GED Test

GED Test practice questions, page 29 of 31, with answer review and explanations.

Question 141

Two adults and four children pay $48 to get into the fair. A child's ticket is $6 less than an adult's ticket. What is the cost of an adult's ticket?

  1. $18
  2. $15
  3. $12
  4. $9
  5. $6

Question 142

On a certain map, 1 inch represents 60 miles. If two towns are 255 miles apart, what is the distance, in inches, between the towns on the map?

  1. 4
  2. 4 /
  3. 4 /
  4. 4 /
  5. 4 /

Question 143

A bookcase has 3 large shelves and 4 small shelves. Each large shelf contains 8 more books than each small shelf. If the bookcase contains 297 books, how many books does each small shelf hold?

  1. 29
  2. 31
  3. 32
  4. 35
  5. 39

Question 144

One number is 12 more than 3 times another number. The sum of the 2 numbers is גˆ’20. What are the numbers?

  1. גˆ’2 and גˆ’18
  2. גˆ’4 and גˆ’16
  3. גˆ’5 and גˆ’15
  4. גˆ’6 and גˆ’14
  5. גˆ’8 and גˆ’12

Question 145

What is the value of the expression גˆ’3 ֳ— 5 + 2(4 גˆ’ 18) + 3 ?

  1. גˆ’130
  2. גˆ’76
  3. גˆ’20
  4. 74
  5. 130