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Number and Quantity: practice questions

Our Praxis Core bank has 67 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

A school has 418 students. Buses carry 48 students each. What is the fewest buses needed to carry all students?

  1. 8
  2. 9
  3. 10
  4. 8.7
  5. 48
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B. 9 — 418 ÷ 48 ≈ 8.7, so 9 buses are needed (round up).

Question 2

A map scale is 1 inch : 25 miles. Two towns are 3.4 inches apart on the map. How far apart are they?

  1. 85 miles
  2. 7.4 miles
  3. 28.4 miles
  4. 75 miles
  5. 850 miles
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A. 85 miles — 3.4 × 25 = 85 miles.

Question 3

Multiplying a number by 0.1 gives the same result as...

  1. multiplying it by 10
  2. dividing it by 100
  3. subtracting 0.1
  4. dividing it by 10
  5. adding one tenth
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D. dividing it by 10 — 0.1 = 1/10, so multiplying by 0.1 is dividing by 10.

Question 4

What is 4.6 − 2.75?

  1. 2.15
  2. 1.95
  3. 1.85
  4. 2.85
  5. 1.75
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C. 1.85 — 4.60 − 2.75 = 1.85.

Question 5

Round 2.4851 to the nearest hundredth.

  1. 2.48
  2. 2.49
  3. 2.5
  4. 2.485
  5. 2.40
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B. 2.49 — The thousandths digit is 5, so 2.48 rounds up to 2.49.

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