PARCC Advanced Mathematics Practice Questions

Question 1

1. John buys 100 shares of stock at $100 per share. The price goes up by 10% and he sells 50 shares. Then, prices drop by 10% and he sells his remaining 50 shares. How much did he get for the last 50?

Accepted Answer

$4950

Answer

$5000

Answer

$5500

Answer

$4900

Answer

$5050

Question 2

2. A teacher has 3 hours to grade all the papers submitted by the 35 students in her class. She gets through the first 5 papers in 30 minutes. How much faster does she have to work to grade the remaining papers in the allotted time?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

10%

Answer

15%

Answer

25%

Answer

30%

Question 3

3. A satellite in a circular orbit rotates around the Earth every 120 minutes. If the Earth's radius is 4000 miles at sea level, and the satellite's orbit is 400 miles above sea level, approximately what distance does the satellite travel in 40 minutes?

Accepted Answer

9210 miles

Answer

1400 miles

Answer

4400 miles

Answer

4120 miles

Answer

8000 miles

Question 4

4. What is the next-highest prime number after 67?

Accepted Answer

71

Answer

68

Answer

69

Answer

73

Answer

76

Question 5

5. How many 3-inch segments can a 4.5-yard line be divided into?

Accepted Answer

54

Answer

15

Answer

45

Answer

64

Answer

84

Question 6

6. Sheila, Janice, and Karen, working together at the same rate, can complete a job in 3 1/3 days. Working at the same rate, how much of the job could Janice and Karen do in one day?

Accepted Answer

1/5

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/9

Answer

1/8

Question 7

7. A box of laundry detergent contains 16.5 oz of product. What is the maximum number of loads that can be washed if each load requires a minimum of 3/4 oz of detergent?

Accepted Answer

22

Answer

10

Answer

50

Answer

18

Answer

16.5

Question 8

8. A blouse normally sells for $138, but is on sale for 25% off. What is the cost of the blouse?

Accepted Answer

$103.50

Answer

$67

Answer

$34.50

Answer

$113

Answer

$125

Question 9

9. A crane raises one end of a 3300 lb steel beam. The other end rests upon the ground. If the crane supports 30% of the beam's weight, how many pounds does it support?

Accepted Answer

990 lbs

Answer

330 lbs

Answer

700 lbs

Answer

1100 lbs

Answer

2310 lbs

Question 10

10. A taxi service charges $5.50 for the first 1/5th of a mile, $1.50 for each additional 1/5th of a mile, and 20 cents per minute of waiting time. Joan took a cab from her place to a flower shop 8 miles away, where she bought a bouquet, then another 3.6 miles to her mother's place. The driver had to wait 9 minutes while she bought the bouquet. What was the fare?

Accepted Answer

$92.80

Answer

$20

Answer

$120.20

Answer

$91

Answer

$90