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Three sample problems from the PRAXIS 1 Content Assessment college students entering the field of education are frequently required to take:

1. Which of the following is equal to a quarter of a million?
a) 40,000 b) 250,000 c) 2,500,000 d) 1/4,000,000 e) 4/1,000,000


2. Which of the following fractions is least?
a) 11/10 b) 99/100 c) 25/24 d) 3/2 e) 501/500


3. Which of the sales commissions shown below is greatest?
a) 1% of $1,000 b) 10% of $200 c) 12.5% of $100 d) 15% of $100 e) 25% of $40

The Educational Testing Service (ETS) describes these problems thus:

The Pre-Professional Skills Test in Mathematics measures those mathematical skills and concepts that an educated adult might need. It focuses on the key concepts of mathematics and on the ability to solve problems and to reason in a quantitative context. Many of the problems require the integration of multiple skills to achieve a solution. [snip] Computation is held to a minimum, and few technical words are used. Terms such as area, perimeter, ratio, integer, factor, and prime number are used, because it is assumed that these are commonly encountered in the mathematics all examinees have studied. Figures are drawn as accurately as possible and lie in a plane unless otherwise noted.

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