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 GED® Mathematical Reasoning Practice Test Sample
About this Practice Test Sample

This resource is designed to give users a free sample of the practice test offerings at
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About Our Full-length Practice Test and the GED® Mathematical Reasoning Test
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GED® Mathematical Reasoning Test questions as described at www.ged.com.

The GED® Mathematical Reasoning Test covers a wide array of math topics broken down into 2-main categories:
Quantitative Reasoning (approximately 45% of the test) and Algebraic Reasoning (approximately 55% of the test).

Test takers are given 115 total test minutes (+ 3-minute break between sections) to complete:
• Part I – 5 questions with no calculator
• Part II – 41 questions with calculator use allowed

This gives test takers an average of 2.5 minutes to complete each question. We recommend students rehearse taking
this practice exam timed to get a feel for how much time they will have to complete the official test.

In most states, students will take the GED® on a computer. This allows for various question types, including:
• Multiple-choice • Drag-and-drop
• Fill-in-the-blank • Table entry (type missing values found on a table)
• Matching • Multiple-select (choose more than one correct answer)

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GED® Mathematical Reasoning Practice Test Sample – Answer Key and Score Sheet
Part I – Calculator Use Not Allowed
# Answer Points Points Awarded GED® Assessment Target Indicator
Q.1.d* Identify absolute value or a rational number as its distance
from 0 on the number line and determine the distance between two
1 D 2
rational numbers on the number line, including using the absolute
value of their difference.
Q.2.b Perform computations and write numerical expressions with
2 A 2
squares and square roots of positive, rational numbers.
Sub-Total I 4 /4

Part IIA – Calculator Use Allowed

# Answer Points Points Awarded GED® Assessment Target Indicator
Q.6.b Represent, display, and interpret data involving one variable
3 A 2 plots on the real number line including dot plots, histograms, and
box plots.
Q.6.c Represent, display, and interpret data involving two variables in
4 C 2
tables and the coordinate plane including scatter plots and graphs.
Q.4.a Compute the area and perimeter of triangles and rectangles.
5 C 2 Determine side lengths of triangles and rectangles when given area or
perimeter.
A.1.e Evaluate polynomial expressions by substituting integers for
6 B 2
unknown quantities.
A.3.b* Identify or graph the solution to a one variable linear
7 A 2
inequality on a number line.
A.1.b Evaluate linear expressions by substituting integers for
8 C 2
unknown quantities.
A.7.b* Represent or identify a function in a table or graph as having
9 D 2 exactly one output (one element in the range) for each input (each
element in the domain).
Sub-Total
14 /14
IIA

Part IIB – Calculator Use Allowed

# Answer Points Points Awarded GED® Assessment Target Indicator
A.6.a Write the equation of a line with a given slope through a given
10 B, E 3
point.
Sub-Total
3 /3
IIB
* Topics identified as “High Impact Indicators” by GED®.

Final Score
Sub-Total I
Sub-Total IIA
Sub-Total IIB
Total Points Awarded /21

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 GED Mathematical Reasoning Mini-Practice Test
Detailed Solutions

About This Document

Below you will find example solutions to the questions found on GED Mathematical Reasoning Mini-Practice Test.
Many of these problems have several possible solution methods. The explanations presented below offer one way
to solve these problems. There are definitely others.

Part I – Calculator Use Not Allowed

# Answer Explanation
Draw a number line and plot the points from -4 to 2. Then, count the distance from -4 to 2 by
counting the spaces that you travel as you move from 2 down to -4.

1 D

The trip from 2 to -4 is across 6 spaces.

Separately multiply coefficients and radicals.

2√5 × 3√5
(2 × 3)(√5 × √5)
2 A (6)(√25)
(6)(5)
30

Part IIA – Calculator Use Allowed

# Answer Explanation
The box and whisker plot has four sections, known as quartiles, each representing 25% of the data.
The median is found in the middle, between the 2 nd and 3rd quartiles. That is the 50% mark. Here,
3 A
the median number of fish tanks sold in March at Tropical Paradise Fish Tanks was 24.

The table starts at a value of $150 for 0 hours of painting. This is the materials cost.. For 1 hour of
painting the cost is $200. For 2 hours of painting the cost is $250. Since the cost starts at $150 and
increases by $50 for each hour of painting, we can use the equation C = $50h + $150 where C =
4 C
the total cost, and h = hours of painting. To find the cost of 10 hours of painting, we can use:
C = $50(10) + $150 = $500 + $150 = $650

To find the perimeter of a triangle we can use P = S1 + S2 + S3. Here, we are given the perimeter
and two sides, we can substitute those values, to write:
31 = 8 + 10 + S3
5 C 31 = 18 + S3
31 – 18 = 18 + S3 – 18 Subtract 18 from both expressions to isolate S3.
13 = S3

To find the value of g(x) = 4x2 + 3x – 5 when x = -4, substitute -4 for x, then evaluate.
g(-4) = 4(-4)2 + 3(-4) – 5
g(-4) = 4(16) + (-12) – 5
6 B
g(-4) = 64 – 12 – 5
g(-4) = 52 – 5
g(-4) = 47
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 The graph has an open circle at -1 and an arrow passing through all points to the left of -1. This
represents the inequality x < -1. However, which choice represents an inequality with the same
solution set? To find out, separately solve each inequality.
2x + 8 < 6
2x + 8 ≤ 6
A. 2x + 8 < 6 B. 2x + 8  6 C. x–1<0 D. x ≤ -1
7 A 2x + 8 – 8 < 6 – 8 x–1+1<0+1
2x + 8 – 8  6 – 8
2x < -2 x<1
2x  -2
2𝑥 −2
< 2𝑥 −2
2 2 ≤
2 2
x < -1
x  -1

Since m represents the number of miles, first substitute 10 for m. Then, solve for c.
c = 2.5(10) + 3
8 C c = 25 + 3
c = $28.00
Only table D has four individual x-values. In this table, no x-value is matched with more than
9 D one y-value. In table A, 3 is paired with 2 and also paired with 9. In table B, -2 is paired with 4
and with -4. In table C, 8 is paired with 6 and also with 4.

Part IIB – Calculator Use Allowed

# Answer Explanation
We can start by writing all given equations in slope-intercept form, or y = mx + b form.
1
A. y = 3x – 8
1
B. y = 3x + 4
C. -3x + y = -28 becomes y = 3x – 28
1
D. x + 3y = 36 becomes y = -3x + 12
1
E. -x + 3y = 12 becomes y = 3x + 4
1 1
F. x + y = 12 becomes y = -3x + 12
3
10 B, E
1
Next, we eliminate all equations that do not have a slope of 3. This leaves us with choices A, B,
and E. Then, we substitute 12 for x and 8 for y. Only choices B and E result in true statements.
Choice A Choices B and E
1 1
y = 3x – 8 y = 3x + 4
1 1
8 = (12) – 8 8 = (12) + 4
3 3

8=4–8 8=4+4
8 = -4 8=8

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