Practice GED Math Exam

A painter rented a wallpaper steamer at 9 a.m. and returned it at 4 p.m. He paid a total of $28.84. What was the rental cost per hour?

• $2.43

• $3.61

• $4.12

• $5.77

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

What is the value of  $3x-8y^2$  when x=3 and y=-6?

• -279

• -54

• 297

• 3,600

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Annie is planning a business meeting for her company. She has a budget of $1,325 for renting a meeting room at a local hotel and providing lunch. She expects 26 people to attend the meeting. The cost of renting the meeting room is $270. Which inequality shows how to find the amount, x, Annie can spend on lunch for each person?

• $26x+270\ge1,325$

• $26x+270\le1,325$

• $270x+26\ge1,325$

• $270x+26\le1,325$

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Dominic earns $285 per week plus an 8% commision rate on all his sales. If Dominic sells $4,213 worth of merchandise in one week, how much will his total earnings for the week be?

• $337.04

• $359.84

• $513.00

• $622.04

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

An office uses paper drinking cups in the shape of a cone, with dimensions as shown below. To the nearest tenth of a cubic inch, what is the volume of each drinking cup?

• 2.5

• 7.9

• 23.7

• 31.7

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CCSS.5.MD.C.3

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

CCSS.5.MD.C.5

In year 13, the scientist will put tree wrap around tree 1 to protect it from the winter snow. The height of the tree wrap needs to be 45 inches. The wrap is priced by the square foot. To the nearest square foot, how many square feet of wrap does she need?

• 22

• 44

• 121

• 261

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

CCSS.6.G.A.4

The graph shows the level of ibuprofen, y units, in a patient’s bloodstream x hours after the ibuprofen was taken.

The level of ibuprofen in the patient’s bloodstream increased from .....

• 0 hours to ⅔ hours.

• ⅔ hours to 8 hours.

• ⅔ hours to 5 hours.

• 5 hours to 8 hours.

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSA.REI.D.10

There are s steps from the pedestal to the head of the Statue of Liberty. The number of steps in the Washington Monument is 27 less than 6 times the number of steps in the Statue of Liberty. Which expression represents the number of steps in the Washington Monument in terms of s?

• 27 < 6s

• 6(s - 27)

• 6s - 27

• 6s < 27

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Hartley opened a food truck business to sell food on the street. On day 2, the business earned $112. On day 5, the business earned $367. Hartley assumes that the earnings will continue to increase at the same rate. How much will the business earn on day 10?

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

The probability of rain on each of the next three days is given in the table. Based on the table, what is the percent probability that it will rain all three days? (Type your answer as a percent.)

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

CCSS.6.SP.B.5