{"id":18560,"date":"2015-08-20T20:12:08","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T20:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=18560"},"modified":"2026-03-14T14:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T19:14:06","slug":"psat-math-practice-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/psat-math-practice-test\/","title":{"rendered":"PSAT<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Math Practice Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Math section of PSAT\/NMSQT<sup>&reg;<\/sup> tests your ability to analyze and apply mathematical skills to solve real-world problems. 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