GED Math Sample Test - Essential Education

Perimeter/Circumference
Rectangle	Perimeter equal to 2 lowercase L plus 2 lowercase w $Perimeter = 2 l + 2 w$
Circle	Circumference equal to 2 pi parenthesis radius $Circumference = 2π (radius)$

Area
Circle	Area equal to pi lowercase r square $Area = π {(radius)}^{2}$
Triangle	Area equal to 1-half lower case b lower case h $Area = \frac{1}{2} (base) (height)$
Parallelogram	Area equal to parentheses base parentheses height $Area = (base) (height)$
Trapezoid	Area equal to 1-half parentheses base sub 1 plus base sub 2 parentheses height $Area = \frac{1}{2} ({base}_{1} + {base}_{2}) (height)$

Volume
Prism/Cylinder	Volume equal to parentheses area of the base parentheses height $Volume = (area of the base) (height)$
Pyramid/Cone	Volume equal to 1-third parentheses area of the base parentheses height $Volume = \frac{1}{3} (area of the base) (height)$
Sphere	Volume equal to 4-thirds pi parentheses radius cubed $Volume = \frac{4}{3} π {(radius)}^{3}$

Units of Measure
Length	1 foot = 12 inches 1 yard = 3 feet 1 mile = 5,280 feet 1 meter = 1,000 millimeters 1 meter = 100 centimeters 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters 1 mile â‰ˆ 1.6 kilometers 1 inch = 2.53 centimeters 1 foot â‰ˆ 0.3 meters
Capacity/Volume	1 cup = 8 fluid ounces 1 pint = 2 cups 1 gallon = 4 quarts 1 gallon = 231 cubic inches 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters 1 liter â‰ˆ 0.264 gallons
Weight	1 pound = 16 ounces 1 ton = 2,000 pounds 1 gram = 1,000 milligrams 1 kilogram = 1,000 grams 1 kilogram â‰ˆ 2.2 pounds 1 ounce â‰ˆ 28.3 grams

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