TEAS MATH QUESTIONS
The hypotenuse (side C) of a triangle is 13 inches long. Which of the following pairs of measurements could be the correct for the lengths of the other two sides of the triangle? (Note: A2 + B2= C2)
5 inches, 12 inches
What is the area of a square that measures 3.1m on each side?
9.61m2
Which of the following is 3/8 divided by 5/8?
3/5
Which of the following options correctly orders the numbers below from least to greatest?
235.971, 145.884, -271.906, -193.823
-271.906, -193.823, 145.884, 235.971
Which of the following values is the greatest?
9/2
The width of a rectangle is 4 inches (in) and the area of the rectangle is 32 in2. Which of the following is the length of the rectangle?
8 in
To rent tablecloth from a rental vendor, there is an initial charge of $40. There is an additional charge of $5 per circular tablecloth (c) and $3.50 per rectangular tablecloth (r). Which of the following represents the total cost (T) to rent tablecloths?
5c + 3.5r + 40 = T
Four friends are sharing a pizza. One friend eats half of the pizza. The other three friends equally divide the rest among themselves. What portion of the pizza does each of the other three friends receive?
1/6
Which of the following is the value of x in the equation below?
4x- 3- 5x=24
-27
A local law school reports that 74% of last year's graduates are employed by law firms, 3% work for the government and 2% work for nonprofit organizations. The rest of the graduates work at jobs unrelated to law. Based on these outcomes, which of the following is the percentage of graduates working jobs unrelated to law?
21%
For a school's annual budget, the total amount of money spent on supplies (s) and textbooks (t) cannot exceed $12,000. Which of the following inequalities represents this scenario?
s + t <= $12,000
A farmer needs to buy fertilizer for his farmland. The instructions on the bag of the fertilizer say 49.5 pounds of fertilizer is needed for 1 acre of land. The farmer buys 2,000 pounds of fertilizer. Which of the following is the approximate number of acres he can cover with the fertilizer he bought?
40
Using the numbers below, which of the following is the greatest?
4/3, 27/20, 1.369, 1.357
1.369
A recipe calls for 2.5 teaspoons of vanilla, 1 teaspoon equals approximately 4.93 mL. Which of the following is the correct amount of vanilla in mL?
12.325 mL
A patient's temperature was recorded in degrees Fahrenheit every hour for 8 hr. The temperatures in Fahrenheit were 99.0°, 99.2°, 98.7°, 99.3°, 99.7°, 98.6°, 100.0° and 99.0°. Which of the following is the median temperature?
99.1°F
A girl and a dog are playing tug of war with a piece of rope. The girl pulls on the rope with a force of 165 newtons (N) towards the east, and the dog pulls with a force of 190 N towards the west. What is the net force on the rope?
25 N towards the west
A lab scale weighs 3 pounds, 5 ounces. Which of the following is the scale's weight in ounces(oz)?
53 oz
A family is planning a driving vacation and is estimating the price of gasoline. While on the vacation, the family plans to drive 3,000 miles. The car gets about 25 miles per gallon, and the cost of gasoline is $1.66 per gallon. Which of the following is the estimate for cost of gasoline for the vacation?
$199.20
An employee discovers that 0.0025 of all products produced at a factory contain defects. Which of the following percentage does this represent?
0.25%
To determine the insurance of a car, an insurance company considers the following determinants: the age of the car, the model of the car, and the mileage of the car. Which of the following is the dependent variable?
Insurance premium
An athlete can run 6 miles in 51 minutes. At this rate, how many miles could the athlete run in 90 minutes?
10.6 miles
If the trend below continues, which of the following is the best estimate of the average price of a home in 2016?
$140,000
Which of the following is the mean of the set data below?
30, 29, 28, 30, 24, 12, 26, 33, 25, 23
26
Four hundred milligrams is equal to how many grams?
0.4 g
Simplify the expression below. Which of the following is correct?
18X5YZ/6XYZ4
(3X4)/Z3
A bakery sells three varieties of muffins. On a recent morning, the bakery sold 41 blueberry muffins, 27 banana nut muffins, and 20 black muffins. Estimate the total number of muffins sold.
