GED Math Exam 93 Questions with Verified Answers
Sum - CORRECT ANSWER the answer to an addition problem
The difference - CORRECT ANSWER the answer
... [Show More] to a subtraction problem
Product - CORRECT ANSWER the answer to a multiplication problem
Quotient - CORRECT ANSWER the answer to a division problem
Divisor - CORRECT ANSWER the number you divide by
Remainder - CORRECT ANSWER the number that remains after subtraction
Words used in addtion word problems - CORRECT ANSWER sum, total, all together
Words used in a subtraction word problem - CORRECT ANSWER how much more, how much less, find the difference, and deduct
Words often used in division word problems - CORRECT ANSWER share, split, per, average and grouped into
Gross - CORRECT ANSWER total amount of salary before deducting taxes, Espenses, etc.
Net - CORRECT ANSWER amount of salary remaining after deducting taxes, expenses, etc.
Parentheses in a math equation - CORRECT ANSWER do this part first
Exponent - CORRECT ANSWER a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
base number - CORRECT ANSWER a number that has an exponent
square root - CORRECT ANSWER a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number
order of operations - CORRECT ANSWER Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
P - parentheses
E - exponents
M - multiplication
D - division
A - addition
S - subtraction
Mean or average - CORRECT ANSWER The sum (+) of all data divided by the number of data points
median - CORRECT ANSWER The middle number in a set of numbers that are listed in order
perimeter - CORRECT ANSWER the sums of the lenghts of all sides of a figure
length - CORRECT ANSWER longer sides of a rectangle
width - CORRECT ANSWER shorter sides of a rectangle
area - CORRECT ANSWER the measure of flat surface inside its perimeter
volume - CORRECT ANSWER the amount of space inside a three-dimensional figure
v=(pi X r squared)h -- volumn = (pi X radius squared)height
fraction - CORRECT ANSWER a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
numerator - CORRECT ANSWER the part of a fraction above the line, which tells how many parts are being counted.
denominator - CORRECT ANSWER the part of a fraction below the line, which tells how many equal parts there are in the whole or in the group.
equivalent fractions - CORRECT ANSWER different fractions that name the same amount
reducing fractions to the lowest terms - CORRECT ANSWER the smallest equivalent fraction
improper fraction - CORRECT ANSWER a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator
mixed number - CORRECT ANSWER a number made up of a whole number and a fraction
lowest common denominator - CORRECT ANSWER the smallest number, other than zero, that can be the denominator for two or more common fractions
triangle - CORRECT ANSWER a three-sided polygon
perimeter of a triangle - CORRECT ANSWER add all the sids
area of a triangle - CORRECT ANSWER A=1/2 bh -- Area = 1/2 base X height
right triangle - CORRECT ANSWER a triangle with one right angle
parallelograms - CORRECT ANSWER similar to a rectangle, four sids, and each pair of opposite sides are parallel and equal
area of a parallelogram - CORRECT ANSWER A = bh -- Area=base x height
1 year - CORRECT ANSWER 365 days
52 weeks
12 months
1 pint - CORRECT ANSWER 16 ounces
2 cups
1 quart - CORRECT ANSWER 32 ounces
4 cups
1 gallon - CORRECT ANSWER 4 quarts
128 ounces
16 cups
1 foot - CORRECT ANSWER 12 inches
1 yard - CORRECT ANSWER 3 feet
36 inches
1 pound -- 1lb - CORRECT ANSWER 16 ounces
1 ton - CORRECT ANSWER 2,000 pounds
1 liter - CORRECT ANSWER approx. 1 quart
1 milliliter - CORRECT ANSWER 1/1000 of a liter
1 gram - CORRECT ANSWER 1/28 of an ounce
1 milligram - CORRECT ANSWER 1/1000 of a gram
1 kilogram - CORRECT ANSWER 1000 grams
2.2 pounds
1 meter - CORRECT ANSWER 39 inches
1 millimeter - CORRECT ANSWER 1/1000 of a meter
1 kilometer - CORRECT ANSWER 1000 meters
.62 miles
tenths - CORRECT ANSWER 0.1
hundredths - CORRECT ANSWER 0.01
thousandths - CORRECT ANSWER 0.001
ten thousandths - CORRECT ANSWER 0.0001
hundred thousandths - CORRECT ANSWER 0.00001
circumfrence of a circle - CORRECT ANSWER the distance around a circle
c=pi X d -- circumfrence = pi X diameter
center of a circle - CORRECT ANSWER exact middle of a circle
radius of a circle - CORRECT ANSWER is the line segment connecting the center of the circle to any point on the circle
r=d/2 -- radius=diameter/2
diameter of a circle - CORRECT ANSWER A line that passes through the center of the circle, connecting any two points
d=2r -- diameter=2 X radius
pi - CORRECT ANSWER 3.14
cubic units - CORRECT ANSWER the units volume is measured in
line graph - CORRECT ANSWER a type of graph used to show the relationship between two variables that are numbers on an x-axis and a y-axis
pie chart - CORRECT ANSWER a circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole
table - CORRECT ANSWER a set of data arranged in rows and columns
bar graph - CORRECT ANSWER a graph that uses horizontal or vertical bars to display data
number line - CORRECT ANSWER a line for representing and graphing numbers. Each point on the line corresponds to a number.
