Other Data Calculations - GED Math
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A cheeseburger normally cost 
. Wednesdays it is discounted 
. How much is a cheeseburger on Wednesday (in dollars and cents)?
A cheeseburger normally cost
To find the cost of the cheeseburger after the discount is applied we need to first find out how much 20% of 3.50 is.
Thus the discount is 70 cents, or 
.
Now to find the new price we will need to subtract the discount from the original amount.
Therefore the price of the cheeseburger on Wednesday is 
.
To find the cost of the cheeseburger after the discount is applied we need to first find out how much 20% of 3.50 is.
Thus the discount is 70 cents, or
Now to find the new price we will need to subtract the discount from the original amount.
Therefore the price of the cheeseburger on Wednesday is
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Cynthia earned 
in 2014. She received a bonus of 
. What percent of her salary did she receive in bonus?
Cynthia earned
To find what percentage of her salary her bonus was we need to set up a proportion.
.
Now we cross multiply and divide to get our percentage.
.
To find what percentage of her salary her bonus was we need to set up a proportion.
Now we cross multiply and divide to get our percentage.
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For a treat, Sandy the dog ate 
slices of roast beef every day. How many slices would Jeff have to buy every week for Sandy?
For a treat, Sandy the dog ate
To find out how many slices of roast beef Jeff needs to buy in a week we first need to calculate how many slices of roast beef Sandy eats in a week.
We know that she eats 3 slices per day. Using this we can create a unit multiplier to find out how many slices she eats in a week.
Since there are 7 days in a week the convertion becomes,
.
To find out how many slices of roast beef Jeff needs to buy in a week we first need to calculate how many slices of roast beef Sandy eats in a week.
We know that she eats 3 slices per day. Using this we can create a unit multiplier to find out how many slices she eats in a week.
Since there are 7 days in a week the convertion becomes,
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For in state residents, annual tuition is 
for the 2014-2015 school year. For non-residents, it is 
. About how many times more is non-resident tuition than resident tuition?
For in state residents, annual tuition is
To find out how many times more the non-resident tuition is compared to the in state resident tuition we need to create a proportion.
First we will round out numbers 
is about 
and 
is about 
.
Now we set up our fraction:
.
To find out how many times more the non-resident tuition is compared to the in state resident tuition we need to create a proportion.
First we will round out numbers
Now we set up our fraction:
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In 2014 the baseball team won the World Series. They won 
games in the regular season, 
game in the wild card round, 
games in the Division Series, 
games in the Championship Series and 
games in the World Series. How many games did they win overall?
In 2014 the baseball team won the World Series. They won
To find the total number of games the baseball team won we need to add all of the games they won together.
To find the total number of games the baseball team won we need to add all of the games they won together.
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In 2014 a professional sport drafted 
players out of college. About 
players were eligible for the draft. What percentage of eligible players were drafted?
In 2014 a professional sport drafted
To find the percentage of eligible players that were drafted we need to create a proportion.
Now we need to cross multiply and divide to solve the problem.
To find the percentage of eligible players that were drafted we need to create a proportion.
Now we need to cross multiply and divide to solve the problem.
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To becomes president of the United States you must win one more than half the toital number of electoral votes (each state is alloted a certain number of votes based on population). There are 
votes available. What is the minimum number of electoral votes needed to win?
To becomes president of the United States you must win one more than half the toital number of electoral votes (each state is alloted a certain number of votes based on population). There are
To find the minimum numer of votes needed to win we can set up the following equation.
Since we know our number of votes is 538 we get,
To find the minimum numer of votes needed to win we can set up the following equation.
Since we know our number of votes is 538 we get,
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A new donut shop is opening! As an introductory offer they are selling donuts for 
a dozen. John has 
. How many donuts can he buy?
A new donut shop is opening! As an introductory offer they are selling donuts for
To find out how many donuts John can buy we first need to see how many dozens he can buy with his $18.
To find this we use the following fraction,
.
From here we multiply each dozen by the number of donuts in a dozen which is 12.
.
Therefore, John can buy 72 donuts.
To find out how many donuts John can buy we first need to see how many dozens he can buy with his $18.
To find this we use the following fraction,
From here we multiply each dozen by the number of donuts in a dozen which is 12.
Therefore, John can buy 72 donuts.
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Country A has the largest population on Earth, with 
billion people. Country B is next with 
billion people. How many more people does Country A have than Country B?
Country A has the largest population on Earth, with
To find how many more people Country A has than B we need to subtract the number of people in Country B from that in Country A.
From here we will convert the units from billion to million.
0.3 billion is equivalent to 300,000,000
To find how many more people Country A has than B we need to subtract the number of people in Country B from that in Country A.
From here we will convert the units from billion to million.
0.3 billion is equivalent to 300,000,000
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The highest paid professional athlete in the US in 2014 earned about 
million over the 
games. About how much did he earn per game (in dollars)?
The highest paid professional athlete in the US in 2014 earned about
To find how much the athlete earned per game we need to set up a fraction.
