PSSA Review Packet 22-23

1.  The line plot below shows the weights, in pounds, of twelve bowling balls on a rack. Which statement about the weights of these bowling balls is true?

• The weights cluster from 8 pounds to 10 pounds, and 8 pounds is an outlier.

• The weights cluster from 11 pounds to 15 pounds, and 8 pounds is an outlier.

• The weights cluster from 8 pounds to 10 pounds, and 16 pounds is an outlier.

• The weights cluster from 11 pounds to 15 pounds, and 16 pounds is an outlier.

2. Carter is a quarterback for a football team. The list below shows the number of yards his team gained on his last 10 completed passes.

6   3   4   -2   -1   6   5   0   3   3

Which line plot also shows the number of yards Carter’s team gained on his last 10 completed passes?

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3. Which line plot shows a data distribution that has the same range and interquartile range?

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4.  Lara runs 2 miles each day. She uses the equation shown below to help determine some information about her running.

2x = y

What do the variables x and y most likely represent in Lara’s equation?

• The variable x represents the total number of miles Lara runs in y days.

• The variable y represents the total number of miles Lara runs in x days.

• The variable x represents Lara’s rate, in miles per hour, and the variable y represents the total time, in hours, she runs each day.

• The variable y represents Lara’s rate, in miles per hour, and the variable x represents the total time, in hours, she runs each day.

5.  Mr Kusick unpacks full boxes of textbooks to get ready for the school year. Each full box contains the same number of textbooks. The table shows the numbers of textbooks that Mr Kusick unpacks from different numbers of boxes.

Which statement about this relation is true?

• The number of boxes is the dependent variable because it is the first column in the table.

• The number of boxes is the dependent variable because it is the smaller number in each row.

• The number of textbooks is the dependent variable because each number of textbooks is a multiple of the number of boxes in the same row.

• The number of textbooks is the dependent variable because it is determined by the number of boxes Mr. Kusick unpacks.

6. A pizza was cut into equal slices. Ben ate 4 of the slices. The amount Ben ate was 2/3 of the whole pizza. Which equation represents a way to find the total number of slices that were in the whole pizza?

8.  Lynda builds a wooden box in the shape of a rectangular prism. The box has no cover. The box is 12 inches long, x inches wide, and 24 inches high. The expression below can be used to determine the surface area, in square inches, of the box.

48x + 12x + 2 · 288

What is the coefficient of the term in the expression that represents the area of the bottom of the box?

• 2

• 12

• 48

• 288

• An expression cannot have an equals sign.

• An expression cannot have an operational symbol.

• An expression cannot have any negative numbers.

• An expression cannot have more than one variable.