My Fast and Smart Road to the GED

Jan

GED Math: Word Problem

Posted by Curtis Published in GED Math, GED Practice Question, Number Sense, Word Problems

Yo, all. Here’s another word problem from Zaher… Satix is at a flea market. She wants to get the most knives at the lowest price. But she also wants to get at least one of each. The prices of the knives are: $ 4.30, $12.80, $11.50, $7.30, $ 7.50. If she has $50 to spend [...]

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Jan

GED Math: Probability

Posted by Curtis Published in GED Math, GED Practice Question, Probability

Hey, yo, all, probability is the sweetest part of math. Tells you how likely something is to happen. And here’s a probability question from Zaher: If Rob flips 3 coins what is the chance that they will come up all tails? The correct answer was : 1/8 , but it doesnâ€™t make sense to me [...]

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Jan

Some Advanced Algebra… But Not Too Hard!

Posted by Curtis Published in Algebra

Hey, all… Here’s a problem from Zaher that’s real good for thinkin’ skills: If x= y-3 and y=z^2, what is x in terms of z? That caret, that’s shorthand for “to the power of.” So I’m gonna state it: x = y – 3 y=z2 What you want to get is x in terms of [...]

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Jan

GED Math: Algebra

Posted by Curtis Published in Algebra, GED Practice Question

Here’s a problem that Lyndia sent in, since she was havin’ trouble with it: 3x = 7 – 4x You wanna figure out what “x” is equal to The problem comes in when you have a number befo’ the x, and need to get all the “x”es on the same side. Think of it this [...]

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Jan

GED Math: More Fractions… in Real Life Problems.

Posted by Curtis Published in Fractions, GED Math, GED Practice Question, Measurement, Word Problems

Hey, all. I know fractions is a big problem for the GED. Here’s another problem: word problems! The GED is full of ‘em. That’s cuz the GED wants to know if you can solve problems you might run across in life. I know word problems don’t always seem like real life, but they’re tryin’ to [...]

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Dec

GED Math: Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Posted by Curtis Published in Fractions, GED Math, Number Sense

Hey, all. Michael’s studyin’ for his GED, an he sent me this question: am having problem with Lesson-7 page 491 on A. on Add or subtract as Directed reduce to the lowest terms.Am trying to figure out the form to work the fractions. am stuck on this one. Michael Okay, here’s the rule with adding [...]

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Dec

GED Math: Percent and Ratio Word Problems

Posted by Curtis Published in GED Math, GED Practice Question, Math Formulas, Percentages, Ratios

Hey, yo. Here’s a comment Jen sent over: Hi Curtis, I need some help with percent and ratio word problems. Unfortunately your previous explanations regarding word problems have been too complicated. Perhaps you could give more information on the basics, the formulas? I know I am not completely understanding these formulas. My knowledge in math [...]

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Dec

GED Math: Distance, Rate, and Time

Posted by Curtis Published in Distance Rate and Time, GED Math, GED Practice Question, Math Formulas, Word Problems

Yo, all you GED studiers. Zaher wrote me with a good math problem… ’bout distance and speed and time. Take a gander… Hey Curtis , Thanks for your prompt reply man . This is one of the problems I struggled with involving distance : – A man started walking at 2 mph, while a woman [...]

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Nov

GED Math: Graphing Points and the Coordinate Plane Grid

Posted by Curtis Published in About the Test, GED Math, GED Practice Question, Graphs

Hey guys! I got something about the GED math test that you gotta know. The test’s got mostly multiple choice questions, about 80%. But there’s 20% of the questions that ain’t multiple choice, in those questions, you got two different types. I’m gonna give you the low-down on one of em, the “coordinate plane grid.” [...]

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Nov

GED Math: Transversals

Posted by Curtis Published in GED Math, Geometry, Lines & Angles

Yeah, I know. Trans-what? GED math test don’t expect you to recognize lots of vocabulary like “transversal,” but you gotta know the ideas, right? It all about ideas. Here we got one of the GED geometry ideas. Geometry… that’s shapes, lines, and angles. Not too hard, cuz you can visualize it, y’know? And, I’m gonna [...]

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