90
7x - 6= 3x - 26
Solve the equation above for x. Which of the following is the value for x?
-5
Which of the following is the correct conversion of 2 3/4 yards into inches?
99 inches
A garden in the shape of a square has an area of 13 square feet. Each side of the garden has a length of √13 feet. Which of the following is the best decimal approximation for the length of each side?
3.6 feet
Pat deposits $600 in a savings account at a simple interest rate 6% per year for 5 years. How much money will Pat have earned in interest at the end of 5 years?
$180
A teacher has asked all the students in the class which days of the week they get up after 8 a.m. Which of the following is the best way to display the frequency for each day of the week?
Bar graph
Using the table below, which of the following statements describes the relationship between days and dollars?
There is no correlation between days and dollars
A survey of 500 teenagers was taken to see which sport was the favorite to watch on television. The pie chart above represents the results. Which of the following data sets (number of teenagers) was used to develop the pie chart?
Basketball, 120: football, 190: hockey, 80: soccer, 90: other 20
A pudding recipe for 50 people calls for 4 cups of sugar. Each bag of sugar contains 6 cups. How many bags of sugar will be needed to make this recipe for 300 people?
4 bags
The graph below compares the age of car to its value. Which of the following is the age of the car when its value is $12,500?
Greater than 3 years
Which of the following is the appropriate estimate of 1 teaspoon?
5 mL
The table below shows the miles driven as a function of gallons of gas used, what does the ordered pair (6,144) represent?
. The driver can go 144 miles with 6 gallons of gas
A patient drives 19 miles one way to a medical facility for treatment. How far does the patient drive round-trip in 22 days of treatment?
836 miles
A macaroni and cheese recipe calls for 1/3 cup of flour for every 1 1/5 cup of milk. To make a bigger batch, the chef uses 2 cups of flour. Which of the following would be the amount of milk needed for the bigger batch?
7 1/5 cups
-2/3, -0.7, -1.3, -4/3
Of the number listed above, which number is the greatest?
-2/3
Soft Drinks
Orange: Two 24-packs for $18; one 24-pack for $10
Root Beer: One 24-pack for $12
Cream Soda: One 12-pack for $5
A consumer needs to purchase at least 50 soft drinks for a picnic. Which of the following combinations is the most cost-effective?
2 packs of Orange and 1 pack of Cream Soda
To determine the cost of a pizza, the pizza parlor considers the diameter of the pizza, the number of toppings, and the amount of cheese. Which of the following is the dependent variable?
Cost of the pizza
A recipe calls for 2.5 teaspoons of vanilla. 1 teaspoon equals approximately 4.93 mL. Which of the following is the correct amount of vanilla in mL?
12.325 mL
Which of the following is the best estimate of the number of centimeters (cm) in 1 yard? (Note: 1 yard=3 feet; 1 foot =12 inches; 1 inch =2.54 cm)
90 cm
The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that the slope of a wheelchair ramp be no greater than 1:12. Which of the following is the minimum length of a ramp needed to provide access to a door that is 2.5 feet above the sidewalk?
30 feet
Which of the following is the equivalence in pounds for 50 kg? (2.2 lb=1 kg)
110 lb
A bag contains five green balls, four red balls, and three yellow balls. If one ball is randomly selected from the ball, which of the following is the probability that the ball is red?
1/3
Which of the following is the median of the date set below?
5, -3, 10, -2, 0
0
The length of a rectangular room is 5 feet greater than its width. Which of the following equations represents the area (A) of the room?
A = x(x+5)
A person weighed themselves at 180 lb. Three months later they weighed themselves at 160 lb. Which of the following is the percent of weight the person lost over 3 months? (Round to the nearest percent.)
11%
Which of the following is the appropriate unit of a measure to express the weight of a spoon?
Gram
Kwame’s uncle is seventeen less than three times Kwame’s age. Which of the equations represents Kwame’s uncle’s age (u) as it relates to Kwame’s age (k)?
u=3k-17
Which of the following is the length of the unknown leg of a right triangle that has one leg length of 8 feet and a hypotenuse of 12 feet? (Round to the nearest tenth.)
8.9 feet
Which of the following is the value of x in the equation below
|8x-4|-10=2
x= -1 or x=2
Simplify the expression above. Which of the following is correct?
