GED Math Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024

sum the answer to an addition problem 2. the difference the answer to a subtraction problem 3. product the answer to a multiplication problem 4. quotient the answer to a division problem 5. divisor the number you divide by 6. remainder the number that remains after subtraction 7. words used in ad- sum, total, all together dtion word prob- lems 8. words used in a subtraction word problem 9. words often used in division word problems how much more, how much less, find the difference, and deduct share, split, per, average and grouped into 10. gross total amount of salary before deducting taxes, espenses, etc. 11. net amount of salary remaining after deducting taxes, expens- es, etc. 12. parentheses in a math equation do this part first 13. exponent a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself 14. base number a number that has an exponent 15. square root a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number 16. order of opera- tions Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally P - parentheses E - exponents M - multiplication D - division A - addition S - subtraction 17. Mean or average The sum (+) of all data divided by the number of data points 18. median The middle number in a set of numbers that are listed in order 19. perimeter the sums of the lenghts of all sides of a figure 20. length longer sides of a rectangle 21. width shorter sides of a rectangle 22. area the measure of flat surface inside its perimeter 23. volume the amount of space inside a three-dimensional figure v=(pi X r squared)h -- volumn = (pi X radius squared)height 24. fraction a small part or item forming a piece of a whole 25. numerator the part of a fraction above the line, which tells how many parts are being counted. 26. denominator the part of a fraction below the line, which tells how many equal parts there are in the whole or in the group. 27. equivalent frac- tions 28. reducing frac- tions to the low- est terms different fractions that name the same amount the smallest equivalent fraction