GED Math PreTest 1

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Question 9 | GED Math PreTest | Fractions

GED math pretest fractions question: 3/8 + 3/4 = 1 1/8 (answer A). Rewrite 3/4 as 6/8, add to get 9/8, then write it as a mixed number.

GED math pretest fractions question: 7 2/5 + 6 2/3 + 5 11/15 = 19 4/5 (answer D). Use 15 as the common denominator, then add and reduce.

GED math pretest data analysis question: in the movie pie chart, 16 of 50 people like comedy best, which is nearly 1/3 (answer D).

GED math pretest exponents question: 3⁴ + 6³ = 297 (answer C). 3⁴ is 81 and 6³ is 216; evaluate each power first, then add the results.

GED math pretest probability question: with 6 slips numbered 1 to 6, the chance of drawing an odd number is 1/2 (answer C), since 1, 3 and 5 are odd.

GED math pretest exponents and roots question: 4⁵ + √121 = 1035 (answer D). 4⁵ is 1,024 and the square root of 121 is 11; add them.

GED math pretest probability question: with 6 slips numbered 1 to 6, the chance of drawing the 2 is 1/6 (answer B): one favorable outcome of six.

GED math pretest order of operations question: 2 + 5 x 2 = 12 (answer A). Multiply 5 x 2 first to get 10, then add 2; adding first gives 14.

GED math pretest order of operations question: 24 ÷ (6 x 2) = 2 (answer B). Work inside the parentheses first to get 12, then divide.

GED math pretest patterns question: the next three numbers in 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 are 21, 34, 55 (answer C); each term is the sum of the two before.