Teas 7 math practice tests practice
1. If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what piece of the page can she do
in 5 minutes?: 5/p
2. If Sally can paint a house in 4 hours, and John can paint the same house
in 6 hour, how long will it take for both of them to paint the house
together?: 2 hours and 24 minutes
3. Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20%
off of the lowest price on an item. If an employee purchases a
dishwasher
during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cos
$450?: Sale Price = $450 - 0.15*$450 = $382.50, Employee Price =
$382.50 - 0.2*$382.50 = $306
4. The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price.
What is the original price?: $12,590 = Original Price - 0.2*Original Price
= 0.8*Original Price, Original Price = $12,590/0.8 = $15,737.50
5. Solve the following equation for A : 2A/3 = 8 + 4A: -2.4
6. If Leah is 6 years older than Sue, and John is 5 years older than Leah,
,and the total of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue?: 8
7. Alfred wants to invest $4,000 at 6% simple interest rate for 5 years.
How much interest will he receive?: $1,200
8. Jim is able to sell a hand-carved statue for $670 which was a 35% profit
over his cost. How much did the statue originally cost him?: $670 =
Cost + 0.35*Cost = 1.35*Cost, Cost = $670/1.35 = $496.30
9. The city council has decided to add a 0.3% tax on motel and hotel
rooms. If a traveler spends the night in a motel room that costs $55 before
taxes, how much will the city receive in taxes from him?: 17 cents
10.A student receives his grade report from a local community college,
but the GPA is smudged. He took the following classes: a 2 hour credit
art, a 3 hour credit history, a 4 hour credit science course, a 3 hour credit
mathematics course, and a 1 hour science lab. He received a "B" in the
art class, an "A" in the history class, a "C" in the science class, a "B" in
the mathematics class, and an "A" in the science lab. What was his GPA if
the letter grades are based on a 4 point scale?: 3.0
11.Simon arrived at work at 8:15 A.M. and left work at 10: 30 P.M. If Simon
gets paid by the hour at a rate of $10 and time and ½ for any hours
,worked over 8 in a day. How much did Simon get paid?: $173.75
, 12.Grace has 16 jellybeans in her pocket. She has 8 red ones, 4 green
ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of jellybeans she
must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?: 13
13.If r = 5 z then 15 z = 3 y, then r =: y
14.If 300 jellybeans cost you x dollars. How many jellybeans can you
pur- chase for 50 cents at the same rate?: 150/x
15.Lee worked 22 hours this week and made $132. If she works 15 hours
next week at the same pay rate, how much will she make?: $90
16. If 8x + 5x + 2x + 4x = 114, the 5x + 3 =: 33
17. You need to purchase a textbook for nursing school. The book cost
$80.00, and the sales tax where you are purchasing the book is 8.25%. You
have $100. How much change will you receive back?: $13.40
18.You purchase a car making a down payment of $3,000 and 6
monthly payments of $225. How much have you paid so far for the
car?: $4350
19.Your supervisor instructs you to purchase 240 pens and 6 staplers for
the nurse's station. Pens are purchased in sets of 6 for $2.35 per pack.
Staplers are sold in sets of 2 for 12.95. How much will purchasing these
1. If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what piece of the page can she do
in 5 minutes?: 5/p
2. If Sally can paint a house in 4 hours, and John can paint the same house
in 6 hour, how long will it take for both of them to paint the house
together?: 2 hours and 24 minutes
3. Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20%
off of the lowest price on an item. If an employee purchases a
dishwasher
during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cos
$450?: Sale Price = $450 - 0.15*$450 = $382.50, Employee Price =
$382.50 - 0.2*$382.50 = $306
4. The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price.
What is the original price?: $12,590 = Original Price - 0.2*Original Price
= 0.8*Original Price, Original Price = $12,590/0.8 = $15,737.50
5. Solve the following equation for A : 2A/3 = 8 + 4A: -2.4
6. If Leah is 6 years older than Sue, and John is 5 years older than Leah,
,and the total of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue?: 8
7. Alfred wants to invest $4,000 at 6% simple interest rate for 5 years.
How much interest will he receive?: $1,200
8. Jim is able to sell a hand-carved statue for $670 which was a 35% profit
over his cost. How much did the statue originally cost him?: $670 =
Cost + 0.35*Cost = 1.35*Cost, Cost = $670/1.35 = $496.30
9. The city council has decided to add a 0.3% tax on motel and hotel
rooms. If a traveler spends the night in a motel room that costs $55 before
taxes, how much will the city receive in taxes from him?: 17 cents
10.A student receives his grade report from a local community college,
but the GPA is smudged. He took the following classes: a 2 hour credit
art, a 3 hour credit history, a 4 hour credit science course, a 3 hour credit
mathematics course, and a 1 hour science lab. He received a "B" in the
art class, an "A" in the history class, a "C" in the science class, a "B" in
the mathematics class, and an "A" in the science lab. What was his GPA if
the letter grades are based on a 4 point scale?: 3.0
11.Simon arrived at work at 8:15 A.M. and left work at 10: 30 P.M. If Simon
gets paid by the hour at a rate of $10 and time and ½ for any hours
,worked over 8 in a day. How much did Simon get paid?: $173.75
, 12.Grace has 16 jellybeans in her pocket. She has 8 red ones, 4 green
ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of jellybeans she
must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?: 13
13.If r = 5 z then 15 z = 3 y, then r =: y
14.If 300 jellybeans cost you x dollars. How many jellybeans can you
pur- chase for 50 cents at the same rate?: 150/x
15.Lee worked 22 hours this week and made $132. If she works 15 hours
next week at the same pay rate, how much will she make?: $90
16. If 8x + 5x + 2x + 4x = 114, the 5x + 3 =: 33
17. You need to purchase a textbook for nursing school. The book cost
$80.00, and the sales tax where you are purchasing the book is 8.25%. You
have $100. How much change will you receive back?: $13.40
18.You purchase a car making a down payment of $3,000 and 6
monthly payments of $225. How much have you paid so far for the
car?: $4350
19.Your supervisor instructs you to purchase 240 pens and 6 staplers for
the nurse's station. Pens are purchased in sets of 6 for $2.35 per pack.
Staplers are sold in sets of 2 for 12.95. How much will purchasing these