[2(3+5x3)]/(12/2)
6
Four friends are sharing a pizza. One friend eats half of the pizza. The other three friends equally divide the rest among themselves. What portion of the pizza did each of the other three friends receive?
1/6
Which of the following is the decimal form of 87.5%?
0.875
A bucket containing 2 4/5 gallons of water is 1/3 full. How many gallons of water is in one fully filled bucket?
8 2/5
A child has collected 50 pennies, 40 nickels, 25 dimes, and 5 quarters. Which of the following charts accurately organizes the number of coins?
Chart 1
Chart 2
Chart with squares
Which of the following is the best approximation of 10 times the positive square root of 20?
44.7
Which of the following values is the greatest?
9/2
Solve for x in the equation above.
(x/y)-z=rw
x=y(z+rw)
How many milliliters are there in 0.5 liters?
500
Which of the following is the independent variable in the equation below?
F(t) = 4t + 9
t
There are 800 students enrolled in four allied health program at a local community college. The percent students in each program is displayed in the pie chart. Which of the following is the number of students enrolled in the respiratory care program?
DH=18%
RC=19%
RD=21%
N=42%
152
A pharmaceutical company’s stock price was $50.33 on Monday. On Tuesday, the price went up $2.35. On Wednesday, the price decreased from Tuesday’s price by $1.07. On Thursday, the price went up $0.75 from Wednesday’s price. Which of the following was the final price on Thursday?
$52.36
Which of the following is the decimal equivalent of 7/25?
0.28
A circle has an area of 49 in2. Which of the following is the circumference of the circle in terms of pi ( )?
14 π in
A child has a bottle full of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are twice as many quarters as pennies, four times as many as nickels as pennies, and five times as many dimes as nickels. How many more dimes does the child have than quarters?
10 times as many
Which of the following is the total number of whole boxes that measure 2 ft * 2 ft * 2 ft that can be stored in a room that measures 9 ft * 9 ft * 9 ft, if the size of the boxes cannot be altered?
92
Which of the following is an appropriate unit of measure to express the length of a dollar bill?
Centimeter
A teacher has asked all the students in the class which days of the week they get up after 8 a.m. which of the following is the best way to display the frequency for each day of the week?
Bar graph
As the number of credit hours a student takes in a semester increases, the amount of tuition, the amount of access fees, and the number of student loans available also increase. Which of the following is the independent variable?
Number of credit hours
A baker is using a cookie recipe that call for 2 ¼ cups of flour to yield 36 cookies. How much flour will the baker need to make 90 cookies using the same recipe?
5 5/8 cups
Which of the following is the mean of the test scores listed below?
100, 78, 47, 84, 93, 78
80
A couple dining at a restaurant receives a bill for $38.40. They wish to leave a 15% gratuity. Which of the following is the estimated gratuity?
$6.00
The scatter plot below shows the relationship between the number of hours a student listens to music and the student’s test scores. Which of the following types of correlation is shown on the scatter plot?
No correlation
A circle has an area of 49πin2. Which of the following is the circumference of the circle in terms of pi (π)?
14 π in
A nurse earns $800.00 per week before any tax deductions. The following taxes are deducted each week: $83.00 federal income tax, $38.00 state income tax, and $79.00 Social Security tax. How much will the nurse make in 4 weeks after taxes are deducted?
$2,400.00
A bucket can hold 3 L. How many ml can the bucket hold?
3000 mL
A teacher has asked all the students in the class which days of the week they get up after 8 a.m. Which of the following is the best way to display the frequency of each day of the week?
Bar graph
Which of the following percentages is equivalent to the fraction below?
5/8
62.5%
Which of the following statements is true about the graph?
Capital City Charges
The Chargers scored their greatest number of points per game in the 2008-09 season
Which of the following is the length of the unknown leg of a right triangle that has one leg length of 8 feet and a hypotenuse of 12 feet? (Round to the nearest tenth.)
8.9 feet
Which of the following is the correct decimal placement for the product of 1.3 * 0.47?
0.611
When the weights of the newborn babies are graphed, the distribution of weights is symmetric with the majority of weights centered around a single peak. Which of the following describes the shape of this distribution?
