PRAXIS CORE MATH (5732) |ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
The chart below shows the relationship between two values, X and Y.
X: 1,2,3,4,5,6
Y: 1.5, 3,___, 6,7.5, 9
A. 5
B. 4.5
C. 3.5
D. 3
E. 6
CORRECT ANSWER
B. 4.5
Question 2
Barbara's Catering Company makes the best fruit salad despite using only four ingredients.
They use four apples for every mango, two pears for every apple, and one pineapple for
every mango. If they used 8 pineapples in their most recent batch, how many total pieces
of fruit did they use?
A. 32
B. 64
C. 96
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,D. 112
E. 144
CORRECT ANSWER
D. 112
Question 3
Jill decides to move her fish from a 20 gallon aquarium to a 50 gallon aquarium. She added
3 tablespoons of salt to her old aquarium. If she wishes to maintain to same salinity level,
how many tablespoons should she add to her new aquarium?
A. 7 1/2
B. 8 1/2
C. 6
D. 3
E. 10 1/2
CORRECT ANSWER
A. 7 1/2
Question 4
At the end of a factory assembly line, completed widgets are deposited into a box until it is
filled. If after 10 minutes the box contains 25 widgets and it takes 2 hours total to fill up a
box, how many widgets must each box hold?
A. 48 widgets
B. 75 widgets
C. 300 widgets
D. 350 widgets
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, E. 500 widgets
CORRECT ANSWER
C. 300 widgets
Question 5
Mike asks Billy to help him run his lemonade stand. He'll either pay him 2/5 of 1/2 of the
stand's profits, or 1/3 of 3/4 of the stand's profits. Which should Billy choose to maximize
the amount he will earn, and by what amount will his earnings be increased?
A. Billy should choose 1/3 of 3/4; he'll earn 1/15 more.
B. Billy should choose 1/3 of 3/4; he'll earn 1/20 more.
C. Billy should choose 2/5 of 1/2; he'll earn 1/15 more.
D. Billy should choose 2/5 of 1/2; he'll earn 1/20 more.
E. It doesn't matter; either way, Billy will earn exactly the same amount.
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Billy should choose 1/3 of 3/4; he'll earn 1/20 more.
Question 6
What is the lowest common denominator for the three fractions listed below?
`1/5, 1/8, 1/10`
A. 1
B. 40
C. 80
D. 200
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AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
The chart below shows the relationship between two values, X and Y.
X: 1,2,3,4,5,6
Y: 1.5, 3,___, 6,7.5, 9
A. 5
B. 4.5
C. 3.5
D. 3
E. 6
CORRECT ANSWER
B. 4.5
Question 2
Barbara's Catering Company makes the best fruit salad despite using only four ingredients.
They use four apples for every mango, two pears for every apple, and one pineapple for
every mango. If they used 8 pineapples in their most recent batch, how many total pieces
of fruit did they use?
A. 32
B. 64
C. 96
1
,D. 112
E. 144
CORRECT ANSWER
D. 112
Question 3
Jill decides to move her fish from a 20 gallon aquarium to a 50 gallon aquarium. She added
3 tablespoons of salt to her old aquarium. If she wishes to maintain to same salinity level,
how many tablespoons should she add to her new aquarium?
A. 7 1/2
B. 8 1/2
C. 6
D. 3
E. 10 1/2
CORRECT ANSWER
A. 7 1/2
Question 4
At the end of a factory assembly line, completed widgets are deposited into a box until it is
filled. If after 10 minutes the box contains 25 widgets and it takes 2 hours total to fill up a
box, how many widgets must each box hold?
A. 48 widgets
B. 75 widgets
C. 300 widgets
D. 350 widgets
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, E. 500 widgets
CORRECT ANSWER
C. 300 widgets
Question 5
Mike asks Billy to help him run his lemonade stand. He'll either pay him 2/5 of 1/2 of the
stand's profits, or 1/3 of 3/4 of the stand's profits. Which should Billy choose to maximize
the amount he will earn, and by what amount will his earnings be increased?
A. Billy should choose 1/3 of 3/4; he'll earn 1/15 more.
B. Billy should choose 1/3 of 3/4; he'll earn 1/20 more.
C. Billy should choose 2/5 of 1/2; he'll earn 1/15 more.
D. Billy should choose 2/5 of 1/2; he'll earn 1/20 more.
E. It doesn't matter; either way, Billy will earn exactly the same amount.
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Billy should choose 1/3 of 3/4; he'll earn 1/20 more.
Question 6
What is the lowest common denominator for the three fractions listed below?
`1/5, 1/8, 1/10`
A. 1
B. 40
C. 80
D. 200
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