A small farm with a market value of 120,000 was assessed for 60% of its market value. The farm is taxed at 2% of the assessed value. Find the tax on the farm.
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Hey. I know everyone’s got trouble with math, right? It’s the hardest stuff on the GED. So, now’s your chance to get some help. Having trouble with something you’re studying? Jus’ don’t understand? Well, ask me any GED math question you like. I bet I’ve got an answer for you. You can post a comment here, or mail me at curtis@passged.com.

Hey, y’all. I know everyone always complains about algebra on the GED test. Most people think it’s too hard. Hey, you don’t need to be a complete expert to pass the GED. You just gotta know the basics of math…and algebra. There are parts that aren’t too hard!
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Yeah, everyone says there ain’t math in everyday life like in the GED math test, but look at how math makes a difference in who gets to be president? That’s a big deal… and you can see the same sort of math on the GED. So, here’s the question…
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Ratios are pretty important for the GED math test. And if you can use ‘em ever day, like when you’re cooking, you’ll exercise your GED thinking muscles. It’s pretty easy, right? A ratio just shows the relationship between two numbers. 1:2 ratio means, if you got 1 of something, you have 2 of something else. So not all GED test stuff is hard.
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I’m a guy, right? So you know I don’t cook. Yeah, yeah, I got ketchup in my fridge, that’s about it. But Maria came all up in here tryin’ to teach me to make somethin’ to eat. Okay, yeah, a guy’s gotta eat.
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Yo. So, part of GED math is knowing how to understand data, right? What do you make of all the data we hear about elections? Yeah, that’s right, election year’s almost here, and all the candidates are yappin’ on the airwaves and tryin’ to put the best spin on their election. You know how it go!
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Yo, hey, I found this sweet ride…. Chevy ‘Vette… convertible…honey blue and black leather inside. Kinda used, so it’s only $27,599. A steal, right?
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Hey, I just heard on the TV news, how you’re only s’posed to spend 1.5% of your year’s takehome pay on Christmas gifts… yeah, it’s that time of the year again… so if I’m makin’ $20,000 grand… 20,000 x .015 = $300 … (1% is 200, plus half that, $300)… Can’t have Christmas on 300 bucks! Gotta get my GED, start rakin’ in the real dough.

Maybe pullin’ out the calculator’s the best way to figure this one out. Here’s the deal: I gotta buy me a sweet ‘Vette for $27,599. And I can pick one of two deals:

1. $3,000 bucks off and 4.9% interest for 60 months
2. Full price and 1.9% interest for 48 months
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