Bell-shaped
The data below represents students’ test scores. Which of the following is the median of the set data?
11, 12, 18, 14, 22, 17, 17, 12, 26, 12, 13
14
An athlete runs 4 miles in 28 minutes and then changes their pace to run the next 4 miles in 32 minutes. Overall, what is the average time in minutes it takes the athlete to run 1 mile?
7.5 minutes
How many feet are in 6 yards?
18 ft
A student performs the following estimations.
24+190≈210
151+319≈470
974+1022≈1990
Based on these estimations, which of the following is the student’s estimate of 452+5017?
5470
A child has collected 50 pennies, 45 nickels, 25 dimes, and 5 quarters. Which of the following charts accurately organizes the number of coins?
B
Hash Marks
A class of 28 students has 13 boys and 15 girls. What is ratio of girls to boys in the class?
15:13
A large pizza has a diameter of 16 inches. Which of the following is the area of the pizza in terms of pi (π)?
64 πin2
4(x-5)=8
Solve the equation above for x. Which of the following is the correct answer?
7
A sweater that normally sells for $87 is marked 25% off. Which of the following estimates the sale price of the sweater?
$65
If x represents the width of a rectangle and length is four less than three times the width, which of the following expressions represents the length of the rectangle in terms of x?
3x-4
If a box of 35 syringes costs $560.00, which of the following is the cost of two syringes?
$32.00
Which of the following is the greatest value?
3/8
Which of the following is the equivalence in pounds for 50 kg? (2.2 lb =1 kg)
110 lb
A recipe calls for 2.5 teaspoons of vanilla. 1 teaspoon equals approximately 4.93 mL. Which of the following is the correct amount of vanilla in mL?
12.325 mL
The graph belowrepresents the amount of rainfall in a particular state by month. Which of the following is the total rainfall for the first 3 months of the year?
3.5 inches
One gallon of cleaning solution requires 6 oz of ammonia. If the maintenance department needs 120 gallons of solution to clean all of the floors, how much ammonia is needed?
720 oz
Five less than twice a number
Which of the following translates the phrase above into a mathematical expression?
2x-5
Which of the following values is the greatest?
9/2
As a person cycling increases speed, the rate of calories burned, distance traveled, and energy expended also increase. Which of the following is the independent variable?
Speed
A farmer grows apple, orange, lemon, banana, and pear trees. The number of trees planted this year is shown in table above. Which of the following would best display the data?
Bar graph
2(4x+3)=7x+5
Solve the equation above for x. Which of the following is correct?
-1
2.50*0.25
Simplify the expression above. Which of the following is correct?
0.625
Which of the following relationships represents a positive correlation between two variables?
As the amount of water plant receives increases, the growth rate of the plant increase.
Which of the following is the weight of the cargo in a truck if 1/3 of the cargo weighs 516 pounds (lb)?
1548 lb
How may milliliters are there in 0.5 liters?
500
Four friends are sharing a pizza. One friend eats half of the pizza. The other three friends equally divide the rest among themselves. What portion of the pizza did each of the other three friends receive?
1/6
Lana has $60. She spends 80% of the money. She then invests the remaining amount and earns a profit of 80%. How much money does she now have?
$21.60
The length of a rectangle is 3 units greater than its width. Which expression would correctly represent the perimeter of the rectangle?
2W+2[W+3]
A homeowner has hired two people to mow his lawn. If person A is able to mow the lawn in 2 hr by herself and person B is able to mow in lawn in 3 hr by himself. Which of the following is the amount of time it would take for both person A and B to mow the lawn together?
1.2 hours
A recipe calls for 2.5 teaspoons of vanilla. 1 teaspoon equals approximately 4.93 mL. Which of the following is the correct amount of vanilla in mL?
12.325 mL
Which of the following measurements is the approximate metric equivalent of 7 inches?
17.8 cm
The table shows healthcare spending per capita in a group of African nations. Based on this information, which of the following countries had the greatest change in dollars spent per capita from 2013 to 2015?
Eritrea
There are 800 students enrolled in four allied health programs at a local community college. The percentage of students in each program is displayed in the pie chart. Which of the following is the number of students enrolled in the respiratory care program?
