GED® Data & Probability in Real Life: Charts, Averages & Chance
Make sense of the numbers you meet every day. This GED® course covers averages, reading charts and tables, turning data into percents, basic probability, and using two-way tables to make predictions. Every lesson and practice question comes with a full, step-by-step solution.
📚 Course Curriculum
These four measures summarize a list of numbers in different ways. Mean (average): add all values, then divide by how many there are. Median: the …
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Most GED® data questions give you a chart and ask you to pull or compare values. A table lists exact numbers in rows and columns …
Open trial session →A percent is a part out of 100. To find what percent one number is of another:. Worked example: 18 of 24 students passed a …
Open trial session →Probability measures how likely something is, from 0 (impossible) to 1 (certain). For equally likely outcomes:. Worked example: a bag has 3 red, 2 blue, …
Open trial session →A two-way table sorts people or things by two categories at once. Use the totals to answer probability and prediction questions. Example: 100 people were …
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Course Syllabus
This self-paced GED® Math course follows a 5-lesson sequence. Work through the modules in order so that each skill supports the next.
Course sequence
Module 1 - Lessons 1-3
- Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
- Reading Tables, Bar Graphs, and Line Graphs
- Turning Data into Percents
Module 2 - Lessons 4-5
- Basic Probability
- Two-Way Tables and Predictions
Practice and completion
- Use worked examples and lesson practice to check understanding after each module.
- Review incorrect answers, explain the correction, and repeat weak skills.
- Complete the available mixed or final course practice to demonstrate readiness.
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain and apply the mathematical ideas in Mean, Median, Mode, and Range.
- Solve multi-step problems involving Reading Tables, Bar Graphs, and Line Graphs and show a clear method.
- Interpret representations and check the reasonableness of work involving Turning Data into Percents.
- Choose efficient strategies for unfamiliar questions related to Basic Probability.
- Combine skills from Two-Way Tables and Predictions with earlier topics in mixed practice.
- Use feedback and answer explanations to diagnose and correct mistakes.
- Complete mixed, exam-style practice with clearer reasoning and greater independence.
📝 Practice Questions
8 interactive questions with instant feedback and explanations.
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