PRAXIS CORE MATH (5732) TEST |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
When 641.29 is divided by 10, which digit of the resulting number is in the tens place?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 6
e) 9
CORRECT ANSWER
d) 6
Question 2
If x ≠ 0 and y ≠ 0, which of the following is equivalent to 3/2x - 1/y?
a) 1/xy
b) 3/2xy
c) 3y-2x/2xy
d) 2/2x-y
e) 3y-2x/2x-y
CORRECT ANSWER
c) 3y-2x/2xy
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, Question 3
The numbers of absences in Mrs. Klein's class for each of the first 3 months of the year
were 16, 12, and 17, respectively. If the average (arithmetic mean) number of absences for
the first 4 months of the year was 14, how many absences were there in the 4th month?
a) 9
b) 10
c) 11
d) 12
e) 13
CORRECT ANSWER
c) 11
Question 4
At a computer store on Monday last week, the price of a computer was x dollars. On
Tuesday the price of the computer was reduced by 25% of Monday's price. On Wednesday
the price of the computer was further reduced by 40% of Tuesday's price. Which of the
following expressions represents the price, in dollars, of the computer on Wednesday?
a) (0.35)x
b) (0.4)(0.25)x
c) (0.4)(0.75)x
d) (0.6)(0.25)x
e) (0.6)(0.75)x
CORRECT ANSWER
e) (0.6)(0.75)x
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
When 641.29 is divided by 10, which digit of the resulting number is in the tens place?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 6
e) 9
CORRECT ANSWER
d) 6
Question 2
If x ≠ 0 and y ≠ 0, which of the following is equivalent to 3/2x - 1/y?
a) 1/xy
b) 3/2xy
c) 3y-2x/2xy
d) 2/2x-y
e) 3y-2x/2x-y
CORRECT ANSWER
c) 3y-2x/2xy
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, Question 3
The numbers of absences in Mrs. Klein's class for each of the first 3 months of the year
were 16, 12, and 17, respectively. If the average (arithmetic mean) number of absences for
the first 4 months of the year was 14, how many absences were there in the 4th month?
a) 9
b) 10
c) 11
d) 12
e) 13
CORRECT ANSWER
c) 11
Question 4
At a computer store on Monday last week, the price of a computer was x dollars. On
Tuesday the price of the computer was reduced by 25% of Monday's price. On Wednesday
the price of the computer was further reduced by 40% of Tuesday's price. Which of the
following expressions represents the price, in dollars, of the computer on Wednesday?
a) (0.35)x
b) (0.4)(0.25)x
c) (0.4)(0.75)x
d) (0.6)(0.25)x
e) (0.6)(0.75)x
CORRECT ANSWER
e) (0.6)(0.75)x
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