152
Which of the following is 31% of 426?
132.06
Elevation above sea level and temperature are negatively-correlated variables. Which of the following statement describes the relationship between the variables?
As elevation increases, temperature decreases
Which of the following is the median of the data set below??
5, -3, 10, -2, 0
0
A consumer recently purchased a new car and paid $48,000. This amount is $2,000 less than twice what the consumer’s friend paid for their car. Which of the following is the amount that the friend paid for their car?
$25,000
The force applied is directly proportional to the stretch of a coil. If a force of 132 Newtons stretches a coil 0.07 meters, what force would be needed to stretch a coil 0.1 meter? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
188.6 Newtons
A soccer field is rectangular in shape and is 100 meters long and 75 meters wide. The hectare is a metric unit of are often used to measure larger areas. Given that 1 hectare = 10000 meters2, which of the following represents the soccer field’s are in hectares?
0.75 hectares
A leather recliner is on sale for 30% less than its original price. A consumer has a coupon that saves an additional of 25% off of the sale price. If the consumer pays $237 for the recliner, which of the following is the original price of the recliner to the nearest dollar?
$527
A gumball machine contains red, orange, yellow, green, and blue gumballs. Twenty percent of the gumballs are red, 30% are orange, 5% are yellow, 10% are green, and the rest are blue. If there are a total of 120 gumballs, how many more blue gumballs are there than yellow gumballs?
36
Which of the following is the independent variable in the equation below?
f(t)=4t+9
t
What is the least common denominator for the fractions below? (Round the answer to the nearest integer)
1/2, 2/3, 4/5
30
Which of the following is the total number of whole boxes that measure 2 ft * 2 ft * 2 ft that can be stored in a room that measures 9 ft * 9 ft * 9 ft, if the size of the boxes cannot not be altered?
92
Which of the following is the correct simplification of the expression below?
12 ÷ 3 * 4 - 1 + 23
38
A teacher asked all the students in the class which days of the week they get up after 8 a.m.
Which of the following is the best way to display the frequency for each day of the week?
Bar graph
Which of the following values is the greatest?
9/2
Which of the following is the best description for the data set below?
1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9
Bimodal
In a study of the average weight of babies at different time intervals after birth, the babies’ measured weight is which of the following variables?
Dependent
Which of the following is the best estimate in meters for the average width of a doorway?
1.0
A sport utility vehicle travels 386.4 miles on 14 gallons of gas. Which of the following represents the constant proportionality of miles per gallon?
27.6
Two friends get frozen yoghurt. The ratio of yoghurt to toppings is 4:3. If one of the friends has 4.5 oz of toppings in their bowl, which of the following is the amount of yoghurt in their desert?
6 oz
If (D) is the distance traveled and (R) is the rate of travel, which of the following represents the relationship between D and R for the equation D=2R?
D is twice as much as R
Which of the following is the decimal form of 87.5%?
0.875
Which of the following percentages is equivalent to 5 ¼ ?
525%
Which of the following is the mostly likely weight of a pencil?
25 g
A new physician saw 841 clients during the first year of practice and 1072 clients during the second year of the practice. Which of the following represents the approximate percentage increase in the client volume?
27%
Which of the following weights is equivalent to 3.193 kilograms?
3,193 grams
As the number of credit hours a student takes in a semester increases, the amount of tuition, the amount of access fees, and the number of student loans available also increase. Which of the following is the independent variable?
Number of credit hours
Which of the following is the area of the largest circles that can fit entirely inside a rectangle that measures 8 centimeters by 10 centimeters?
16 π cm2
Four friends are sharing a pizza. One friend eats half of the pizza. The other three friends equally divide the rest among themselves. What portion of the pizza did each of the other three friends receive?
1/6
A consumer makes a $400 down payment on a television that costs $1,570. Which of the following is the number of months it will take to pay off the television with monthly payments of $100? (Assume that no interest is owed)
12
(x/y)-z=rw
Solve for x in the equation above.
X=y(z+rw)
Which of the following statements demonstrates a negative correlation between two variables?
Tennis balls that are older tend to have less bounce
Which of the following expressions represents the sum of three times a number and eight times a different number?
3x+8y