GED MATH 1

GED TEST 3

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

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

A J (1, A
-4); K (3, 0); L (-2, 3)
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B J (-4, 1); K (0, 3); L (3, -2)
C J (-4, 1); K (0, 3); L (-2, 3)
D J (-4, 1); K (3,X0); L (3, -2)

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

A -4/3
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B -3/4
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C 3/4 yy=
D 4/3

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3 price
Chelsea designs beaded bracelets. The equation P = 7 +- 0.05b can be used to find the price,
, of a bracelet that has beads. What does the number in the equation represent?
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A the price of each
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v bead
W bracelet
B the price of each
bead
C the number of bracelets made
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D the number of beads in a bracelet
priceper
additional

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4 Kirsten walks up 6 flights of stairs to her office each morning as part of her exercise routine.
She walks the first 3&
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flights, rests for 30 seconds, walks the next 2 flights at the same rate of
speed as she walked the first 3 flights, rests again for 30 seconds, and then walks the last
flight of stairs at the same rate. Which graph represents Kirsten walking up the stairs?

A B

C O D

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5 What is the equation of the line that has a slope of I
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-7 and passes through the point (4, 8)?

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A x + 7y = 60 8 A* +

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B 7x + y = 36 28
x 20
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C x -7 X
y = -52 =-
D 7x - y = 20
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6 What is the equation of the line that passes through the points (-3, -2) and (1, 6)?

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A y = 2x +4
B y = -2x +8
C y = 4x -7 2
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D y = -4x +14

7 What is the slope of a line that is perpendicular to 5x – 2y =1 ?

A -5/2 5x
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1 2y
=

20
B -2/5
y
5x
1
=

C 2/5
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D -2/5

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8 Tim is looking at two websites that allow customers to print their own designs on T-shirts.
One website charges $24 per T-shirt plus $8 shipping. The other website uses the equation
C = 22n +12 to find the total cost, , of printing T-shirts. What is the difference in the cost of
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each website if Tim orders 10 T-shirts?
A $2
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B $16 248
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C $20
D $24
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9 Which table represents a function?

A B

X of
OC D

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10 What is the value of f(x) = 3x2 + 4 when x = -3 ?

A -77 27 y+

B -23
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C 31
D 85 31

11 Belinda works for a factory that manufactures cameras. She can inspect 12 cameras in her 6
hour shift. Which expression shows how to find how many cameras (C) she could inspect if
she increased her shift to 8 hours?

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A C = (12)(6)
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B 12/6 = C/8
C C = (12)(8) -
D 12(6 + 8) = C
8 D

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12 The Green Guys Landscapers were hired to make a circular garden for Mrs. Peters. She
wanted the circle to be 12 feet across the center. Which expression shows how to find the
measurement for the circumference of the new garden?
A (3.14)6
B (3.14)62
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C (3.14)12
D (3.14)122

13 LuAnn and Billy had a backyard business making birdhouses. They bought the birdhouses and
then painted and decorated them for sale. They bought each birdhouse for $5.00 and sold

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each one for $11.00. If they sold 40 houses last year, which expression shows how much
money they made?
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A (11 -v5)40
B 40(11 + 5)
C (11 - 5) ÷ 40
D (11 + 5) ÷ 40

14 Two angles of a scalene triangle measure 95 degrees and 50 degrees. Which expression could
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be used to find the measurement of the third angle?
A 360 - (95 + 50)
B 360 - (95 - 50)
C 180 - (95 - 50)
DO180 - (95 + 50)

15 If x = 7, and y = 10, what is the value of the expression xy - (y + 2)?

A 71
B 66
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D 50

16 Max has a brother who is four years more than twice his age. If their combined ages equal
37, how old is Max?
A 29
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B 22
C 15 y 2
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17 Which of the following expressions is the simplified form of 3t - 5t + 16 - 9?
A 8t + 25
B 2t + 25 2+ 7
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+

C 15t -7
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D -2t + 7

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18 Carl and Jim participated in a walkathon to raise money for a medical charity. Carl raised $15
for every mile he walked. How many miles did he walk if he raised $180.00?
A 10 miles
B 11.5 miles
CO12 miles
D 15 miles

19 The geometry teacher drew a right triangle on the board and labeled one of the angles 50
degrees. What is the measure of the other two angles?
A 90 degrees and 60 degrees
S and 80 degrees
B 40 degrees
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C 40 degrees and 90 degrees
D 90 degrees and 45 degrees

20 Levi took three tests in his geography class and scored 85, 72, and 78. He needed to have an
average of 80 to get a B in the class. What minimum score did he need on the& fourth and last
test?
A 95 235 21 - so +

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B 91
C 90
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D 85
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21 A grocer stocks cans of vegetables on a shelf. The peas are in cans that have a circular bottom
with an area of 9.42 square inches and hold 56.52 cubic inches. How tall are the cans?
A 3 inches

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B 6 inches A
C 9 inches
D 10 inches

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9.42
22 If z = –3, what is

21 33 3
+

2x
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+
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A. 3 -

B. –1.8
C. –3.6
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+

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23 Each of 4 CDs can contain up to 3.6 hours of recorded music. If each of the CDs is at least half
full, which of the following expressions represents the total amount of music, x, contained on
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all 4 CDs?

