Mathematics exam 10 pptx

Questions 55 through 57 are based on the following graph. 55. How many gallons of paint were sold on Wednesday? a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 e. 7 56. How much more paint was sold on Saturday than on Monday? a. 6 gallons b. 8 gallons c. 10 gallons d. 11 gallons e. 12 gallons 57. What was the total amount, in gallons, of paint sold by the store that week? a. 20 b. 25 c. 30 d. 60 e. Not enough information is given. Question 58 is based on the following figure. 58. O is the center of the circle, and the measure of ∠O is 70°. What is the measure of ∠OAB ? a. 55° b. 60° c. 70° d. 70° e. 75° 59. A bookcase has 3 large shelves and 4 small shelves. Each large shelf contains 8 more books than each small shelf. If the bookcase contains 297 books, how many books does each small shelf hold? a. 29 b. 31 c. 32 d. 35 e. 39 60. Ms. Kraus buys 40 feet of wool to use for scarves. How many scarves of 3 feet 4 inches each in length can she cut from this material, assuming each scarf is as wide as the original piece of fabric? a. 12 b. 15 c. 16 d. 18 e. 120 A B O 70° 20 Number of Gallons Days of the Week Paint Sales at Carolyn’s Hardware M T W Th F Sa Su 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 – GED MATHEMATICS PRACTICE QUESTIONS– 435 Questions 61 and 62 refer to the following graph. 61. Customers of Rico’s Beauty Supply can make purchases online, from a catalog, or in the store. About how much more did the company make from catalog sales than from online sales in March? a. $35,000 b. $65,000 c. $130,000 d. $195,000 e. $650,000 62. Approximately what fraction of the company’s total sales came from in-store sales? a. ᎏ 2 3 ᎏ b. ᎏ 1 3 ᎏ c. ᎏ 1 2 ᎏ a. ᎏ 1 4 ᎏ d. ᎏ 1 6 ᎏ 63. Josh needs to replace the boards on a 22-foot section of his fence. If the boards are 5 ᎏ 1 2 ᎏ inches wide, how many boards should he buy to cover the distance? a. 4 b. 33 c. 48 d. 66 e. 121 Question 64 refers to the following graph. 64. What is the slope of the line that passes through points A and B on the coordinate graph? Mark your answer on the grid below. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • A B 140 Dollars (in thousands) Online Sales Catalog Sales Rico’s Beauty Supply Total Sales—March In-Store Sales 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 – GED MATHEMATICS PRACTICE QUESTIONS– 436 65. What is the value of the expression 3(2x − y) + (3 + x) 2 , when x = 4 and y = 5? Mark your answer in the circles in the grid below. 66. The dimensions of Box B, shown below, are twice the length of the corresponding dimen- sions on Box A (not shown). a. The volume of Box A is greater than the volume of Box B. b. The volume of Box B is twice the volume of Box A. c. The volume of Box B is three times the volume of Box A. d. The volume of Box B is four times the volume of Box A. e. The volume of Box B is eight times the volume of Box A. 67. At the end of baseball season, 5% of the children enrolled in a local youth baseball program will be chosen to play in the state tournament. If 12 children will be chosen to play in the tourna- ment, how many children are enrolled in the program? a. 24 b. 60 c. 120 d. 240 e. 600 68. A bag contains 12 red, 3 blue, 6 green, and 4 yel- low marbles. If a marble is drawn from the bag at random, what is the probability that the marble will be either blue or yellow? a. 7% b. 12% c. 16% d. 25% e. 28% 69. Patricia wants to order business cards. A printing company determines the cost (C) to the cus- tomer using the following function, where b = the number of boxes of cards and n = number of ink colors. C = $25.60b + $14.00b(n − 1) If Patricia orders 4 boxes of cards printed in 3 colors, how much will the cards cost? a. $214.40 b. $168.00 c. $144.40 d. $102.40 e. $56.00 B 4 3 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • – GED MATHEMATICS PRACTICE QUESTIONS– 437 70. Andrea bought a used mountain bike for $250. She gave the bike a new paint job; replaced the tires, chain, and gear assembly; and sold the bike for 150% of the price she paid. For what amount, in dollars, did she sell the bike? Mark your answer in the circles in the grid below. 