G.E.D. Math 1e, Solving word problems

G.E.D. Math 1e, Solving word problems

JoAnn's school of Math GED

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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaAxceDiMkQ&list=PLKi4WTp6PRGXt4t8Nuu_iiCnDQV3p64b_&index=8

Multiple Choice

Adrianna has 10 pieces of gum to share with her friends. There wasn’t enough gum for all her friends, so she went to the store and got 70 pieces of strawberry gum and 10 pieces of bubble gum. How many pieces of gum does Adrianna have now?

• 70

• 80

• 90

• 100

Multiple Choice

Adrianna has 100 pieces of gum to share with her friends. When she went to the park, she shared 10 pieces of strawberry gum. When she left the park, Adrianna shared another 10 pieces of bubble gum. How many pieces of gum does Adrianna have now?

• 100

• 90

• 80

• 70

Multiple Choice

Adrianna needs to cut a pan of brownies into pieces. She cuts 6 even columns and 3 even rows into the pan. How many brownies does she have?

• 17

• 18

• 20

• 21

Multiple Choice

A bricklayer stacks bricks in 2 rows, with 10 bricks in each row. On top of each row, there is a stack of 6 bricks. How many bricks are there in total?

• 25

• 30

• 32

• 50

Multiple Choice

Cayley earns $5 an hour by delivering newspapers. She delivers newspapers 3 days each week, for 4 hours at a time. After delivering newspapers for 8 weeks, how much money will Cayley earn?

• $350

• $480

• $520

• $610

Multiple Choice

If you have 80 tickets for the fair and each ride costs 5 tickets, how many rides can you go on?

• 15

• 16

• 18

• 20

Multiple Choice

Melissa buys 2 packs of tennis balls for $12 in total. All together, there are 6 tennis balls. How much does 1 pack of tennis balls cost? How much does 1 tennis ball cost?

• Each pack is $5 and each ball is $1

• Each pack is $6 each ball is $2

• Each pack is $6 each ball is $1.5

• Each pack is $5 each ball is $2

When solving math problems you must identify what you are trying to find.

• determine what information needs to be used

• Make a plan (what operation/sign to use)

• Add, Subtract, Multiply, divide

Clue words help us determine what operations to use

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

ADDITION

• sum combined

• total all together

• added to

• plus

• increased by

• more than

• greater than

SUBTRACTION

• difference

• minus

• less

• subtracted from

• decreased by

• less than

• fewer

MULTIPLICATION

• product BY

• times

• multiplied by

• of

• squared

• percent of

• fraction of

DIVISION

• quotient

• divided by

• divided into

• ratio of

• equal shares

• how many per/each

• Equal parts