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ServSafe Manager Exam: 90 Questions, Passing Score, Cost & How to Study (2026)

October 17, 2026 · 6 min

Chapters

  1. The Short Answer
  2. What ServSafe Manager Is
  3. Who Takes It
  4. The Format
  5. What's On the Exam
  6. The Passing Score
  7. Cost and Signing Up
  8. Try a Question
  9. How to Study
  10. If You Don't Pass
  11. What Comes Next

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Everything about the ServSafe Manager certification exam in plain English: the 90-question format (80 scored), the 2-hour limit, the passing score ServSafe lists and why to confirm it locally, exam prices, a practice question, a study plan and the retest rules. Facts checked against ServSafe's public pages as of October 2026. Independent study channel, not affiliated with ServSafe.

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Chapters
0:00 The Short Answer
0:47 What ServSafe Manager Is
1:23 Who Takes It
1:47 The Format
2:15 What's On the Exam
2:51 The Passing Score
3:27 Cost and Signing Up
4:05 Try a Question
4:34 How to Study
5:05 If You Don't Pass
5:25 What Comes Next

Exam facts are from the official ServSafe pages as of 2026-10-18. Fees and rules can change, so confirm on the official site before you enroll. Open Exam Hub is an independent study resource, not affiliated with ServSafe. Practice questions are not from a real exam. Narration is an AI-generated voice.

Music
"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Reminiscing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Sound effects: Kenney (kenney.nl), CC0.

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