

There are 150 children playing in a park.
• The number of boys (x) playing in the park is greater than 50.
• The number of girls (y) playing in the park is less than 100.

Which values of x and y could be the numbers of boys and girls playing in the park?

• x=35
  7=115
• x=50
  y=100
• x=55
  y=85
• x=60
  y=90