$31.9 million is about $32,000,000 and 82 games rounds to 80.
So 
.
To find how much the athlete earned per game we need to set up a fraction.
$31.9 million is about $32,000,000 and 82 games rounds to 80.
So
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In 2000 Richard bought a condo for 
. Ten years later he sold it for 
. How much did the condo appreciate (grow in value) per year on average (in dollars)?
In 2000 Richard bought a condo for
To find the amount of growth the condo had per year we first need to find the amount of growht it had total. To find this we subtract the amount he paid from the amount he sold.
The condo grew 
in value.
Over 10 years that is 
per year.
To find the amount of growth the condo had per year we first need to find the amount of growht it had total. To find this we subtract the amount he paid from the amount he sold.
The condo grew
Over 10 years that is
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Cynthia made 
potato pancakes for Jeff. He loved them so much he ate them all in two days! How many potato pancakes did Jeff eat per day on average?
Cynthia made
To find out how many pancakes Jeff ate on average we take the total number of pancakes he ate and divide it by the number of days he ate them.
The following fraction is our solution.
To find out how many pancakes Jeff ate on average we take the total number of pancakes he ate and divide it by the number of days he ate them.
The following fraction is our solution.
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Determine the range of the numbers: 
Determine the range of the numbers:
The range is the difference of the largest and smallest numbers.
The largest number is 11.
The smallest number is negative nine.
Subtract both quantities.
The answer is: 
The range is the difference of the largest and smallest numbers.
The largest number is 11.
The smallest number is negative nine.
Subtract both quantities.
The answer is:
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Use the following data set of test scores to answer the question:
Find the range.
Use the following data set of test scores to answer the question:
Find the range.
To find the range of a data set, we will find the smallest and largest number within the set. Then, we will find the difference of those two numbers.
So, given the set
we can see the smallest number is 78 and the largest number is 95. Now, we will find the difference.
Therefore, the range of the data set of test scores is 17.
To find the range of a data set, we will find the smallest and largest number within the set. Then, we will find the difference of those two numbers.
So, given the set
we can see the smallest number is 78 and the largest number is 95. Now, we will find the difference.
Therefore, the range of the data set of test scores is 17.
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A Science class took an exam. Here are the scores of 9 students:
Find the range.
A Science class took an exam. Here are the scores of 9 students:
Find the range.
To find the range of a data set, we will find the smallest and the largest number. Then, we will find the difference of those two numbers.
So, given the set
we can see the smallest number is 76 and the largest number is 93. Now, we will find the difference. We get
Therefore, the range of the data set is 17.
To find the range of a data set, we will find the smallest and the largest number. Then, we will find the difference of those two numbers.
So, given the set
we can see the smallest number is 76 and the largest number is 93. Now, we will find the difference. We get
Therefore, the range of the data set is 17.
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A class took a Math exam. Here are the test scores of 10 students.
Find the range.
A class took a Math exam. Here are the test scores of 10 students.
Find the range.
To find the range of a data set, we will find the smallest and largest number within the set, then we will find the difference of those two numbers.
So, given the data set
we can see the smallest number is 77 and the largest is 99. Now, we will find the difference. We get
Therefore, the range of the data set is 22.
To find the range of a data set, we will find the smallest and largest number within the set, then we will find the difference of those two numbers.
So, given the data set
we can see the smallest number is 77 and the largest is 99. Now, we will find the difference. We get
Therefore, the range of the data set is 22.
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Calculate the range of the following numbers: 
Calculate the range of the following numbers:
The range is the difference between the highest and lowest numbers.
The highest value is 33.
The lowest value is negative nine.
Subtract both quantities.
The answer is: 
The range is the difference between the highest and lowest numbers.
The highest value is 33.
The lowest value is negative nine.
Subtract both quantities.
The answer is:
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Identify the range of the following numbers: 
Identify the range of the following numbers:
The range is the difference between the largest and smallest numbers.
The largest number is: 
The smallest number is: 
Subtract both quantities.
The answer is: 
The range is the difference between the largest and smallest numbers.
The largest number is:
The smallest number is:
Subtract both quantities.
The answer is:
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Determine the range of the numbers: 
Determine the range of the numbers:
The range is the difference between the largest and smallest numbers.
The largest number is: 
The smallest number is: 
Subtract the quantities.
The answer is: 
The range is the difference between the largest and smallest numbers.
The largest number is:
The smallest number is:
Subtract the quantities.
The answer is:
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A class took a Math exam. Here are the test scores of 8 students.
Find the range.
A class took a Math exam. Here are the test scores of 8 students.
Find the range.
To find the range of a data set, we will find the smallest and largest number within the set, then we will find the difference of those two numbers.
So, given the data set
we can see the smallest number is 76 and the largest is 91. Now, we will find the difference. We get
Therefore, the range of the data set is 15.
To find the range of a data set, we will find the smallest and largest number within the set, then we will find the difference of those two numbers.
So, given the data set
we can see the smallest number is 76 and the largest is 91. Now, we will find the difference. We get
Therefore, the range of the data set is 15.
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