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PRAXIS-Mathematics-Section – Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) - Mathematics Section

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Question 4

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

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    0.008
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    0.890
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    0.0008
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    0.8009
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    0.809
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?

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    2 (5 + 8.5) + 4 (8.5)
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    4 (5 + 8.5) + 2 (5)
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    (4 + 2) + (5 + 8.5)
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    8.5 (2 + 4) + 5 (2 +4)
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    6(4) + 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?

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    $342
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    $390
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    $367
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    $378
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    $365