Pre-GED Math

Ratios/Proportions/Percents

Multiple Step

Inequalities

Geometry

Mixed Up!

100

Which is the correct expression to find how much you would save on this cooler:

A. Not enough information

B. $65.00 x 20%

C. $65.00 x 80%

D. 65/20

B. $65.00 x 20%

100

The price of Veronica's meal before tax and tip was $11.92. Veronica paid 8% tax, then added a 15% tip to the total. To the nearest cent, how much did Veronica pay for her meal?

Correct answer: $14.80

$11.92(8%) = $0.95 tax

$11.92 + $0.95 = $12.87

$12.87(15%) = $14.80

100

Hector would like to buy 10 tickets to a sporting event. He has a $20 discount. His budget is $200. Which inequality could you use to find the amount (t) Hector could pay for each ticket?

A. 10t - $20 < $200

B. 10t + $20 < $200

C. 10t - $20 > $200

D. 10t + $20 > $200

A. 10t - $20 < $200

100

What is the name of a triangle that has two equal sides?

A. Scalene

B. Right

C. Isosceles

D. Equilateral

C. Isosceles

100

Of the 36 employees at Home Products, Inc., 20 work in the factory. What is the ratio in lowest terms of those who work in the factory compared to all employees?

A. 5/6

B. 6/5

C. 5/9

D. 9/5

C. 5/9

200

Cam has 60% of a dollar in coins. What fraction of a dollar does Cam have in lowest terms?

A. 6/10

B. 3/4

C. 3/5

D. 4/10

A. 3/5

60/100 = 3/5

200

A store charges $6.96 for a case of mineral water.

Each case contains 2 boxes of mineral water.

Each box contains 4 bottles of mineral water.

What is the cost of each bottle of mineral water?

Correct answer: $0.87 each bottle

2 x 4 = 8 bottles

$6.96 divided by 8 = $0.87 each bottle

200

What is the solution to 10 < b - 5

A. 5 > b

B. 5 < b

C. 15 > b

D. 15 < b

200

If angle A measures 65 degrees, what is the measurement of angle B?

Correct answer: 25 degrees

90 - 65 = 25

200

Miranda needs a board that is 4 feet long for a shelf. She has a board that is 75 inches long. How many feet will she need to cut from the board to make it 4 feet long?

Correct answer: 2.25 feet

1 foot = 12 inches

75 divided by 12 = 6.25

6.25 feet - 4 feet = 2.25 feet

300

What value shows 0.003 as a percent?

Correct answer: 0.3 or .3

0.003 x 100 = 0.3

300

Twelve co-workers go out for lunch together and order three pizzas. Each pizza is cut into eight slices. How many pieces of pizza does each co-worker get?

Correct answer: 2

3 x 8 = 24

24/12 = 2

300

Solve m/2 < 4

m < 8

300

The square floor of a ballroom has a side length of 200 feet. If a scale drawing of the ballroom uses the scale 1 in = 8 feet, what would the side length of the scale drawing be?

Correct answer: 25 inches

300

The points scored by a football team during 4 preseason games were: 37, 18, 21 and 24. What is the mean of these data?

Correct answer = 25

37 + 18 + 21 + 24 = 100

100 divided by 4 = 25

400

Deanna took out a $3700 loan for a used car for 3 years. If the interest rate is 8.5%, how much will she have paid for the car after 3 years?

A. $943.50

B. $2756.50

C. $94,350

D. $4643.50

D. $4643.50

I = prt

I = $3700 x 8.5% x 3

I = $943.50

$3700 + $943.50 = $4643.50

400

A bus picks up a group of tourists at a hotel. The sightseeing bus travels 2 blocks north, 2 blocks east, 1 block south, 2 blocks east, and 1 block south. Where is the bus in relation to the hotel?

A. 2 blocks north

B. 1 block west

C. 3 blocks south

D. 4 blocks east

400

Solve b/-6 > 2

b < -12

400

Taylor's closet is shaped like a rectangular prism. It is 6 feet long, 3 feet wide and 10 feet high. Taylor is going to paint his closet with the exception of the floor. What is the area that Taylor will need to paint?

A. 216 square feet

B. 180 square feet

C. 156 square feet

D. 198 square feet

2 x 3 x 10 = 60

2 x 6 x 10 = 120

1 x 6 x 3 = 18

60 + 120 + 18 = 198

400

Subtract the binomials:

(-5ab + 2d) - (-9d - 4ab)

Correct answer: -ab + 11d

500

Nine marbles are in a box. Three of the marbles are blue and six are green. A blue marble is chosen and set aside. What is the probability that the next marble chosen is blue?

A. 11%

B. 33%

C. 50%

D. 25%

9 - 1 = 8 marbles left

3 - 1 = 2 blue marbles left

2/8 = 25%

500

Max goes to the gym every fourth day. Ellen's exercise routine is to go every third day. Today is Monday and both Max and Ellen are at the gym. What day will it be the next time they are BOTH at the gym?

A. Sunday

B. Wednesday

C. Friday

D. Saturday

500

Marcus bought three rugs. The total cost was less than $75. Choose whether the following statement is true or false.

The graph shows the solution set of one rug.

True

500

What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle that has leg lengths of of 20 and 21 feet?

Correct answer = 29 feet

a^{2 +}b² = c²

20² + 21² = c²

400 + 441 = c²

841 = c²

c = square root of 841

c = 29

500

Jim just started work at a fast-food restaurant. His current wage is $5.25 per hour. After 3 months, his new wage will be $5.46 per hour. What is the percent of increase in his wages?

Correct answer: 4%

Find the difference

$5.46 - $5.25 = $0.21

Divide by original

0.21 divided by $5.25 = 0.04

Multiply by 100 to find percent

0.04 x 100 = 4%