GED Math

​GED - Math2

Multiple Choice

Simplify the exponents:

(2⁹ x 3⁵) x (2⁴ x 3)²

• 6²⁰

• 6²⁴

• 2¹³ x 3⁷

• 2¹⁷ x 3⁷

Multiple Choice

Add.

Multiple Choice

A scale drawing of a house uses a scale of 0.5 inches = 2 feet. What is the length, in inches, of a line of the scale drawing that represents an actual length of 5 feet?

• 1.25

• 2.5

• 10

• 20

Multiple Choice

Subtract.

(3x - 4y) - (4x - 3y)

• -x - y

• 7x - y

• -x - 7y

• 7x - 7y

Multiple Choice

What is the slope of the line represented by the equation 3x + 4y = 8?

• -4/3

• -3/4

• 3/4

• 4/3

Multiple Choice

What is the equation of the line that passes through the points (-3, -2) and (1, 6)?

• y = 2x + 4

• y = -2x + 8

• y = 1/2 x - 1/2

• y = 1/2 x - 11/2

Multiple Choice

Points J, K, and L are plotted on the coordinate grid.

What are the coordinates of the points on the coordinate grid?

• J (1, -4); K (3,0); L (-2, 3)

• J (-4, 1); K (0,3); L (3, -2)

• J (-4, 1); K (0,3); L (-2, 3)

• J (-4, 1); K (3,0); L (3, -2)

Multiple Choice

Isabella saved $15,000 and bought a new car that cost $12,700. The insurance for the car will cost $600 per year. How many full years will Isabella be able to pay for car insurance with her remaining savings?

• 3

• 4

• 21

• 25

Multiple Choice

Lucy is shipping 5 boxes that all weight the same, and 1 envelope weighs 7.5 pounds. The total weight of the shipment is 65 pounds. What is the weight, in pounds, of each box?

• 5.5

• 11.5

• 14.5

• 20.5

Multiple Choice

Which expression matches this written description?

The quotient of the sum of 4 and 2 times a number, and the difference of 6 less than 3 times the same number.

Multiple Choice

In a science experiment, the initial temperature was 55 degrees Fahrenheit, and each hour after, the temperature dropped by 4 degrees. Which expression represents the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, after t hours?

• 55 - 4t

• 55 + 4t

• 4t + 55

• 4t - 55

Multiple Choice

A painter uses the expression 35h + 30c to determine how much he charges a customer for a job that takes h hours and c cans of paint. His last job required 3 cans of paint and took 15 hours to complete. How much did the painter charge?

• $540

• $555

• $615

• $630

Multiple Choice

The manager of an apartment complex ordered the air conditioners in the apartments to be replace. The list shows how many years each air conditioner had been in service.

12.2, 13.7, 11.9, 13.4, 11.9, 12.3, 12.9, 11.8, 13.3, 13.6

What is the median number of years that an air conditioner had been in service?

• 11.9

• 12.1

• 12.6

• 12.7

Multiple Choice

A sphere has a radius of 7.5 centimeters (cm).

To the nearest cubic centimeter, what is the volume of the sphere?

• 236

• 1,325

• 1,766

• 14,130

Multiple Choice

The foundation of a building is in the shape of a rectangle, with a length of 20 meters (m) and a width of 18 m.

To the nearest meter, what is the distance from the top left corner of the foundation to the bottom right corner?

• 19

• 27

• 36

• 38

Multiple Choice

The perimeter of a square flower bed is 100 feet. What is the area of the flower bed in square feet? 

• 25
• 100
• 400
• 625

Multiple Choice

One of the first electronic computers was in the shape of a huge box. It was 96 feet long and 2.5 feet wide. The amount of space inside was approximately 3,000 cubic feet. How many feet high was the computer? 

• 1.25
• 12.50
• 27.60
• 125.00

Multiple Choice

What is the area of the hatched shape in the figure below? All corners are right, AB = 3, AD = 6, GH = 1 and EG = 1.

• 15
• 17
• 18
• 19

Multiple Choice

Bag contain 10 back and 20 white balls, One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that ball is white

• 1

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 4/3

Multiple Choice

Jane had a medical bill of $850. After she paid the deductible of $500, her insurance company paid 80% of the remainder. How much more of the bill did Jane have to pay?

