GED Math PreTest 1

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Question 1 | GED Math PreTest | Algebra

GED math pretest algebra question: simplify 3x³y² (6x²). The answer is D, 18x⁵y²: multiply 3 x 6 and add the exponents on x (3 + 2 = 5).

GED math pretest algebra question: the ordered pair (-6, -3) solves the system 7x – 7y = -21 and -3x – 4y = 30. Check it in both equations.

GED math pretest fractions question: written as a mixed number in simplest form, 26/4 is 6 1/2 (answer B). Divide 26 by 4 and reduce 2/4 to 1/2.

GED math pretest data analysis question: 26 of 50 people in the pie chart like action, romance or science fiction best, around 50% (answer B).

GED math pretest algebra question: x² + 6x + 9 written as a perfect square is (x + 3)², answer A. Half of 6 is 3, and 3² = 9 completes the square.

GED math pretest geometry question: in a right triangle with hypotenuse c = 35 and leg b = 21, side a is 28 (answer A), from a² = 35² – 21².

GED math pretest statistics question: the mean of 13, 18, 13, 14, 13, 16, 14, 21, 13 is 15 (answer A). The nine numbers add to 135; divide by 9.

GED math pretest geometry question: with exterior angles of 129° and 138°, the interior angles are 51° and 42°, so angle A measures 87° (answer A).

GED math pretest geometry question: the area of a circle with radius 5 is about 78.5 (answer D), using A = πr² = 3.14 x 25 with π rounded.

GED math pretest statistics question: the median of 13, 18, 13, 14, 13, 16, 14, 21, 13 is 14 (answer D), the middle value once sorted.