PSAT Math Multiple-Choice Practice Test 25

1. Which option results in the greatest gain on an investment?

2. Ron is training for a marathon. If he trains by running 57.5 miles every 5 days, then about how many miles will he run in 43 days?

3. An ice cream cone is filled with ice cream, and then one-half of a spherical scoop of ice cream is added on top of the cone. The diameter of the top of the cone is 8 centimeters, and the height of the cone (not including the half scoop on top) is 6 centimeters. What is the amount of ice cream to the nearest cubic centimeter? Use 3.14 for 𝛑.

4. One cell has a diameter of 5 × 10^-8 meter, and another cell has a diameter of 6 × 10^-9 meter. How many times larger is the first cell?

5. The test scores in a class are 82, 83, 84, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90. The last test is a score of 105. Compare the mean and median before and after the last test score is included.

6. A coffee service provides catering to a large corporate event. The service has an agreement to charge the hosting company only 95 cents per coffee given at the event. If they serve 261 cups of coffee, how much will the coffee bill be to the hosts?

7. A mechanic purchases 18 gallons of oil to complete a number of oil changes. If he needs a gallon of oil for each car, how many oil changes can he do before he runs out?

8. A circle has an area of 240 square centimeters. Find the radius to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. Use 3.14 for π.

9. Find the volume in cubic inches of a cylinder with a circumference of 14𝝅 inches and a height of 12 inches.

10. Veronica gets stuck at an intersection with road construction on her way to work and is running late. She has 25 minutes to travel 40 miles. How fast would she need to drive if she wanted to get to work on time?

11. A customer receives a cell phone charge for an international phone call that cost $49. The customer doesn’t remember how long the call was but he sees that the service charged him $2.45 per minute. Based upon his notice, how long was the phone call?

12. Alex bought a box of 500 nails to use for building a treehouse. If Alex uses of the nails for the walls and of the nails on the floor, how many nails has he used?

13. A student took a final exam with 175 questions. If the student got 50 questions wrong, approximately what percentage score did they earn?