Tuesday, April 6, 2010

PSSA Rev. 5

Rem: First name, Last initial

Multiple Choice

1. Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the following data:
Hourly wages: $6,$6,$6,$8,$9,$9,$10,$12,$13,$15,$16

A.10,9.7.10
B.9,8,7,10
C.10,9,6,10
D.9,10,6,10

2. Joe randomly selects a puzzle piece from the following:
15-red,12-blue,10-yellow,7-orange,6-green
What is the probability of choosing green?

A.1:50
B.3:25
C.3:50
D.3:22

Convert the following weights.

Key:16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound(lb.)
2000 lb.= 1 ton(T)

3. 72oz = ______lb
4. 4 lb = ______oz
5. 2 T = ______lb

*The metric system is based on 10,100,1000 (just move the decimal point).
Key: 1 milligram (mg) = 0.001gram (g)
1 kilogram (kg) = 1,000 g
1,000 kg = 1 metric ton (t)

6. 0.32 kg = _______g
7. 0.28 g = _______mg
8. 10,000 kg = _______t

Compare the amounts. (<,>,=)

9. 1 lb ____ 14 oz
10. 100mg ____ 1g

Monday, March 29, 2010

PSSA Rev. 4

Rem: First Name, Last Initial

Multiple Choice:

1. An angle measuring 62 degrees is
a. right
b. obtuse
c. acute
d. straight

2. The length and width of a rectangle is 225cm by 110cm. What is the area?
a. 670 sq cm
b. 24750 cm
c. 670 cm
d. 24750 sq cm

3. Perpendicular lines form
a. acute angles
b. right angles
c. straight angles
d. obtuse angles

4. The perimeter of a figure with the following measurements 22in, 11in, 22in, 11in, 22in,11in,22in,11in is ________________ and it is a ________________?

a. 133in,pentagon
b. 123in,nonagon
c. 132in,octagon
d. 32in,octagon

5. The perimeter of a 6 sided figure where all sides are 12.5cm is?
a. 75cm
b. 78cm
c. 80cm
d. 72.5cm

6. The area of a rectangle measuring 24m x 12m is? (x = by)
a. 288m
b. 288sq m
c. 480m
d. 480sq m

7. The area of a square measuring 16ft on a side is?
a. 254ft
b. 256sq ft
c. 156ft
d. 254sq ft

8. The diameter of a circle with a radius of 9in is?
a. 9in
b. 18in
c. 27in
c. 4.5in

9. The radius of a circle with a diameter of 45cm is?
a. 21cm
b. 22cm
c. 22.5cm
d. 23cm

10. Find the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 16mm? (C=2¶ r)
a. 51mm
b. 50.24mm
c. 100.48mm
d. 25.12mm

Friday, March 19, 2010

PSSA Rev. 3

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 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

Monday, March 1, 2010

Finding Percents

Rem: first initial, last name

Percent of a Number

1. 75% of 64
2. 20% of 18
3. 35% of 90
4. 22.5% of 200
5. 0.6% of 600

Find the Percent

6. What % of 400 is 190
7. What % of 100 is 30
8. What % of 225 is 25
9. What % of 76 is 14
10. What % of 80 is 20

Sunday, February 7, 2010

% of a Number

Rem: first name, last initial

Find:

1. 38% of 90
2. 12% of 36
3. 65% of 130
4. 10 % of 1200

What % is:

5. 25 of 70
6. 32 of 150
7. 15 of 75
8. 50 of 500

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Monday, February 1, 2010

Mixed Review

Rem: First Name, Last initial

Mixed Review


1. 10 + (-6)

2. 6 - 18

3. -22 + 20

Use order of operation to solve
(2^2 means 2 to the power of 2)

4. 2^2+2(3+4)÷9

5. (16÷4)+(14÷2)-3^2

6. 20÷(2+3)+7

Use the Counting Principal

7. How many different clothing combination can you make if you have 3 pairs of pant, 4 shirts, and 2 jackets?

8. How many combinations of lunch can you make with roll, pita, white bread, turkey or ham, and mayo, mustard, or ranch dressing?

Write each as a fraction, decimal, and percent


9. 6/10

10. 0.04

Monday, January 25, 2010

Elapsed Time

Rem: First name, last initial

1. Pat and Linda left their house at 3:45 and walked for 25 minutes before arriving at the library. They stayed for 1 hour and 35 minutes. What time did they leave the library?

2. After the girls left the library they went shopping for 1.5 hours. Then walked home, which took another 25 minutes. What time did they arrive home?

3. Frank and Joe want to visit their cousin Sam who lives 4 hours and 15 minutes away. What time should they leave if they want to arrive at 1:30 PM?

4. The sun rose at 6:48 AM and set at 7:14 PM. How long was it from sunrise to sunset?

5. Lena started a race at 11:05 AM. She crossed the finish line at 12:56 PM. Arlene started the race at 11:05 AM. She crossed the finish line 14 minutes after Lena. How long did Lena run? How long did Arlene run? What time did Arlene finish the race?

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Probability

Rem: first name, last initial

Using a spinner with the following four numbers: 5, 6, 9, & 7 answer questions A - D

A. Spinning an odd number ____ out of ____.
B. Spinning a 7
C. Spinning an even number
D. Spinning a number greater than 5

Write a fraction to indicate the probability of each event.

Using a number cube 1 through 6 answer questions 1 - 4

1. Rolling a 4
2. Rolling a 1,2,4, or 6
3. Rolling a number greater than 3
4. Rolling a number less than 5

Using a bag that contains 5 green(G), 3 orange (O), and 7 purple (P) marbles answer
questions 5 - 8


5. Randomly selecting a green marble
6. Randomly selecting a purple marble
7. Randomly selecting an orange marble
8. Randomly selecting an orange or purple marble

Monday, January 11, 2010

PSSA Rev. 2

Find the corresponding angles and sides.

ABCD and EFGH are similar trapezoids. (use for Ques. 1 & 2)

1. Which angles are corresponding ?

2. Which sides corresponding ?

Find the Unit Rates.

3. A person swims 651 meters in 7 minutes (651m:7min). How many meters can she swim per minute ?

4. A 12 ounce box of pasta cost $0.99. A 2 pound box cost $2.09. Which box has a lower unit price ? Rem: 16 ounces = 1 pound (lb.)

Fill in the blank.

5. Congruent line segments have _______ _________.

6. Congruent angles have _______ __________.

Solve the proportion.

7. 48/28 = x/63












Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Mixed Rev. (292)

Use the classzone.com link at the right, to look up the lessons noted.

Write the fraction in simplest form. Lesson (4.3)

1. 48/64

2. 90/108

3. 7ab/21a

4. 24x/60xy

5. A bird flies 266 miles in 19 hours Find the bird's speed in miles per hour. (L 6.1)

6. You can hike 6.5 miles in 2 hours. At this rate, how long will it take you to hike 19.5 miles?
(L 6.3)
7. If quadrilateral ABCD is congruent to quadrilateral GHEF, which angle must be congruent to angle C?

8. A tablecloth is spread over a 5 foot by 3 foot rectangular table. The tablecloth extends 1 foot beyond the table's surface on each side. Is the tablecloth similar to the surface of the table? Explain.