What's on the Praxis Core Math (5733)?
Number & Quantity (36%)
In Number and Quantity, the understanding of
- integers,
- decimals,
- fractions,
- ratio,
- proportion,
- percent,
- constant rates,
- place value,
- number ordering,
- properties of whole numbers,
- recognition of various ways to solve a problem,
- units and measurements are emphasized.
Knowledge of basic U.S. customary and metric systems of measurement is assumed.
Data Interpretations & Representation, Statistics, and Probability (32%)
Data Interpretation and Representation, Statistics, and Probability assesses:
- the ability to read and interpret visual display of quantitative information,
- understand the correspondence between data and data representation,
- make inferences from a given data display,
- determine mean, median, and mode,
- and assign a probability to an outcome.
Algebra & Geometry (32%)
Algebra assesses the ability to
- manipulate algebraic expressions,
- follow an arithmetic or algebraic procedure,
- solve word problems,
- and solve equations.
Geometry assesses the understanding of
- properties of geometric shapes,
- angles,
- congruence,
- similarity,
- and solving problems using formulas for perimeter, circumference, area, and volume.