GED Math Practice Test 26

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1. The number \(-6\) is \(2\) more than an unknown number. Find the unknown number.

A.\(8\)

B.\(-8\)

C.\(-6\)

D.\(6\)

Question 1 of 25

2. Are the equations \(x + 2 = 9\) and \(x = 7\) equivalent?

A.no

B.yes

Question 2 of 25

3. Pet Supplies makes a profit of \($\,5.50\) per bag on its line of natural dog food. If the store wants to make a profit of no less than \($\,5225\) on natural dog food, how many bags of dog does the store need to sell?

A. \(x \geq 950\)

B. \(x \geq 2950\)

C. \(x \leq 95\)

D. \(x \leq 200\)

Question 3 of 25

4. Round the number   \(2,358\) to the nearest ten.

A.\(2,358\)

B.\(2,300\)

C.\(2,360\)

D.\(2,000\)

Question 4 of 25

5. According to the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, in \(2019\) there were \(16\) named storms, of which \(8\) grew into hurricanes and \(5\) were major. What fraction of hurricanes were major? Reduce your answer to the lowest terms.

A.\( \frac{5}{8}\)

B.\( \frac{3}{8}\)

C.\( \frac{1}{2}\)

D.\( \frac{1}{4}\)

Question 5 of 25

6. John opened a new bank account and deposited a \(\$215\) check. Then he made a few withdraws of \(\$40\), \(\$20\), and \(\$75\) before he deposited one more check for \(\$185\). How much is now in John’s bank account?

A.\(\$109\)

B.\(\$400\)

C.\(\$128\)

D.\(\$265\)

Question 6 of 25

7. In January, typical Fairbanks, Alaska temperatures are \(-2\) degrees Fahrenheit during the day and \(-19\) degrees Fahrenheit during the night. What is the temperature change from daytime to nighttime?

A.\(-7^{\circ}F\)

B.\(-9^{\circ}F\)

C.\(-17^{\circ}F\)

D.\(-21^{\circ}F\)

Question 7 of 25

8. In your drawer, you have 10 pairs of socks, 6 of which are white, and 7 tee shirts, 3 of which are white. If you randomly reach in and pull out a pair of socks and a tee-shirt, what is the probability both are white?

A.\(\frac{9}{35}\)

B.\(\frac{5}{9}\)

C.5

Question 8 of 25

9. Diver number one dives down \(25\) feet below sea level. Diver number two then goes down five \((5)\) times further than diver number one. What is the final depth of diver number two?

A.\(30\) feet below sea

B.\(125\) feet below sea

C.\(100\) feet below sea

D.\(50\) feet below sea

Question 9 of 25

10. In order to prepare for your summer bash, you go to the supermarket to buy hamburgers and chicken. Hamburgers cost \($\,2\) per pound and chicken costs \($\,3\) per pound. You have no more than \($\,30\) to spend. Which inequality represents this situation?

A.\(2 + 3y \leq 30x\)

B.\(2x + 3y \leq 30 \)

C.\(2x + 3y \geq 30 \)

D.\(2 + 3y \geq 30x\)

Question 10 of 25

11. A stationery store sells staplers for \(\$1.50\) each. A company buys an unknown number of these staplers at a cost of \(\$36.00\) in total. How many staplers did the company purchase?

A.\(24\)

B.\(38\)

C.\(21\)

D.\(42\)

Question 11 of 25

12. Translate the phrase into a mathematical expression

"4 less than 11 times the number x"

A.\(11x + 4\)

B.\(11x - 4\)

C.\(4x - 11\)

D.\(4x + 11\)

Question 12 of 25

13. What is the value of \(5^{3}\)

A.\(125\)

B.\(25\)

C.\(15\)

Question 13 of 25

14. Are the equations \(x = 3\) and \(x + 8 = 11 \) equivalent?

A.yes

B.no

Question 14 of 25

15. On the moon, you would only weigh \( \frac{1}{6}\) of what you weigh on earth. If you weigh \(138\) pounds on earth, what would your weight on the moon be?

A.\(256\)

B.\(826\)

C.\(98\)

D.\(23\)

Question 15 of 25

16. Simplify the given expression.

\(9- 3(2)^{2}\)

A.\(-3\)

B.\(-9\)

C.\(3\)

D.\(9\)

Question 16 of 25

17. Albert has inherited \(\$45,500\) and he decided to invest part of his inheritance in a well-respected mutual fund while keeping the remaining part of his inheritance in a certificate of deposit. If Albert's amount that he invested in this certificate of deposit is \(\$3,500\) more than six times the amount he invested in the mutual fund, calculate the amount he invested in each account.

A.$6,000 and $39,500

B.$4,970 and $40,530

C.$4,409 and $41,091

D.$6400+39,100

Question 17 of 25

18. Use rules of exponents and simplify:

\((y^{2})^{9}\)

A.\(y^{18}\)

B.\(y^{11}\)

C.\(y^{-7}\)

Question 18 of 25

19. Seven more than two times a certain number is 181. Find the number.

A.\(92\)

B.\(87\)

C.\(12\)

D.\(16\)

Question 19 of 25

20. Simplify the given expression:

\(9 + (9 - 6)^{3}- 5\)

A.\(39\)

B.\(31\)

C.\(18\)

D.\(14\)

Question 20 of 25

21. Lily is cutting a piece of yarn into \(3\) (three) pieces. The 2nd piece is \(3\) times as long as the 1st piece, while the 3rd piece is \(6\) centimeters longer than the 1st piece. When the yarn has a total length of \(211\) centimeters, calculate the length of the first piece.

A.\(11.5\)

B.\(12\)

C.\(49.5\)

D.\(41\)

Question 21 of 25

22. James travels 3,247 m to the park, then 582 m to the store. He then travels 1,634 m back to his house.

Find the total distance traveled by first rounding each number to the nearest ten.

A. approximately \(6,200\) meters

B. approximately \(5,000\) meters

C. approximately \(5,460\) meters

D. approximately \(3,460\) meters

Question 22 of 25

23. A store is advertising that it offers a \(14\%\) discount on everything purchased at the store. When John had paid \(\$670.80\) for his purchase, what was the originally marked price for that article?

A.\(780\)

B.\(1284.5\)

C.\(701.6\)

D.\(1089\)

Question 23 of 25

24. Use rules of exponents and simplify:

\(v^{8}\div v^{5} \)

A.\(3v^{1}\)

B.\(v^{3}\)

C.\(v^{40}\)

Question 24 of 25

25. Alan is hiking a 70-mile-long trail. After a few days, his distance from the trail's beginning is four times as far he is from the trail's end. What's the distance Alan still has to hike?

A.\(21\: miles\)

B.\(27\: miles\)

C.\(14\: miles\)

D.\(12\: miles\)

Question 25 of 25

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Last Updated on November 20, 2024.