Praxis Mathematics Exam 2

Question 1

If Edgar eats 8 2/3 doughnuts in a week and Ellen eats 4 ½ doughnuts in a week, how many more doughnuts will Edgar have eaten?

Accepted Answer

4 1/6

Answer

3 1/5

Answer

4 1/2

Question 2

If Isaac scored 16 points in the first half of a basketball game and half as many in the second half, how many did he score in the game in all?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

22

Answer

28

Question 3

A shirt that was selling for $24 has had its price reduced by 15%. How much does it cost now?

Accepted Answer

$20.40

Answer

$20.75

Answer

$20

Question 4

If the value of x is between 0.00776 and 0.0506, which of the following number could be x?

Accepted Answer

0.008

Answer

0.890

Answer

0.0008

Question 5

George buys 6 t-shirts for $5 each and 4 pairs of jeans for $8.50 each. He uses the following expression to calculate the total amount of money spent: 6 (5) + 4 (8.5). Which of the following expressions could George also have used?

Accepted Answer

4 (5 + 8.5) + 2 (5)

Answer

2 (5 + 8.5) + 4 (8.5)

Answer

(4 + 2) + (5 + 8.5)

Question 6

Don gets paid $9 an hour, but if he works more than 30 hours in a week his rate of pay is increased by  ½. How much would Don get paid for a 38-hour work week?

Accepted Answer

$378

Answer

$367

Answer

$365

Question 7

What percent of 38 is 16?

Accepted Answer

42%

Answer

35%

Answer

38%

Question 8

Solve: 3/5 - (-2) =

Accepted Answer

13/5

Answer

- 13/5

Answer

- 5/13

Question 9

Solve 3 1/5 x 5 =

Accepted Answer

16

Answer

10 5/15

Answer

13

Question 10

17/68

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

45%

Answer

2/5