monomial - CORRECT ANSWER an algebraic expression consisting of a single term that does not require any addition or subtraction -- 5y
coeffcient - CORRECT ANSWER a number that is being multiplied to be a variable -- in 5y the 5
variable - CORRECT ANSWER a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity -- in 5y the y
adding numbers with signs - CORRECT ANSWER if the signs are the same (-,-) or (+,+) add the 2 numbers and label with the sign
7 + 3 = 10
-5 + (-3) = -8
If the signs are different (-,+) or (+,-) arrange with the larger number first then subtract then label the answer with the sign of the larger number
4 + -6 = -6 + 4 = -2
subtracting numbers with signs - CORRECT ANSWER step 1: change the subtraction problem into an addition problem
step 2: change the sign of the second number
step 3: follow the rules of adding numbers with signs
- 16 - 6
step 1: -16 + 6 =
step 2: -16 + (-6) =
step 3: -16 + (-6) = -22
12 - (-7) =
12 + (-7) =
12 + 7 =
12 + 7 = 19
multiplying and dividing with signed numbers - CORRECT ANSWER Signs are alike -- answer is positive
Signs are different -- answer is negative
ratio - CORRECT ANSWER a comparison of two numbers
vertex of an angle - CORRECT ANSWER the initial point of an angle
right angle - CORRECT ANSWER angle that is 90 degrees
acute angle - CORRECT ANSWER angle that measures less than 90 degrees
obtuse angle - CORRECT ANSWER An angle that measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees
straight angle - CORRECT ANSWER an angle that measures exactly 180 degrees
complementary angles - CORRECT ANSWER Two angles whose sum is 90 degrees
supplementary angles - CORRECT ANSWER Two angles whose sum is 180 degrees
bisectors - CORRECT ANSWER a line that divides the angle in half
vertical angle - CORRECT ANSWER either of two equal and opposite angles formed by the intersection of two straight lines
transversal - CORRECT ANSWER a line that intersects two or more parallel lines
equilateral triangle - CORRECT ANSWER a triangle with three equal sides -- all angles = 60 degrees (sum of all angles is 180)
isoceles triangle - CORRECT ANSWER Triangle with 2 equal sides and 2 equal angles (sum of all angles is 180)
scalene triangle - CORRECT ANSWER A triangle with sides of different lengths and no two angles are the same (sum of all angles is 180)
right triangle - CORRECT ANSWER one of the angles is always 90 degrees, the other two sides could be the same or different but will always = 90 degrees (sum of all angles is 180)
sum of all angles in a triangle - CORRECT ANSWER the sum of all angles of a triangle always adds up to 180 degrees
similar triangles - CORRECT ANSWER similar triangles have corresponding angles that are equal and corresponding sides that are proportional
pythagorean theorem - CORRECT ANSWER a²+b²=c²
where c always represents the hypotenuse and a and b represent the other sides of a right triangle [Show Less]