PSSA Math Review

Base 10 & Place Value

100

The depth of the ocean is 36,070 feet.
Which is the correct word form?

A. thirty-six thousand, seven
B. thirty-six thousand, seventy
C. three thousand, six hundred seventy
D. three thousand, six hundred seven

B. thirty-six thousand, seventy

200

Which shows 305,704 in expanded form?

A. 300 + 5 + 700 + 4
B. 30,000 + 5,000 + 700 + 4
C. 300,000 + 5,000 + 70 + 4
D. 300,000 + 5,000 + 700 + 4

D. 300,000 + 5,000 + 700 + 4

300

Which comparison is correct?

A. 12,495 > 12,954
B. 12,599 > 12,954
C. 12,763 < 12,954
D. 12,495 = 12,954

C. 12,763 < 12,954

400

Round 458,372 to the nearest ten thousand

460,000

500

A number has:

• 4 in the hundred-thousands place
• 7 in the thousands place
• 2 in the tens place

Write the number

407,020

Multi-Step Operations

100

Divide:
5,113 ÷ 3

1,704 R1

200

A farmer has 3 pens with 8 sheep in each.
How many sheep total?

24 sheep

300

A farmer owns:

• 4× as many sheep as cows
• 2 more cows than horses

She has 24 sheep

How many horses does she have?

4 horses

400

A school collected:

• 245 cans Monday
• 378 cans Tuesday

Packed equally into 7 boxes

How many per box?

89 cans

500

A factory makes 125 items a day for 6 days
Items are packed into boxes of 25

How many boxes?

30 boxes

Measurement

100

How many feet are in 12 yards?

36 feet

200

Convert 4 feet to inches

48 inches

300

A student walks 2 miles each day for 5 days. What is the total distance she walked?

10 miles

400

An angle measures 82°.

Which statement is true?

A. The angle is acute
B. The angle is right
C. The angle is obtuse
D. The angle is straight

A. The angle is acute

500

A rectangular garden:

• Length = 8 ft
• Width = 5 ft

Find the perimeter

26 ft

Fractions & Decimals

100

Which fraction is equivalent to 2/3?

A. 2/6
B. 3/6
C. 4/6
D. 6/10

C. 4/6

200

Angela practices:

• 3/6 hour piano
• 1/6 hour guitar
  for 5 days

Total time? 

Answer: 20/6 (or 3⅓ hours)

300

Which comparison is correct?

A. 3/4 < 2/3
B. 3/4 > 2/3
C. 3/4 = 2/3
D. 3/4 < 3/5

B. 3/4 > 2/3

400

Which is greater?

A. 3/10
B. 1/2

B. 1/2

500

Which model represents the decimal 0.12?

A. 12 tenths
B. 1 tenth and 2 hundredths
C. 12 hundredths and 1 tenth
D. 1 hundredth and 2 tenths

B. 1 tenth and 2 hundredths

Geometry & Patterns

100

A triangle has all equal sides
What type of angles?

Acute

200

Which angle is obtuse?

A. 45°
B. 90°
C. 120°
D. 60°

C. 120°

300

Which shape has exactly one pair of parallel sides?

A. Rectangle
B. Square
C. Trapezoid
D. Triangle

C. Trapezoid

400

Pattern A: Start at 10, add 4

What are the first 4 numbers?

10, 14, 18, 22

500

Pattern B: Start at 30, subtract 3
Pattern C: Start at 6, add 5

What numbers appear in BOTH patterns?

15, 30