1.3 GED Math Questions
1.3 GED Math Questions
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1. What is 20% of 150?
A) 25
B) 30
C) 35
D) 40
2. A shirt originally costs $40. If it is on sale for 25% off, what is the sale price?
A) $20
B) $30
C) $35
D) $25
5. A car's price decreased from $24,000 to $18,000. What is the percent decrease?
A) 15%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 30%
7. A coat costs $100 and is marked up by 15%. What is the new price of the coat?
A) $105
B) $110
C) $115
D) $120
8. What is the percent increase when a price rises from $50 to $70?
A) 35%
B) 40%
C) 45%
D) 50%
9. If a bank pays an interest rate of 5% per year, how much interest will $1,000 earn in 2
years? (Simple interest formula: I = PRT)
A) $50
B) $100
C) $150
D) $200
11. A loan of $2,000 is taken out with an interest rate of 8% per year. How much interest is
paid after 3 years? (Simple interest formula: I = PRT)
A) $320
B) $360
C) $400
D) $480
13. A product’s price increased from $80 to $104. What is the percent increase?
A) 25%
B) 28%
C) 30%
D) 32%
14. The original price of a computer is $1,500. After two discounts of 10% each, what is the
final price?
A) $1,200
B) $1,215
C) $1,225
D) $1,230
15. A store increased the price of a chair from $85 to $110. By what percent did the price
increase?
A) 15%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 30%
17. A phone that originally costs $600 is on sale for 15% off. What is the sale price?
A) $480
B) $510
C) $520
D) $530
18. A loan of $5,000 is taken out with an interest rate of 6% per year. How much interest is
paid after 4 years? (Simple interest formula: I = PRT)
A) $600
B) $800
C) $1,000
D) $1,200
19. The population of a town increased from 15,000 to 19,500 over 5 years. What is the
percent increase?
A) 25%
B) 27%
C) 30%
D) 32%
20. A worker’s salary was increased from $40,000 to $46,000. What is the percent increase?
A) 12%
B) 13%
C) 14%
D) 15%
21. If $2,500 earns $500 interest in 4 years, what is the annual interest rate? (Simple
interest formula: I = PRT)
A) 3%
B) 4%
C) 5%
D) 6%
22. A company’s sales decreased from $50,000 to $42,500. What is the percent decrease?
A) 10%
B) 12%
C) 15%
D) 18%
23. If $8,000 is invested at an annual interest rate of 4%, how much interest will be earned
in 5 years? (Simple interest formula: I = PRT)
A) $1,400
B) $1,600
C) $1,800
D) $2,000
24. A stock’s value increased by 25% and is now worth $250. What was the original value?
A) $180
B) $190
C) $200
D) $210
25. After an 18% decrease, a television costs $738. What was the original price?
A) $850
B) $880
C) $900
D) $950