GED Mathematical Reasoning

TEST (3)

46 questions | 115 minutes

PART 1, Questions 1 – 5: No calculator allowed

1. A single box of product samples contains 45 samples, while a crate hold 18 boxes. How
many product samples are there in 20 crates? Indicate your answer in the blank.
……….
𝑥 2 −4
2. If x =  4, what is the value of ?
𝑥
(A)– 5
(B) – 3
(C) 0
(D)2
3. What is the least common multiple of 12, 36 and 48?
(A)36
(B) 48
(C) 108
(D)144
4. Noah is choosing an outfit that consists of a pair, a shirt and a pair of shoes. If he has 4
pairs of pants, 6 shirts and 3 pairs of shoes to choose from, how many possible outfits
could he make?
1 3
5. Kim needs to cut of wood that are inch wide by of a foot long. If she has a piece of
2 4
1 1
wood that is inch wide by 2 of a foot long, how many strips can she cut from that piece?
2 4
(A)2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D)5

Part 2: Calculator allowed

6. The cylindrical tank shown above has a radius of 5 feet
2
and is full of water. To the nearest cubic foot, how many
3
cubic feet of water are currently in the tank?

(A)1571
(B) 2356
(C) 6283
(D)9425
7. Terry can run 5 miles in about 43 minutes. If he runs at the same pace, in how many
minutes can Terry run 20 km? State your answer to the nearest minute. (1mile = 1.6km)
(A)63
(B) 69
(C) 108
(D)172
8. What is the value of x in the figure shown above?

(A)3
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D)17
9. A certain piggy bank only pennies and quarters. It contains four times as many pennies as
quarters. If the bank contains 440 coins, how many are quarters? Indicate your answer in
the blank.
………….

10. The box plot above represents the length of calls made by a sample of college students
over one weekend. Based on this figure, which of the following statements is true?

(A)more than half of the phone calls made were longer than 20 minutes.
(B) the shortest phone call lasted about 8 minutes.
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 (C) 50% of the phone calls lasted between about 15 and 30 minutes.
(D)25% of the phone calls were shorter than 30 minutes.
11. The ages of students in a community science club are 13, 11, 14, 12, 8, and 10. What is
the range of ages in this club?
(A)4
(B) 6
(C) 10
(D)14
12. The scatter plot shown above re-presents data collected during the testing of two models
of laboratory freezers. In the experiment, it was determined how long it took a 1-cup
sample of water to freeze completely solid at seven different temperature settings in each
freezer model. Based on the scatter plot, which of the following statements is true?

(A)For model X, the time to freeze was more than 10 minutes for all temperature settings.
(B) For model X, the time to freeze was never longer than 30 minutes at any setting.
(C) For model Y, the time to freeze always increased as the temperature setting increased.
(D)For model Y, the time to freeze was less than for model X for at least one setting.
13. In a class of 31 students, 30 took an exam, and the mean score was 76.5. The remaining
student took the exam later. If his score was 98, which of the following is true regarding
the mean for all 31 students?
(A)it will be lower than 76.5
(B) it will remain 76.5
(C) it will be higher than 76.5
(D)it is not possible to make a statement about the mean without knowing individual
scores.
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14. If k(x) = 4x2 – 7, then k( ) =
2
(A)– 6
(B) – 5
(C) – 4
(D)– 3
15. If a certain number is represented by x, which of the following expressions represents
“four less than the product of the number and two”?
(A)4 – (x+2)
(B) 4 – 2x
(C) 2x – 4
(D)(x+2) – 4
16. A triangle region on a sidewalk is reserved for children’s chalk art. The sides of the
region are all of the same length and the perimeter is 90 feet. To the nearest square foot,
how large is the area that is reserved for the children’s art?
(A)225ft2
(B) 250 ft2
(C) 390 ft2
(D)450 ft2
17. What is the largest possible value for which 2x2 + 7x – 30 = 0?
5
(A)
6
5
(B)
2
(C) 5
(D)6
18. What is the value of the expression – 3x + 5y when x =  1 and y =  2?
(A)– 11
(B) – 7
(C) – 2
(D)1
19. Of a doctor’s patients, the number who are older than 50 is at least 10 more than the
number who are under 20. If the doctor has 18 patients who are older than 50, what is the
maximum number of patients she could have who are under 20?
(A)4
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D)28
𝑥+1
20. Suppose that the weight of a single marble is represented by the expression where x
𝑥− 8
2𝑥− 16
is a nonzero whole number. If a bag contains marbles, which expression represents
𝑥 −1
the weight of all the marble in the bag?
2𝑥 + 2
(A)
𝑥−1
2𝑥 2 −2
(B)
𝑥 2 +1
𝑥−8
(C)
𝑥−1
2𝑥 2 −16
(D)
𝑥2+ 8
21. Last week, the price of a particular leather jacket was $159. This week, the jacket is on sale
for $130. To the nearest tenth of a percent, what is the percent decrease in the price of the
jacket?
(A)11.9%
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 (B) 14.6%
(C) 18.2%
(D)22.3%
22. In the figure shown below, for which of the following ranges of values is y a function of
x?

(A)0 < x  2
(B) 2 < x  4
(C) 4 < x  6
(D)6 < x  8
23. 1 – 5(2 – 42) =
(A)– 89
(B) – 69
(C) 56
(D)71
24. Two numbers are represented by m and n. Create an equation that represents “5 less than
double the product of the two numbers is equal to 2”
…..(1) …..  …..(2)….. = ……(3)
choose: mn; 2mn; 2(m+n); m+n; 2; 5
25. The figure below shows the graph of a linear function f(x). If g(x) = ½ x + 8, then which
of the following statements is true when both functions are graphed?

