2021 PSSA Math Sampler from PA Dept. of Ed.

Simplify: 2(2.036) - 2.268...don't even think about using a calculator on this one :)

• 1.768

• 1.804

• 2.216

• 2.232

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Grace has 15 3/4 cups of plant food. She divides the plant food equally into 3 bags. She uses all the plant food in 1 of the bags to feed her potted flowers. She feeds each potted flower 3/4 cup of plant food. How many potted flowers does Grace feed?

• 4 1/2

• 5

• 5 1/2

• 7

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Ivan packed 56 apples and 72 pears into boxes. He packed both apples and pears into each box. He put the same number of apples into every box and the same number of pears into every box. He sold each box for $19.95. What is the greatest amount of money Ivan could earn selling all the boxes of fruit?

• $39.90

• $79.80

• $159.60

• $179.55

Which statement about the opposite of a number is correct?

• The opposite of 5 is 1/5

• The opposite of 0 is 0.

• The opposite of -5 is 0

• The opposite of -5 is 1.

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.6A

Which number line shows a point graphed at every location that represents a number with an absolute value of 4.5?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6C

Based on the information in the table, how many onion plants would Elliot plant for 1 lettuce plant?

• 3

• 4

• 6

• 9

Which expression has the least value?

• 4^1 + 12

• 4^3

• 25 – 4^2

• 4^4 – 160

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.1

An algebraic expression is described below. six more than the product of four times the difference between x and 3 What is the value of the expression when x = 8?

• 14

• 26

• 35

• 50

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

Marty read x books. Jackie read 28 books, which is 6 books more than the number of books Marty read. The equation below can be used to find the number of books Marty read. x + 6 = 28 Ron read 3 times as many books as Marty. How many books did Ron read?

• 22

• 34

• 66

• 78

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.2

A gray whale swims 161 kilometers in 24 hours. The equation below can be used to find the rate (r), in kilometers per hour (kph), at which the gray whale swims. r × 24 = 161 Rounded to the nearest tenth, what is the rate at which the gray whale swims?

• 3.8 kph

• 3.9 kph

• 6.7 kph

• 6.8 kph

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7