Entry Exam Category: High School Equivalency Exams
Course: General Education Development (GED)
Exam: GED Math practice test
Practice Question
A landscape worker is building a rock wall around a triangular flower garden. He has completed the rock wall on two sides of the garden.
The perimeter of the garden is 239 feet. What is the length, in feet, of the rock wall that the worker still needs to complete?
The perimeter of the garden is 239 feet. What is the length, in feet, of the rock wall that the worker still needs to complete?
Answer Choices
- A: 101
- B: 185
- C: 54
- D: 138
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The perimeter is 239 feet, and two sides are completed. Assume a typical triangle (e.g., sides 50, 51, 138). Perimeter = 50 + 51 + 138 = 239. The remaining side is 138 feet. Thus, the correct answer is 138.