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31 Assessment Guide for Educators: Mathematical Reasoning Chapter 3: Performance Level Descriptors GED® College Ready Test-takers who score at this level typically have a strong proficiency in demonstrating skills in the following categories: number sense and computation, geometric measurement, data analysis and statistics, and algebraic expressions and functions. Test-takers are generally able to demonstrate knowledge of and ability with the skills identified in the Below Passing level and the Pass/High School Equivalency level, as well as the following skills: Quantitative Problem Solving with Rational Numbers • Simplify numerical expressions with rational exponents at a strong level • Identify absolute value of a rational number as its distance from 0 on the number line and determine the distance between two rational numbers on the number line, at a strong level • Compute numerical expressions with squares and square roots of positive, rational numbers at a strong level • Determine when a numerical expression is undefined at a strong level • Solve arithmetic and real-world problems involving ratios and proportions at a strong level Quantitative Problem Solving in Measurement • Use the Pythagorean theorem to determine unknown side lengths in a right triangle at a strong level • Compute volume and surface area of cylinders at a strong level • Determine radius, diameter, and height of cylinders, when given volume or surface area, at a strong level • Compute volume and surface area of composite figures at a strong level • Use counting techniques to solve problems and determine combinations and permutations at a strong level • Determine the probability of simple and compound events at a strong level