Entry Exam Category: High School Equivalency Exams
Course: General Education Development (GED)
Exam: GED Math practice test
Practice Question
Last weekend, 625 runners entered a 10,000-meter race. A 10,000- meter race is 6.2 miles long. Ruben won the race with a finishing time of 29 minutes 51 seconds.
The graphs show information about the top 10 runners.
Type your answer in the boxes. You may use numbers and/or a negative sign (-) in your answer.
A total of 42 runners dropped out before finishing the race. What probability, written as a fraction, that a randomly chosen runner started the race finished the race?
The graphs show information about the top 10 runners.
Type your answer in the boxes. You may use numbers and/or a negative sign (-) in your answer.
A total of 42 runners dropped out before finishing the race. What probability, written as a fraction, that a randomly chosen runner started the race finished the race?

Answer Choices
Correct Answer: 583/625
Rationale: Total runners: 625, dropouts: 42, finishers: 625 - 42 = 583. Probability = 583/625. Thus, the correct answer is 583/625.