PRAXIS Math Practice 5003 Exam Questions
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Question 1
If x6 is between 3 and 4, which of the following could be the value of x ?
14
17
20
25
26
Correct Answer
25
Option (C) is correct. When the numbers 3 and 4 are written as fractions with a
denominator of 6, we need to find a value of x which satisfies the inequality 186
Question 2
A principal of a certain high school wants to ask a sample of students how they
feel about a new school policy that will drop football as a varsity sport. Which of
the following methods of selecting the sample will yield the most valid
information about the feelings of all the students at the school?
A. Interviewing twelfth-grade students on campus at random as they change
classes
B. Selecting a random sample of current football players
C. Choosing two students at random from each science class on a given day
D. . Sending a questionnaire to all students currently enrolled and using the
returned questionnaires as the sample
E. . Selecting a random sample from a list of all students currently enrolled at the
school
Correct Answer
E
Option (E) is correct.
A list of students currently enrolled gives a population where the group of
students fit a particular description or set of conditions. Since the principal
wants to ask a sample of students, a random sample where each member of
this population has an equal chance of being included will give the principal an
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, idea of what the entire population might look like.
Question 3
Answer the question below by clicking on the correct response.
Question: In which of the following are the numbers ordered from least to
greatest?
A. −1, −1/2,1/9,1/5−1,−1/2,1/9,1/5
B. −1/2, /−1,1/5,1/9−1/2, −1,1/5,1/9
C. 15,1/9, /−1,−1/2 1/5,1/9,−1,−12
D. −1/2,1/5,1/9, −1/2,1/5,1/9, −1
E. 1/9, 1/5, −1/2,−1,1/9,1/5,−1/2,−1
Correct Answer
A
Option (A) is correct. The numbers should be ordered from left to right on the
number line from the most negative number to the largest positive number:
−1<−1/2<1/9<1/5.
Question 4
Of the following, which is most likely to be the height of a high school athlete?
A. 3 yards
B. 10 feet
C. 124 inches
D. 200 centimeters
E. 400 millimeters
Correct Answer
D
D, 200 centimeters is approximately 6.5 feet, which is reasonable. (A) 3 yards,
3x3=9 feet, (B) 10 feet, and (C) 124 inches, divide by 12 = 12 feet, all are 9 feet
or greater, and (E) 400 millimeters is too small.
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,Question 5
1/4, 9/8, 2/3, 1/2, k, π
Question:
The five numbers shown above are listed in order from least to greatest. Which of
the following could be the value of k
Indicate all such values.
A. 2
B. .516
C. 238
D. 7‾‾√
E. 17‾‾‾√
Correct Answer
A. 2 C. 238 D. 17‾‾‾√
The correct answers are (A), (C), and (D).
This problem can be answered using estimation. The value of k lies between
2312 (a number slightly less than 2 ) and π (a number slightly more than 3).
Since 516<1 and 17‾‾‾√>4, they can be eliminated easily. The other three
choices are greater than or equal to 2 and less than 3, which are in the
necessary interval.
Question 6
Which of the following questions are statistical questions?
Indicate all such questions.
A. How long is Mike's foot?
B. When do university students eat lunch?
C. What is the weight of John's math textbook?
D. How many coffee drinks do customers at a coffee shop order?
Correct Answer
B,D
The correct answers are (B) and (D). A statistical question is a question that one
would expect to get a variety of answers for and not just a single answer. (A)
would give only a single answer for the length of Mike's foot and (C) would give
only a single answer for the weight of John's math textbook, so they are not
statistical questions. For (B) and (D), one would expect to get a variety of
answers, so they are statistical questions.
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, Question 7
Allison works for a computer software company. She earns $225 per week plus
$25 for each software package that she sells that week. If she wants to earn at
least $400 this week, what is the minimum number of software packages that she
must sell this week?
Correct Answer
7
Question 8
The graph above shows the relationship between the cost of a luncheon and the
number of people attending the luncheon. According to the graph, what is the
cost per person?
• A. $7.50
• B. $12.00
• C. $15.00
• D. $17.50
• E. $30.00
Correct Answer
C
Option (C) is correct. To find the cost per person, divide Total Cost by Number
of People for any point on the graph where exact numbers can be determined.
Two such values are (4, 60) and (8, 120) , so the cost per person is
604=1208=$15.00 .