(A)the slope of both lines is the same and positive.

(B) the slope of both lines is the same and negative.
(C) the slope of the line for f(x) is greater than the slope of the line for g(x).
(D)the slope of the line for f(x) is smaller than the slope of the line for g(x)
26. The graph below shows the breakdown of July expenses for a recently started business. If
the total expenses in July were $40,120, how much of this total was spent on
manufacturing?

(A)$2,006
(B) $6,018
(C) $8,024
(D)$12,036
27. In order to calculate the value of a measurement Y, the difference between an initial
measurement X and 5 must be divided by the square of X. Which of the following provides
a formula for calculating the value of Y based on the initial measurement X?
5
(A)X -
𝑋2
1
(B) – X2
5𝑋
𝑋−5
(C)
𝑋2
√𝑋
(D)X -
5

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28. Over a period of five business days, the balance in a checking account at the end of the day
was $143.20, $210.50, $187.50, $800.65, and $777.65. What was the mean balance in the
account over this period of time?
(A)$187.50
(B) $210.50
(C) $423.90
(D)$657.45
29. Which of the following is the graph of the equation 2x – 4y = 10?
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

30. Which of the following expressions is the completely factored form of 2x 3 – 10x2 – 2x?
(A)2x (x – 5)(x – 2)
(B) 2(x3 – 5x2 – x)
(C) x (2x2 – 10x – 2)
(D)2x (x2 – 5x – 1)
31. What is the solution set of the inequality – 4x + 2 < 3x + 9?
(A)x <  1
(B) x < 2
(C) x > 7
(D)x > 11
32. (x3 + 5x) – (5x3 – 2x) =
(A)– 4x3 + 7x
(B) – 4x3 + 3x
(C) x3 – 2x
(D)x3 + x
33. The figure above is a diagram for a new machine part. The part consists of a rectangular
base with two cylindrical connectors. It will be manufactured out of plastic as a single solid
unit. To the nearest tenth, what is the volume of this part in cubic centimeters?

(A)8.6
(B) 10.1
(C) 11.6
(D)13.1

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34. A Little League team is holding a raffle. Any person may enter the raffle up to three times,
but only one winner will be chosen. If a total of 45 people enter the raffle and all 45 enter
it three times, what is the probability that any given person will win the raffle? Indicate
your answer in the blanks.
2 1
35. Consider this list of rational numbers: 0.73, , , 2.
3 4
2 1
(A)0.73, , , 2.
3 4
1 2
(B) , 0.73, , 2.
4 3
1 2
(C) , , 0.73, 2.
4 3
1 2
(D)0.73, , , 2.
4 3

36. Which of the following is equivalent to

1
(A) 1
42
1
(B) 45
1
(C) 46
1
(D) 1
43
37. At a local grocery store, a 13-ounce box of pasta that usually sells for $2.50 is on sale for
$1.38. In terms of price per ounce, how much of a discount does this represent, rounded to
the nearest tenth of a cent?
(A)8.6 cents
(B) 10.6 cents
(C) 19.2 cents
(D)29.8 cents
38. At a retail cosmetic store, 18 items are offered as free samples. Of these items, 12 are
produced by large companies and 10 have been recommended by a magazine. Six are
produced by small companies and have also been recommended by a magazine.
How many of the samples are not produced by small companies but have been
recommended by a magazine?
(A)4
(B) 6
(C) 16
(D)18
39. The function g(x) is a linear function. The table above gives its value for several different
x values. If f(x) =  3x + 5, then which of the following statement is true?

(A)the value of f(x) is larger than the value of g(x) when x = 0.

(B) the value of f(x) is smaller than the value of g(x) when x = 0.
(C) the value of f(x) is equal to the value of g(x) when x = 0
(D)it is not possible to compare values of f(x) and g(x) when x = 0 without more
information.
1
40. If (x – 5) = x, then x =
2
(A)– 10
(B) – 5
1
(C) 
2
5
(D)
2
41. The figure above represents the first 100 minutes of the Johnson family’s summer road
trip. Based on this graph, which of the following statements best describes this portion of
the trip?

(A)the family began driving at a steady rate for about 40 minutes and then stopped for the
day.
(B) the family began driving at a steady rate for about 40 minutes and then took a 30-minute
break before continuing at the same rate as before.
(C) the family began driving at a steady rate for about 40 minutes and then took a 30-minute
break before continuing at a slower rate than before.
(D)the family began driving at a steady rate for about 40 minutes and then took a 30-minute
break before continuing at a faster rate than before.
42. If x – 9 <  5, which of the following statements about x must be true?
(A)x >  14
(B) x > 4
(C) x <  14
(D)x < 4
43. In an experiment, participants were given varying amounts of time to complete a 10-
question test. Based on the table above, you can say that, in general, the longer a
participant was given the {fewer; more} questions the participant was able to answer.
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44. Luis walks 10 meters due south, then turns due east and walks another 10 meters. How
far is he from his starting point?
(A)10.00m
(B) 14.14m
(C) 15.15m
(D)20.00m
45. A bag of licorice laces contains only red and black laces. The bag contains three times as
many red as black ones. If the bag contains 240 laces total, then how many red laces are
there in the bag?
(A)60
(B) 120
(C) 150
(D)180
46. If f(x) = 6x2 + 13x + 5, then f(  4) =
(A)– 143
(B) 49
(C) 81
(D)153

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