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GED MATH LESSONS

PRACTICE PROBLEMS
WORKBOOK
By John Zimmerman
Practice Problems
Workbook
This workbook is designed to give students practice
problems and solutions to strengthen their skills. In order
to truly master math concepts you must practice a wide
variety of problems. As such, this workbook is an
extremely valuable supplement to the free online video
lessons provided at GEDMathLessons.com.

Suggestions to using workbook include:

Do practice problems only after watching lesson online

Complete all problems in order

Track your errors for review and practice

Note: Answer keys are on last page of each lesson

worksheet
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS 1

LESSON 1 INTRODUCTION TO FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS 2

LESSON 2 LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE/DENOMINATOR 8
LESSON 3 MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING FRACTIONS 14
LESSON 4 ADDING AND SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS 20

CHAPTER 2: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE NUMBERS 26

LESSON 1 INTRODUCTION TO REAL NUMBERS 27

LESSON 2 ADDING REAL NUMBERS 33
LESSON 3 SUBTRACTING REAL NUMBERS 39
LESSON 4 MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING REAL NUMBERS 45

CHAPTER 3: ORDER OF OPERATIONS AND VARIABLES 51

LESSON 1 BASIC NUMBER OPERATIONS 52

LESSON 2 UNDERSTANDING VARIABLES 60
LESSON 3 ORDER OF OPERATIONS 66
LESSON 4 TRANSLATING VERBAL AND ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS 72

CHAPTER 4: SIMPLIFYING ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS 80

LESSON 1 THE DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY 81

LESSON 2 SIMPLIFYING BY COMBINING LIKE TERMS 87

CHAPTER 5: SOLVING EQUATIONS 98

LESSON 1 BASIC CONCEPTS OF EQUATIONS/INEQUALITIES/SOLUTIONS 99

LESSON 2 SOLVING ONE STEP EQUATIONS 105
LESSON 3 SOLVING TWO STEP EQUATIONS 113
LESSON 4 SOLVING MULTI-STEP EQUATIONS 121
LESSON 5 FORMULAS AND LITERAL EQUATIONS 129

CHAPTER 6: SLOPE AND GRAPHING LINES 135

LESSON 1 GRAPHING LINES WITH ONE VARIABLE 136

LESSON 2 GRAPHING LINES WITH TWO VARIABLES 138
LESSON 3 THE SLOPE OF A LINE 144
LESSON 4 SLOPE-INTERCEPT METHOD 156
LESSON 5 XY INTERCEPT METHOD 162
Lesson 6 FINDING THE EQUATION OF A LINE USING THE y=mx+b METHOD 176
LESSON 7 FIND THE EQUATION OF A LINE- POINT SLOPE FORMULA 184
LESSON 8 FIND THE EQUATION OF A LINE- GIVEN SLOPE AND POINT 188
LESSON 9 FIND THE EQUATION OF A LINE- GIVEN TWO POINTS 194
LESSON 10 FINDING THE BEST FITTING LINE 198
LESSON 11 LINEAR MODELS/WORD PROBLEMS 206

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CHAPTER 7: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE NUMBERS 211

LESSON 1 BASIC CONCEPTS OF EQUATIONS/INEQUALITIES/SOLUTIONS 212

LESSON 2 LINEAR INEQUALITIES 218
LESSON 3 COMPOUND INEQUALITIES 226

CHAPTER 8: POWERS AND EXPONENTS 234

LESSON 1 PRODUCT AND POWER RULES OF EXPONENTS 235

LESSON 2 NEGATIVE AND ZERO EXPONENTS RULES 241
LESSON 3 DIVISION RULES OF EXPONENTS 245
LESSON 4 SCIENTIFIC NOTATION 249
LESSON 5 COMPOUND INTEREST 255
LESSON 6 EXPONENTIAL GROWTH AND DECAY 259

CHAPTER 9: PERCENT, RATES, RATIOS, AND PROPORTIONS 263

LESSON 1 RATIOS AND PROPORTIONS 264

LESSON 2 UNDERSTANDING PERCENT 271
LESSON 3 DIRECT AND INVERSE VARIATION 277
LESSON 4 SIMPLIFYING RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS 282

CHAPTER 2: 10: SYSTEMS AND BASIC MATRIX OPERATIONS 288

LESSON 1 SOLVING SYSTEMS BY GRAPHING 289

LESSON 2 SOLVING SYSTEMS BY THE SUBSTITUTION METHOD 295
LESSON 3 SOLVING SYSTEMS BY ELIMINATION/LINEAR COMBINATIONS 301
LESSON 4 INTRODUCTION TO MATRICES 309
LESSON 5 BASIC MATRIX OPERATIONS 315

CHAPTER 2: 11: GEOMETRY 321

LESSON 1 CIRCLES: AREA AND CIRCUMFERENCE 322

LESSON 2 AREA OF BASIC FIGURES 326
LESSON 3 SURFACE AREA OF BASIC FIGURES 332
LESSON 4 VOLUME OF BASIC FIGURES 338
LESSON 5 THE DISTANCE AND MID-POINT FORMULA 344
LESSON 6 THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM 348

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Chapter 1
Fractionsand
Decimals
This chapter reviews how to work with fractions.
Although it is assumed students possess these skills,
time is taken to ensure the student has mastered the
procedures to perform operations involving fractions.

