Quick GED Math Workout #2

Jeannine has to buy plane tickets for a group traveling to Washington D.C. First-class tickets cost $190, and second-class tickets cost $110. Choose the correct expression Jeannine should use to figure the cost of 5 first-class tickets and 30 second-class tickets.

If 2x - 7 = 13, then x =

A researcher buys the same pair of sunglasses at 37 different stores in 5 different states. She spends a total of $561.50. What is the average cost of each pair?

The graph below shows the results of a survey that asks 100 television viewers to name their favorite type of program. What percent of the television watchers prefer comedy?

The towns in Anderson County are located along a 31-mile section of highway at the points A, B, C, D, E, and F represented in the diagram below. The County Fire Department is located midway between points B and E. The Fire Department is located between which of the following points?

What is the price of a $34,895 pickup rounded up to the nearest thousand?

Eddie starts his day with 10,000 pounds of oil in his truck. He drops off 6,500 pounds of oil at his first stop. At his second stop, he drops off 3,500 pounds of oil. At the second stop, he also picks up 7,500 pounds of used oil to take back for recycling. The amount of oil in Eddie's truck after second stop is equal to which of the following expressions?

Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following information.

A flock of geese migrates south at a constant speed. For example, after one hour had elapsed, the flock had traveled 30 miles.

How far would you expect the flock to have traveled after two hours?

Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following information.

A flock of geese migrates south at a constant speed. For example, after one hour had elapsed, the flock had traveled 30 miles.

If the flock did not stop, how long did it take them to travel 150 miles?

In which quadrant in the grid below would the point (2 , -1) appear?

Questions 11-13 refer to the following information.

BAKING MIX

Baking powder 80%
Baking soda 5%
Salt 15%

A commercial baker uses the mix described above to add to its biscuit dough. One 50-pound (110 kilogram) bag sells for $100.00 and mixes with 1,500 pounds (3300 kilograms) of flour to make biscuit dough.

The baking powder and baking soda make up what percent of the mix?

Questions 11-13 refer to the following information.

BAKING MIX

Baking powder 80%
Baking soda 5%
Salt 15%

A commercial baker uses the mix described above to add to its biscuit dough. One 50-pound (110 kilogram) bag sells for $100.00 and mixes with 1,500 pounds (3300 kilograms) of flour to make biscuit dough.

If the sales tax on a 50-pound bag is 6 dollars, what is the sales tax rate?

Questions 11-13 refer to the following information.

BAKING MIX

Baking powder 80%
Baking soda 5%
Salt 15%

A commercial baker uses the mix described above to add to its biscuit dough. One 50-pound (110 kilogram) bag sells for $100.00 and mixes with 1,500 pounds (3300 kilograms) of flour to make biscuit dough.

A batch of 1 ¹/₂ tons of biscuit dough requires 2 bags of mix. In kilograms, what is the weight of 2 bags of mix?

Rick and his friends ordered pizza that cost $48.27. If they all agreed to pay an equal amount, which expression should they use to figure the amount each friend must pay.

Tessa spends ¹/₃ of every paycheck on her house payment. If her house payment is $500.00, what is the amount of her entire paycheck?

A rain storm doubled the amount of water in a lake in 1 day. The same rain storm tripled the amount of water in the lake after 5 days. If there were x gallons of water in the reservoir before the storm, which of the following expressions represents the approximate amount of water in the reservoir after the storm?

A shoe factory makes 3000 pairs of shoes per hour. Which of the following expressions represents the number pairs of shoes the factory makes per minute?

Steve loaned his partner $5,000 and charged him 10% interest per year. The partner paid the loan back in one payment at the end of six months. How much interest did the partner have to pay Steve?

George has a grain silo that stores 100,000 bushels of grain. If he builds a new silo that holds 25% more than his current silo, how much grain (in bushels) will the new silo store?

The figure below represents an 8-foot-by-12-foot wading pool that Mike built for his kids. The pool is 3 feet deep. How many cubic feet of water will the pool hold when it is completely filled?

Mr. Moore's candy jar contains 5 Snickers bars, 15 Tootsie Rolls, and 20 Kit Kats. If one of his students takes a piece of candy without looking, what is the probability that the piece will a Kit Kat?

A soup factory owner wants to increase the size of a 10-ounce can of soup by 20%. What will be the size of the new can?

Julie hired Clayton to build a fence around her garden that is fifty feet wide by 120 feet long. Clayton drew a diagram (below) of the garden with a 10-foot-wide entrance that Julie wanted. Which of the following expressions represents the length of the fence that Clayton must build?

Which of the following is equal to 24?

A triangle has two interior angles that measure 34° and 61°. Which of the following expressions can be used to find the measure of the third interior angle?

If Angle A in the diagram below is exactly 90°, what is the distance of x?

A ramp's steepness is measured as rise over run (^rise/_run). What is the steepness of a ramp that has a rise of 3 feet and a run of 36 feet?

Wabash Avenue intersects Lincoln Drive at a 60° angle as shown in the diagram below. Jefferson Street is perpendicular to Lincoln Drive, and Roe Avenue is parallel to Wabash Avenue. How many degrees is angle x?