2019-20 PSSA ISS Review

Simplify: 2.6 × 8.4 – 5.4

• 2.32

• 7.8

• 16.44

• 21.3

Mia is making a set of clay bowls. Each bowl requires 3/4 pound of clay. She has 5 5/6 pounds of clay. How many complete bowls can Mia make?

• 4

• 5

• 7

• 8

Angelina is making flower bouquets. She has 24 tulips and 36 roses. She wants all the bouquets to be identical, containing the same number of tulips and the same number of roses, with

no flowers left over. What is the maximum number of bouquets Angelina can make from

these flowers?

• 2

• 3

• 12

• 24

A scientist is studying the effects of temperature variation in liquids. A liquid begins with a temperature of –4°C. After that, the scientist heats the liquid until it reaches a temperature with a value that is the opposite of the value of the beginning temperature. To what temperature does the scientist heat the liquid?

• –8°C

• –1/4°C

• 1/4°C

• 4°C

The ratio of the length to the width of the official German flag is 5:3. Sandra is making

12 German flags for a culture show. Each flag she makes has a length of 20 centimeters. It takes her 4 hours to make all the flags. What is the width of each flag and the average amount of time it takes Sandra to make each flag?

• width: 12 cm

  average time: 3 minutes

• width: 33 cm

  average time: 3 minutes

• width: 33 cm

  average time: 20 minutes

• width: 12 cm

  average time: 20 minutes

A baker makes two kinds of doughnuts: chocolate and plain. The table shows the relationship between the number of chocolate doughnuts she makes and the number of plain doughnuts she makes. The pattern continues. When the baker makes 18 chocolate doughnuts, how many doughnuts does she make in all?

• 12

• 18

• 30

• 42

At a movie theater, 360 people can see a particular movie over a period of 3 hours. At this rate, how many people can see this movie over a period of 12 hours?

• 1,080

• 1,440

• 3,240

• 4,320

On a trip to another state, Emily buys a shirt and a book for a total of $25. She has to pay a 4% sales tax on the things she buys. Which statement explains why the sales tax will be a whole number of dollars?

• Both 4 and 25 are whole numbers, so their product must be a whole number.

• Both 4 and 25 are whole numbers, so their quotient must be a whole number.

• The product of 4 and 25 is 100, which will be divided evenly by the 10 in the denominator of the percentage.

• The product of 4 and 25 is 100, which will be divided evenly by the 100 in the denominator of the percentage.

The table shows information about the total weekly costs to display advertisements on a website and in a newspaper. Based on the information shown in the table, which expression can be used to determine the weekly cost, in dollars, of m website and p newspaper advertisements?

• 355mp

• 355 + m + p

• 135m + 220p

• 220m + 135p

An algebraic expression is described below.

two less than the product of x and four

The expression is set equal to 10 to create an equation. What value could replace x in the expression and make the resulting equation true?

• 3

• 8

• 38

• 48