PowerSchool Aptitude Test PowerSchool Aptitude Test: Numerical Reasoning 3

Question 1

A school year has 180 days. If a student is absent 9 days, what percentage of days did they attend?

Accepted Answer

95%

Answer

Attendance = (180 − 9) / 180 × 100 = 171 / 180 × 100 = 95%.

Question 2

A number is 40% of 250. What is the number?

Accepted Answer

100

Answer

0.40 × 250 = 100.

Question 3

What is the next number in the sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ___?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

The sequence is perfect squares (1², 2², 3², 4², 5²), so the next is 6² = 36.

Question 4

A school district spends $3,500 per student annually and has 1,200 students. What is the total annual spending?

Accepted Answer

$4,200,000

Answer

$3,500 × 1,200 = $4,200,000.

Question 5

A student scored 85, 90, and 78 on three tests. What score is needed on a fourth test to achieve an average of 85?

Accepted Answer

87

Answer

(85 + 90 + 78 + x) / 4 = 85 → 253 + x = 340 → x = 87.

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