71. Ajani finds that the distance between two land- marks on a map is 6 ᎏ 1 2 ᎏ inches. If the map scale reads ᎏ 3 4 ᎏ inch = 120 miles, what is the actual dis- tance, in miles, between the two landmarks? Mark your answer in the circles in the grid below. 72. Which of the following is a graph of the inequal- ity −2 ≤ x < 4? a. b. c. d. e. −5 −4 −2 −1012345−3 −5 −4 −2 −1012345−3 −5 −4 −2 −1012345−3 −5 −4 −2 −1012345−3 −5 −4 −2 −1012345−3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • – GED MATHEMATICS PRACTICE QUESTIONS– 438 Questions 73 and 74 are based on the following figure. Lines A and B are parallel. 73. What is the measure of ∠4? a. 50° b. 76° c. 126° d. 130° e. 104° 74. What is the value of x? a. 54° b. 76° c. 126° d. 130° e. Not enough information is given. 75. On a coordinate plane, a vertical line is drawn through the point (−3,4). On the same plane, a horizontal line is drawn through the point (2,−1). At what point on the plane will the two lines intersect? Mark your answer on the coordi- nate grid below. 76. What was Edmundo’s mean score for a round of golf in August if his scores for each round were 78, 86, 82, 81, 82, and 77? a. 77 b. 78 c. 81 d. 82 e. 84 77. In quadrilateral ABCD, side AB is parallel to side CD. Sides AD and BC are not parallel. What is the area of the figure to the nearest square centimeter? Mark your answer in the circles in the grid below. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • 3.6 cm 6 cm 2.5 cm 2 cm 3 cm A D C B 1 2 −3 4 −5 −6 0 1 −2 3 4 5 6 −1 2 3 −4 5 −6 −1 −2−3−4 −5 6 A 50 1 2 3 4 104 x B – GED MATHEMATICS PRACTICE QUESTIONS– 439 78. A display of canned yams has a sign that reads “5 cans for $3.” At the same rate, how much would the store charge, to the nearest whole cent, for 8 cans? Mark your answer in the circles in the grid below. 79. A plastic pipe, 5 feet 9 inches long, is cut into three equal pieces. Assuming no waste when the cuts are made, what is the length of each piece? a. 1 ft. 6 in. b. 1 ft. 8 in. c. 1 ft. 9 in. d. 1 ft. 11 in. e. 2 ft. Question 80 refers to the following diagram. 80. The Wrights plan to carpet their bedroom and the adjoining hallway as shown in the diagram. What is the area of the bedroom and hallway in square feet? a. 147 b. 336 c. 294 d. 364 e. 504 81. One number is 12 more than 3 times another number. The sum of the 2 numbers is −20. What are the numbers? a. −2 and −18 b. −4 and −16 c. −5 and −15 d. −6 and −14 e. −8 and −12 14 ft. 21 ft. 7 ft. 24 ft. Hall- way Bedroom 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • – GED MATHEMATICS PRACTICE QUESTIONS– 440 . the inequal- ity −2 ≤ x < 4? a. b. c. d. e. −5 −4 −2 101 2345−3 −5 −4 −2 101 2345−3 −5 −4 −2 101 2345−3 −5 −4 −2 101 2345−3 −5 −4 −2 101 2345−3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • –. thousands) Online Sales Catalog Sales Rico’s Beauty Supply Total Sales—March In-Store Sales 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 – GED MATHEMATICS PRACTICE QUESTIONS– 436 65. What is the value of the expression 3(2x − y). $168.00 c. $144.40 d. $102 .40 e. $56.00 B 4 3 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 • – GED MATHEMATICS PRACTICE QUESTIONS– 437 70.