PSAT Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test - Math - PSAT-Math Exam Questions

QUESTION NO: 1
Which of the following is a true statement?

QUESTION NO: 2
Solve: 0.25 + 0.65

QUESTION NO: 3
Which of the following would be an appropriate unit to measure sugar for a cookie recipe?

QUESTION NO: 4
How long will Lucy have to wait before for her $2,500 invested at 6% earns $600 in simple interest?

QUESTION NO: 5
If two planes leave the same airport at 1:00 PM, how many miles apart will they be at 3:00 PM if one
travels directly north at 150 mph and the other travels directly west at 200 mph?

QUESTION NO: 6
In a college, some courses contribute more towards an overall GPA than other courses. For example, a
science class is worth 4 points; mathematics is worth 3 points; History is worth 2 points; and English is
worth 3 points. The values of the grade letters are as follows, A= 4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0. What is the GPA
of a student who made a "C" in Trigonometry, a "B" in American History, an "A" in Botany, and a "B" in
Microbiology?

QUESTION NO: 7
If the average of three numbers is V.
If one of the numbers is Z and another is Y, what is the remaining number?

QUESTION NO: 8
Grace has 16 jellybeans in her pocket. She has 8 red ones, 4 green ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the
minimum number of jellybeans she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?

QUESTION NO: 9
If Dr. Jones delivered 85 babies in 1999, how many rattles would represent this number?

QUESTION NO: 10
An instrument store gives a 10% discount to all students off the original cost of an instrument. During a
back to school sale an additional 15% is taken off the discounted price. Julie, a student at the local high
school, purchases a flute for $306. How much did it originally cost?

QUESTION NO: 11
Multiply 2.345 x 0.023

QUESTION NO: 12
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Which of the following is equal to 5.93 x 10 ?