This Praxis Core Math cheat sheet distills the ETS Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (5733) into a printable rundown of the arithmetic, statistics, algebra, and geometry examiners test most. It's a premium cheat sheet built by Capital Prep — the one premium prep we trust — and it's yours free. Reinforce it with the rest of your free Praxis Core Math toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
Praxis Core Math exam at a glance
- Questions: 56 selected-response (multiple choice, multiple-select, numeric entry)
- Time: 90 minutes, one section (≈96 seconds per question)
- Score scale: 100–200 scaled; no penalty for wrong answers
- Passing score: Set by each state or program — 150 is the most commonly cited qualifying score
- Calculator: On-screen four-function calculator provided (no personal calculator)
- Administered by: ETS; take standalone (5733) or in the combined Core battery (5752)
What’s on the Praxis Core Math cheat sheet
- Number and Quantity (~36%) — fractions and decimals, percents, ratios and proportions, GCF versus LCM, primes, exponents, and estimation — the largest category.
- Data, Statistics & Probability (~32%) — reading graphs and tables, mean/median/mode, range and spread, skew, and basic probability for independent events.
- Algebra & Geometry (~32%) — solving equations and inequalities, slope and y = mx + b, perimeter/area/volume, triangles, and the Pythagorean theorem.
How to use it in your final week
- Memorize the geometry formulas cold — the 5733 gives no formula sheet, so rectangle = lw, triangle = ½bh, circle = πr², box = lwh, and a² + b² = c² must be automatic.
- Reserve your heaviest review for Number and Quantity (about 36% of the test) — fraction, percent, and ratio fluency banks the most points fastest.
- Do one last pass on the trap rules the morning of the test: flip the inequality sign when dividing by a negative, and percent change divides by the original value.
- Pair each review pass with a short timed set — 56 questions in 90 minutes is roughly 96 seconds each, so practice the on-screen calculator and the clock together.
The cheat sheet is your review layer — your Praxis Core Math practice test drives the exam-readiness ring at the top of this page. Download it, review, then take a full practice exam (or drill with the study guide and flashcards) to see where you stand.
Praxis Core Math cheat sheet FAQ
Yes — the Praxis Core Math (5733) cheat sheet downloads as a PDF with no sign-up and no paywall. It sits alongside Career Employer's free Praxis Core Math practice test, study guide, and flashcards, so your whole prep stack is free.
It condenses the highest-yield 5733 facts into a fast reference: fraction and percent rules, GCF versus LCM, mean/median/mode, probability, slope and line equations, and the geometry formulas ETS does not give you — grouped by the three official content categories.
It carries the core formulas the 5733 assumes you have memorized, since ETS provides no formula sheet — area, perimeter, volume, slope, and the Pythagorean theorem. Use it to lock those in, then work timed questions to apply them.
No — the sheet is a review and final-week cram layer, not a course. The 5733 rewards pacing and accuracy across 56 questions in 90 minutes, so pair the sheet with full timed practice to be ready.
Tap the download button or the preview card at the top of this page and the PDF opens instantly. Bookmark the page so you can pull it up again the morning of your test.
References
- 1.ETS. “Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (5733) Test Overview.” praxis.ets.org, 2026. ↑
- 2.ETS. “Core Academic Skills for Educators: Mathematics (5733) Study Companion.” praxis.ets.org. ↑
- 3.ETS. “Praxis Passing Score Requirements by State.” praxis.ets.org. ↑
- 4.ETS. “Core Combined Test (5752; subtests 5713, 5723, 5733).” praxis.ets.org. ↑
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