GED Math Eyeopener 2a

If you drove 299 miles on 9 gallons of gas, about

how many miles per gallon did the car get?

• 10 mpg

• 30 mpg

• 270 mpg

• 300 mpg

A baseball player hit 29, 34, 47, 18, 22 and 24 home runs during his six-year career. How many home runs did he average per year?

• 29

• 34

• 87

• 174

Josie works for a music library. One week she listened to 840 minutes of music. How many hours of music did she hear? (Hint: 60 min = 1 hr)

Hector is planning a new exhibit at the zoo for a rectangular space that is 40 feet long and 30 feet wide. Which is the correct expression to find the area?

• 40 x 30

• 40 + 30

• 40 x 40 x 30 x 30

• 40 + 40 + 30 + 30

Percy is a salesperson. The odometer on his car reads 126,000. If his car is 3 years old, about how many miles is Percy driving a year?

• 4,200

• 12,600

• 32,000

• 42,000

A softball team has four pitchers and eight position players. The entry fee for a tournament is $420. If the players split the fee equally, which is the correct expression to find out how much each player should pay?

Fred's goal is to do 24 pull ups each day. He did 7 pull ups this morning. What fraction of the pull ups does he still need to do?

There are 32 members in an investment club. Eight of the members are senior citizens. In lowest terms, what fraction of the club are senior citizens?