PracticeTest1GEDMath

1.Raymondisorderingtheseexpressions,sohewouldfirstliketofindtheexpressionswiththe
greatestvalue.Whichisthegreatestvalue?

a.25

b. 5

c.8

d. 10

2.Youcanreadthenumber5 asfivetothethirdpower,orfivecubed,andcansimplifyitto

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3.Howmanydifferentwayscan6differentpositionsbefilledby12applicants?

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4.Solveusingthequadraticformula.

5x14=0

5.Plotthepoints(5,4)and(5,4).Whatistheslopeoftheline?_______

6.Tographtheline,plotthepoints(x,y)fromthetableandconnectthepointstoformtheline.

X Y
0 3
1 5
2 7

7.Answerthefollowingquestions.

Whichorderedpair(s)represent

Solutionstotheequationoftheline?

a.(1,1)

b.(1,1)

c.(2,4)

d.(2,0)

e.(4,1)

8.Whatistheslopeofalinewithorderedpairs,(2,1)and(3,5)?

9.Usethefollowingdata.15,24,32,46,46,58.

Matchthemeasuresontheleftwiththevaluesontheright.

1.Median a.39

2.Mode b.36.83

3.Mean c.43

4.Range d.46

10.Settinganaverageasagoal.

Youwanttoearna90%inaclass.Onthefirstthreetestsyouscoreda90%,an89%,anda95%.What
percentwouldyouneedonthefourthtesttoearna90%?Writeitasanequation,thensolve.

11.Theaveragehumanheartpumps114,000gallonsofbloodperday.Whichofthefollowing
expressionsrepresentsthatamountinscientificnotation?

a.1.14x10

b.1.14x10

c.1.14x 10

d.1.14x10

e.1.14x10

12.Thesumofthreeoddnumbers(consecutive)is135.Whatarethenumbers?

a.41,43,and45

b.43,45,and47

c.44,45,and46

d.44,46,and48

e.45,47,and49

13.Fingernailsgrowapproximately2.8x10 inchesperday.Whatisthisdistancewritteninstandard
notation?

a.0.28

b.0.0028

c.280

d.28.0

e.0000.28

FindEachValue:

14. 3 15. 5 16. 18 17. 10 18. 9 19. 15

20.Intheequation2(x+4)=5x+6,whatisthevalueofx?

a.2

b.

c.1

d.

e.2

21.Whichofthefollowingexpressesthisequation?

x+4= 6

a.Fourmorethanxequals6lessthanthequotientof5andx

b.Thesumof4andxisthesameas6lessthanthequotientofxand5

c.Fourincreasedbyxequalsthedifferenceofxand6dividedby5

22.Thesumofthreeconsecutiveevennumbersis138.Whatisthegreatestnumber?

a.52

b.50

c.48

d.46

e.44

23.Jonathandrivesanaveragespeedof62milesperhourfor4 hours.Howmanymilesdoeshe
travel?

a.67

b.137

c.248

d.279

24.Whatisthevalueof4x ,whenx=4andy=8?

a.19

b.13

c.10

d.13

e.19


25.Alabelonthegrocerystoreshelfstatesthatthestorebrandofshampoosellsfor14.5centsper
ounce.Whatisthecostofa24oz.bottleofshampoo?

a.$0.60

b.$1.66

c.$3.48

d.$6.00

e.$7.65

26.Twotimesanumberisnomorethanthatnumberplus12.(Writetheinequalityfromtheverbal
description.)

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27.Twiceanumberdividedby4is16.Whatisthenumber?

28.Solve.Thengraphthesolution:2(x1) 6

29.Whatistheperimeterofthefigurewhena=14in,b=10in,andc=12in?Fillintheblank.

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30.Whatistheareaoftherectangle?

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31.A16ft.flagpostisperpendiculartotheground.Forsupport,awireisattachedtothetopofthe
pole.Theotherendofthewireisstakedtothegroundadistanceof12feetfromthebaseofthepole.
Whatisthelengthofthewireinfeet?

32.Solve.Thengraphthesolution 9

33.Thefraction is thefraction .

34.AplaneleavesAlbuquerqueandtravelsatanaveragespeedof700milesperhour.After4hoursin
flight,theplanewillhavetraveled_____________miles.

35.Ashopownerpaid$12.00forashirt.Hemarksituptomakean80%profit.Thepriceoftheshirtis

$12.70.

36.Fivegallonsofgascosts$19.48.Thepriceofgaspergallonis__________

37.Flowerestimatedthepercentagesofherhouseholdexpensesasshowninthefollowingpiechart.

Expenses

25%
30%

12%
8%

5% 10%
5%

Rent Other Clothing Savings Entertnmnt Utilities Food

a.Herfoodbudgetis whatshepaysforrentandutilities.

b.Ifshestartstotake ofthepercentagesetasideasothertopayoffherstudentloan,herloan

paymentwouldbe whatshebudgetsforutilities.