• 70

• 210

• 160

• 280

Multiple Choice

A rope weight 400 grams per meter of length. What is the weight in kilograms of 6.3 m of this rope?

• 2,520 kg

• 252 kg

• 25.2 kg

• 2.52 kg

Multiple Choice

Sam’s Bakery make 3000 donuts in 6 hours, while Annie bakes 4800 donuts per 10 hours day.

Q. Who’s more productive, and by how many donuts per hour (dph)?

• Annie is more efficient baking 1800 more donuts.

• Sam is more efficient, since he take 4 fewer hours.

• Annie is more efficient by 20 donuts / hr.

• Sam is more efficient by 20 donuts / hr.

Multiple Choice

Jenny is taking a vacation to Florida. She travels 70 kilometers per hour for 2 hours, and 63 kilometers per hour for 5 hours. Over the 7 hour time period what was Jenny’s average speed?

• 47.6

• 19

• 65

• 75

Multiple Choice

Melody needs to calculate her monthly water bill. Her family used 18,900 gallons at a rate of $1.12 per hundred gallons. There is also a monthly account fee of $5.90 per household. What is her total bill?

• $217.58

• $21,758

• $21,168

• $21,173.9

Multiple Choice

Lisa earns $8.10 an hour and worked 40 hours. Jamie earns $10.80 an hour. How many hours would Jamie need to work to equal Lisa’s earnings over 40 hours?

• 20

• 30

• 35

• 40

Multiple Choice

Li wants to buy as many bags of mulch as possible with his $305, and he would like them to be delivered to his house. The cost is $7.50 per bag and there is a $35.75 delivery charge. The mulch is only sold in full bags. How many bags can Li buy?

• 35

• 36

• 37

• 38

Multiple Choice

A jar of marbles contains two sizes of marbles; normal and jumbo. There are 84 normal size marbles. If 2/9 of the marbles are jumbo size, then how many marbles total are in the jar?

• 19

• 103

• 108

• 378

Multiple Choice

For her first 3 years with a company, Marissa earned $45,200 each year. For the next 5 years she earned $55,400 per year. What was the average amount that Marissa earned per year over the 8 year period?

• $49,075

• $50,300

• $51,575

• $52,100

Multiple Choice

A small copy shop spent 24% of its monthly revenue on supplies, 17% on renting the building, and 33% on payroll and taxes. If after paying these expenses, $7,384 dollars in profit is left, then how much did the copy shop spend on rent?

• $3,976

• $4,828

• $19,198

• $28,400

Multiple Choice

If a plane travels at 280 miles per hour, how many miles will it travel in 12 minutes?

• 56

• 48

• 36

• 28

Multiple Choice

A can of fruit weighs w ounces. The fruit itself, without the can, weighs f ounces. Which equation can be used to find C, the weight of the empty can?

• C = w + f

• C = w - f

• C = f - w

• C = f

Multiple Choice

A square has sides that measure 5 inches. The square is then divided in half vertically and horizontally, creating 4 smaller squares. What would the perimeter of the 4 smaller squares be inches)?

• 5

• 6.25

• 25

• 40

Multiple Choice

To rent a community center for a school prom costs a base fee of $550 and an additional fee of $6 per person in attendance. The organizers expected 350 attendees, but in fact a total of 377 people attended. How much greater was the actual fee than the fee the organizers had expected to pay?

• 162

• 712

• 2,262

• 2,812

Multiple Choice

The line graph shows the monthly payroll at a large construction company.

In which month did the monthly payroll decrease the most?

• February

• March

• June

• July

Multiple Choice

Every 30 minutes, 500 Americans are involved in vehicular accidents. How many vehicular accidents occur in 600 minutes?

• 10,000 accidents

• 18,000 accidents

• 5,000 accidents

• 9,000 accidents

Multiple Choice

A triangle has two equal sides and one angle that is 120. What are the other two angles?

• 30,30

• 120,120

• 120,60

• 60,60

Multiple Choice

How many dollars were spent for labor?

• $9,600

• $48,000

• $960,000

• $96,000

• $4,800