5th Grade 2023 PSSA Released Items

Mrs. Brown has a package containing n pounds of cereal. Every day she puts 1/8 pound of cereal into her son's lunchbox and 1/8 pound of cereal into her daughter's lunchbox. Which expression represents the number of days Mrs. Brown can do this before she runs out of cereal?

• (n x 2) x ⅛

• (n x 2) ÷⅛

• n x (2 x ⅛)

• n ÷ (2 x ⅛)

Bruce saves $1 each week. His brother Len saves $2 each week. They combine their savings each week. Which coordinate grid represents the total amount of money, in dollars, Bruce and Len save over time?

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A coordinate grid is shown below. Which two points on the coordinate grid have the same y-coordinate?

• point G and point K

• point J and point M

• point G and point J

• point F and point T

The graph below represents the amount of coffee brewed (y), in ounces, based on the amount of time (x), in minutes, for which the coffee maker has been brewing coffee. Which ordered pair represents the number of ounces of coffee brewed when the coffee maker has been brewing coffee for 5 minutes?

• (5, 10)

• (5, 11)

• (10, 5)

• (11, 5)

A relay race is 1/ 8 mile long. Each relay team has 4 members. Each team member runs the same distance. How many miles does each team member run?

• 1/2 mile

• 1/4 mile

• 1/12 mile

• 1/32 mile

Which term does not describe a square?

• parallelogram

• rectangle

• rhombus

• trapezoid

A farmer has 10 packages of corn seeds. Each package contains 300 seeds. He plants all the seeds in 20 rows with an equal number of seeds in each row. How many seeds are in each row?

• 150

• 600

• 1,500

• 60,000

Alli and Bert each have some money. Bert has 5/4 as many dollars as Alli has. Which statement about the amount of money Alli and Bert each have is true?

• Alli has more money than Bert has.

• Bert has more money than Alli has.

• Alli and Bert have the same amount of money.

• There is not enough information to compare the amount of money Alli and Bert each have.

Which expression is equivalent to this?

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Which statement correctly compares 2 × 100 + 4 × 1 + 5 × 0.1 and 204.05?

• 204.5 < 204.05

• 204.5 > 204.05

• 204.05 = 204.05

• 204.005 < 204.05