GED Math Test #9

Question 1

A town's population grows by 15% and 20% during the course of two years. After two years, what percentage of the population has grown?

Accepted Answer

38%

Answer

30%

Answer

40%

Answer

65%

Question 2

Mr. Frank puts aside $2,500 of his $55,000 monthly family income. What percentage of his income does he set aside for savings?

Accepted Answer

1/22

Answer

1/11

Answer

3/25

Answer

2/15

Question 3

The average of five numbers in a row is 38. What is the smallest number?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

35

Answer

30

Answer

10

Question 4

The number 83 is 5 less than twice a positive integer. What is the value of the integer?

Accepted Answer

44

Answer

35

Answer

40

Answer

43

Question 5

One-fifth of a supplement equals an angle. What is the angle's measurement?

Accepted Answer

30

Answer

15

Answer

40

Answer

65

Question 6

What is the difference between a four-digit number that is the smallest and a four-digit number that is the biggest?

Accepted Answer

8999

Answer

65555

Answer

8777

Answer

6888

Question 7

How many inches does 11 yards, 6 feet, and 4 inches equal?

Accepted Answer

472

Answer

350

Answer

450

Answer

470

Question 8

In a class of 18 girls, the average weight is 60 kg, while the average weight of 32 boys in the same class is 62 kg. What is the average weight of that class's 50 students?

Accepted Answer

61.28

Answer

70

Answer

61.92

Answer

65

Question 9

Find x and compute the solution to the formula 3x=24.

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

10

Answer

12

Answer

16

Question 10

Attorney A charges a flat rate of $250 for the initial consultation and $150 per hour for all additional hours spent. Attorney B costs $175 per hour and $150 for the initial consultation. Find the cost for each attorney's 26 hours of work. Which offer is better?

Accepted Answer

Attorney A

Answer

Attorney B

Answer

Both

Answer

None of the Above