GED TEST MATHEMATICAL REASONING
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 ALGEBRA GEOMETRY
AND DATA ANALYSIS STUDY GUIDE
◉ Ratio
Answer: a comparison for two numbers, may be written with a colon
(:), as a fraction, or with the word "to"
◉ Reducing
Answer: expressing a fraction in lowest terms
◉ Sum
Answer: the answer to an addition problem
◉ Unit rate
Answer: describes how many units of the first type of quantity
corresponds to one unit of the second type of quantity. Some
common unit rates are miles (or kilometers) per hour, cost per item,
earnings per week, etc.
◉ Binomial
Answer: a polynomial which is the sum of two terms (ex. 4x + x^3)
,◉ Commutative property
Answer: for addition and multiplication, numbers can be added or
multiplied in any order. The sum or product will be the same. For
any numbers a and b, a+b+=b+a and ab=ba
◉ Coordinate plane
Answer: a flat surface divided by a horizontal x-axis and a vertical y-
axis
◉ Coordinates
Answer: a pair of numbers in the form (x,y) that identify the
distance of a point from the origin or center on the coordinate plane.
The first number tells the distance to the left or right of the vertical
axis, and the second number tells the distance above or below the
horizontal axis
◉ Cube
Answer: a number multiplied by itself three times (2^3, or 2 x 2 x 2
= 8)
◉ Cube root
, Answer: the opposite of the cube of a number; a square root, but to
the 3rd power, rather than the 2nd. (the cube root of 8 is 2, because
2 x 2 x 2 = 8)
◉ Distributive property
Answer: when multiplying a number by a sum or a difference, you
may first multiply each number in the sum or difference, or you can
find the sum or difference and then multiple.
For any numbers a, b, and c, a(b+c) = ab+bc and a(b-c) = ab-ac.
◉ Equation
Answer: a statement that two amounts are equal
◉ Evaluate
Answer: to find the value of a numerical or algebraic expression; to
solve an equation
◉ Exponent
Answer: a number that tells the power to which a base is raised. For
example, in 3^2, the base is 3 and the exponent is 2.
◉ Expression
Answer: numbers, symbols and operators (such as + and ×) grouped
together that show the value of something.
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 ALGEBRA GEOMETRY
AND DATA ANALYSIS STUDY GUIDE
◉ Ratio
Answer: a comparison for two numbers, may be written with a colon
(:), as a fraction, or with the word "to"
◉ Reducing
Answer: expressing a fraction in lowest terms
◉ Sum
Answer: the answer to an addition problem
◉ Unit rate
Answer: describes how many units of the first type of quantity
corresponds to one unit of the second type of quantity. Some
common unit rates are miles (or kilometers) per hour, cost per item,
earnings per week, etc.
◉ Binomial
Answer: a polynomial which is the sum of two terms (ex. 4x + x^3)
,◉ Commutative property
Answer: for addition and multiplication, numbers can be added or
multiplied in any order. The sum or product will be the same. For
any numbers a and b, a+b+=b+a and ab=ba
◉ Coordinate plane
Answer: a flat surface divided by a horizontal x-axis and a vertical y-
axis
◉ Coordinates
Answer: a pair of numbers in the form (x,y) that identify the
distance of a point from the origin or center on the coordinate plane.
The first number tells the distance to the left or right of the vertical
axis, and the second number tells the distance above or below the
horizontal axis
◉ Cube
Answer: a number multiplied by itself three times (2^3, or 2 x 2 x 2
= 8)
◉ Cube root
, Answer: the opposite of the cube of a number; a square root, but to
the 3rd power, rather than the 2nd. (the cube root of 8 is 2, because
2 x 2 x 2 = 8)
◉ Distributive property
Answer: when multiplying a number by a sum or a difference, you
may first multiply each number in the sum or difference, or you can
find the sum or difference and then multiple.
For any numbers a, b, and c, a(b+c) = ab+bc and a(b-c) = ab-ac.
◉ Equation
Answer: a statement that two amounts are equal
◉ Evaluate
Answer: to find the value of a numerical or algebraic expression; to
solve an equation
◉ Exponent
Answer: a number that tells the power to which a base is raised. For
example, in 3^2, the base is 3 and the exponent is 2.
◉ Expression
Answer: numbers, symbols and operators (such as + and ×) grouped
together that show the value of something.