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Question 1
If x6 is between 3 and 4, which of the following could be the value of x ?
14
17
20
25
26
Correct Answer
25
Option (C) is correct. When the numbers 3 and 4 are written as fractions with a
denominator of 6, we need to find a value of x which satisfies the inequality 186
Question 2
A principal of a certain high school wants to ask a sample of students how they
feel about a new school policy that will drop football as a varsity sport. Which of
the following methods of selecting the sample will yield the most valid
information about the feelings of all the students at the school?
A. Interviewing twelfth-grade students on campus at random as they change
classes
B. Selecting a random sample of current football players
C. Choosing two students at random from each science class on a given day
D. . Sending a questionnaire to all students currently enrolled and using the
returned questionnaires as the sample
E. . Selecting a random sample from a list of all students currently enrolled at the
school
Correct Answer
E
Option (E) is correct.
A list of students currently enrolled gives a population where the group of
students fit a particular description or set of conditions. Since the principal
wants to ask a sample of students, a random sample where each member of
this population has an equal chance of being included will give the principal an
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, idea of what the entire population might look like.
Question 3
Answer the question below by clicking on the correct response.
Question: In which of the following are the numbers ordered from least to
greatest?
A. −1, −1/2,1/9,1/5−1,−1/2,1/9,1/5
B. −1/2, /−1,1/5,1/9−1/2, −1,1/5,1/9
C. 15,1/9, /−1,−1/2 1/5,1/9,−1,−12
D. −1/2,1/5,1/9, −1/2,1/5,1/9, −1
E. 1/9, 1/5, −1/2,−1,1/9,1/5,−1/2,−1
Correct Answer
A
Option (A) is correct. The numbers should be ordered from left to right on the
number line from the most negative number to the largest positive number:
−1<−1/2<1/9<1/5.
Question 4
Of the following, which is most likely to be the height of a high school athlete?
A. 3 yards
B. 10 feet
C. 124 inches
D. 200 centimeters
E. 400 millimeters
Correct Answer
D
D, 200 centimeters is approximately 6.5 feet, which is reasonable. (A) 3 yards,
3x3=9 feet, (B) 10 feet, and (C) 124 inches, divide by 12 = 12 feet, all are 9 feet
or greater, and (E) 400 millimeters is too small.
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,Question 5
1/4, 9/8, 2/3, 1/2, k, π
Question:
The five numbers shown above are listed in order from least to greatest. Which of
the following could be the value of k
Indicate all such values.
A. 2
B. .516
C. 238
D. 7‾‾√
E. 17‾‾‾√
Correct Answer
A. 2 C. 238 D. 17‾‾‾√
The correct answers are (A), (C), and (D).
This problem can be answered using estimation. The value of k lies between
2312 (a number slightly less than 2 ) and π (a number slightly more than 3).
Since 516<1 and 17‾‾‾√>4, they can be eliminated easily. The other three
choices are greater than or equal to 2 and less than 3, which are in the
necessary interval.
Question 6
Which of the following questions are statistical questions?
Indicate all such questions.
A. How long is Mike's foot?
B. When do university students eat lunch?
C. What is the weight of John's math textbook?
D. How many coffee drinks do customers at a coffee shop order?
Correct Answer
B,D
The correct answers are (B) and (D). A statistical question is a question that one
would expect to get a variety of answers for and not just a single answer. (A)
would give only a single answer for the length of Mike's foot and (C) would give
only a single answer for the weight of John's math textbook, so they are not
statistical questions. For (B) and (D), one would expect to get a variety of
answers, so they are statistical questions.
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, Question 7
Allison works for a computer software company. She earns $225 per week plus
$25 for each software package that she sells that week. If she wants to earn at
least $400 this week, what is the minimum number of software packages that she
must sell this week?
Correct Answer
7
Question 8
The graph above shows the relationship between the cost of a luncheon and the
number of people attending the luncheon. According to the graph, what is the
cost per person?
• A. $7.50
• B. $12.00
• C. $15.00
• D. $17.50
• E. $30.00
Correct Answer
C
Option (C) is correct. To find the cost per person, divide Total Cost by Number
of People for any point on the graph where exact numbers can be determined.
Two such values are (4, 60) and (8, 120) , so the cost per person is
604=1208=$15.00 .
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