Sections:
Introduction to Fractions and Decimals
Least Common Multiple/Denominator
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Adding and Subtracting Fractions

1
Fractions and Decimals

Overview of problems

Example Set: A

Write each fraction as a decimal.

Example Set: B

Write each decimal as fraction or mixed number.

2
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: C

Write each fraction is simplest form (reduce).

3
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: D

Answer the following.

Approximately 22 out of 30 teachers have a masters

degree. Express this relationship as a fraction in
simplest form and a decimal.

In a business .68 of the total work force gets paid

overtime. If the total number of workers is 400, express
the relationship of paid workers that earn overtime as a
fraction in simplest form.

4
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
Fractions and Decimals

Overview of problems- KEY

Example Set: A

Write each fraction as a decimal.

Example Set: B

Write each decimal as fraction or mixed number.

5
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: C

Write each fraction is simplest form (reduce).

6
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: D

Answer the following.

Approximately 22 out of 30 teachers have a masters

degree. Express this relationship as a fraction in
simplest form and a decimal.

In a business .68 of the total work force gets paid

overtime. If the total number of workers is 400, express
the relationship of paid workers that earn overtime as a
fraction in simplest form.

7
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
Finding the Least Common Multiple (LCM)

Overview of problems

Example Set: A

Find the least common multiple (LCM) of each pair of

numbers.

Example Set: B

Find the least common denominator (LCD) of each pair of

fractions.

8
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: C

When adding fractions one needs to be able to determine

the LCD. Find the least common denominator (LCD) of
each fraction expression.

9
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: D

When subtracting fractions one needs to be able to

determine the LCD. Find the least common denominator
(LCD) of each fraction expression.

10
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
Finding the Least Common Multiple (LCM)

Overview of problems- KEY

Example Set: A

Find the least common multiple (LCM) of each pair of

numbers.

Example Set: B

Find the least common denominator (LCD) of each pair of

fractions.

11
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: C

When adding fractions one needs to be able to determine

the LCD. Find the least common denominator (LCD) of
each fraction expression.

12
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: D

When subtracting fractions one needs to be able to

determine the LCD. Find the least common denominator
(LCD) of each fraction expression.

13
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

Overview of problems

Example Set: A

Find each product. Write your answer in simplest form.

Example Set: B

Find each quotient. Write your answer in simplest form.

14
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: C

Find the product or quotient of the following problems.

Write your answer in simplest form.

15
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: D

Evaluate the expression using the following values for a,

b and c. Write your answer in simplest form.

Example Set: E

To find the area of a rectangle multiply the length by the

width. Determine the area of rectangle below. Write your
answer in both fraction and decimal form.

16
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

Overview of problems- KEY

Example Set: A

Find each product. Write your answer in simplest form.

Example Set: B

Find each quotient. Write your answer in simplest form.

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Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: C

Find the product or quotient of the following problems.

Write your answer in simplest form.

18
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: D

Evaluate the expression using the following values for a,

b and c. Write your answer in simplest form.

Example Set: E

To find the area of a rectangle multiply the length by the

width. Determine the area of rectangle below. Write your
answer in both fraction and decimal form.

19
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Overview of problems

Example Set: A

Find each sum or difference. Write your answer in simplest

form.

Example Set: B

Find each sum or difference. Write your answer in

simplest form.

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Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: C

Find each sum or difference. Write your answer in

simplest form.

Example Set: D

Evaluate the expression using the following values for a,

b and c. Write your answer in simplest form.

21
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: E

A construction worker wants to install molding around

the door. How many inches of molding will be
needed?

22
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Overview of problems- KEY

Example Set: A

Find each sum or difference. Write your answer in simplest

form.

Example Set: B

Find each sum or difference. Write your answer in

simplest form.

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Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: C

Find each sum or difference. Write your answer in

simplest form.

Example Set: D

Evaluate the expression using the following values for a,

b and c. Write your answer in simplest form.

24
Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals
 Example Set: E

A construction worker wants to install molding around

the door. How many inches of molding will be
needed?

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Chapter 1 - Fractions and Decimals