Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
A table shows coffee: Mon 40, Tue 35; tea: Mon 22, Tue 28. How many cups were sold on Tuesday in all?
- Find the Tuesday column: 35 and 28.
- Add.
Answer: 63
Example 2
Same table. How many more cups of coffee than tea on Monday?
- 40 − 22.
Answer: 18
Where this is taught: Quiz 28: Mean, Median, Mode, and Range, “Reading a table”
The drill
Ten problems
This drill also has challenge problems. They use the same skill, set up the way the GED test sometimes sets up a problem, so that it looks new at first.
How many:
Type each answer, then press Check my answers at the bottom. Commas in large numbers are fine.Write each answer on the line. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.