A. 0 < x < 7.2

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B. 0 < x < 14.4
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C. 7.2 < x < 14.4
D. 1.8 < x < 3.6

24 Traveling at an average speed of 58 miles per hour, Terence drives 145 miles. Three hours
later, Terence makes the- E
return trip at the same speed. How much total time elapses
between Terence’s original departure and final return?

A. 2.5
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58 145 58 I

B. 5 58 I 145

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C. 5.5 5.5
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D. 8
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25 The average temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, in the month of July in Clark City is 4 times
the average temperature in the month of February. If the average temperature in July was 82
degrees, which of the following equations could be used to determine the average
temperature in February (t)?
A t + 4X= 82/4
O 4t = 82
B.
C.t/4X = 21
5 yF=

D. 4t = 21
82

26 If 20% of a shipment of 50,000 tomatoes is crushed during transport and then 5% of the
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remaining tomatoes are lost to insects, then how many tomatoes remain?

37500

3150

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27

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The figure above shows the worker distribution in a given country. If the total population of

occupations?
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workers is 2.3 million, how many workers are employed neither in clerical nor in professional
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O1,311,000
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B. 1,048,800 1311awo
C. 990,000
D. 552,000

28 Miriam and Betty buy a total of 42 stamps. Miriam bought 6 more stamps than Betty did.
How many stamps did Miriam buy?

n B 42
A. 18
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B. 24
42
B B
Bb
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C. 30 +

x6
D. 36 +

42
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36
2B
Questions 29 and 30 refer to the following number line.
B 18
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5 4 3-2
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29 Select the point on the number line that corresponds to the value P +S.

2
5+3
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30 Select the point on the number line that corresponds to |Q – R| – T.

Y 1-3--11-4
1) 4
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3
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1
4
2
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1
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7
2 - 4
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31 Since its formation 10,000 years ago, Niagara Falls has eroded upstream a distance of 9.8
miles. Which of the following equations indicates the distance D that Niagara Falls,
continuing at this rate will erode in the next 22,000 years?

1.8
yo 10008
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32 A science class compares the relative strength of two telescopic lenses. Lens X produces a
magnification of 3 × 105, and Lens Y produces a magnification of 6 × 102. Which of the
following statements accurately describes the relationship between the two lenses?
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A. Lens X produces a magnification 200% that of lens Y.
- as strong as Lens Y.
B. Lens X is 200 times
C. Lens X produces a magnification 500% that of lens Y.
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D. Lens X is 500 times as strong as Lens Y.

33 If Mark can mow 2/3 of a lawn in 1 hour, how many hours does it take him to mow the entire
lawn?

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A. 2/3
B. 4/3
83/2
C.
D. 2

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The dimensions of a box are shown in the diagram above. A designer wishes to paint the four
larger sides of the box, leaving the smallest two sides unpainted. What will be the total
surface area in square meters of the four sides the designer paints?

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A. 175
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B. 190
C. 225 38 60
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D. 280

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35 Evaluate 3x(x – 2a)–x , if x = –2 and a = 0.5

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128
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36
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X

then the perimeter

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X
X 36 42

of the triangle will be

37 Mrs. Carter decides to buy a computer system for her son. She spends $1,500 for a computer
and LCD monitor, $650 for a color laser printer,and $250 for an external hard drive. What
would be the total cost of the system if the cost of the computer and monitor cost 10%
more? -
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38 Universal Products has 78 employees. If twice as many women work for Universal as men,
how many women work for Universal?

A. 52
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B. 42
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D. 16
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39 In a study of bird migration, a researcher recorded, on a certain day a total of 262 birds,
consisting of 65 geese, 84 ducks, and 113 robins in the skies. Show below a possible equation
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for calculating the probability that a random bird chosen from among these is not a duck.

65 113

262

40 Which of the following expressions is equivalent to 2a(a – 3b2) + a2?

A. 2a2 – 6ab2 202-69b +a2

B. 3a2 – 3b2

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C. 2a(a – 3b2)
D. 3a(a − 2b2) 342-bab"

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