Teas math practice tests practice 7 A+
Solutions 2024
If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what piece of the page can she do in 5 minutes? -
ANS-5/p
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? - ANS-2 hours and 24
minutes
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 cost $450? - ANS-Sale Price = $450 -
0.15*$450 = $382.50, Employee Price = $382.50 - 0.2*$382.50 = $306
The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the
original price? - ANS-$12,590 = Original Price - 0.2*Original Price = 0.8*Original Price,
Original Price = $12,590/0.8 = $15,737.50
Solve the following equation for A : 2A/3 = 8 + 4A - ANS--2.4
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? - ANS-8
Alfred wants to invest $4,000 at 6% simple interest rate for 5 years. How much interest
will he receive? - ANS-$1,200
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? - ANS-$670 = Cost + 0.35*Cost =
1.35*Cost, Cost = $670/1.35 = $496.30
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? - ANS-17 cents
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? - ANS-3.0
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? - ANS-$173.75
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? - ANS-13
If r = 5 z then 15 z = 3 y, then r = - ANS-y
If 300 jellybeans cost you x dollars. How many jellybeans can you purchase for 50 cents
at the same rate? - ANS-150/x
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? - ANS-$90
If 8x + 5x + 2x + 4x = 114, the 5x + 3 = - ANS-33
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? - ANS-$13.40
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? - ANS-$4350
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 products cost? - ANS-$132.85
If y = 3, then y3(y3-y)= - ANS-648
If the average of three numbers is V. If one of the numbers is Z and another is Y, what is
, the remaining number? - ANS-3V- Z - Y
Two cyclists start biking from a trail's start 3 hours apart. The second cyclist travels at
10 miles per hour and starts 3 hours after the first cyclist who is traveling at 6 miles per
hour. How much time will pass before the second cyclist catches up with the first from
the time the second cyclist started biking? - ANS-4 ½ hours
Jim can fill a pool carrying buckets of water in 30 minutes. Sue can do the same job in
45 minutes. Tony can do the same job in 1 ½ hours. How quickly can all three fill the
pool together? - ANS-15 minutes
Mary is reviewing her algebra quiz. She has determined that one of her solutions is
incorrect. Which one is it? - ANS-t - 2t - 3t = 32, t = 8
What simple interest rate will Susan need to secure to make $2,500 in interest on a
$10,000 principal over 5 years? - ANS-5%
A study reported that in a random sampling of 100 women over the age of 35 showed
that 8 of the women were married 2 or more times. Based on the study results, how
many women in a group of 5,000 women over the age of 35 would likely be married 2 or
more times? - ANS-400
John is traveling to a meeting that is 28 miles away. He needs to be there in 30 minutes.
How fast does he need to go to make it to the meeting on time? - ANS-56 mph
If Steven can mix 20 drinks in 5 minutes, Sue can mix 20 drinks in 10 minutes, and Jack
can mix 20 drinks in 15 minutes, how much time will it take all 3 of them working
together to mix the 20 drinks? - ANS-2 minutes and 44 seconds
If Sam can do a job in 4 days that Lisa can do in 6 days and Tom can do in 2 days, how
long would the job take if Sam, Lisa, and Tom worked together to complete it? -
ANS-1.09 days
Jim has 5 pieces of string. He needs to choose the piece that will be able to go around
his 36-inch waist. His belt broke, and his pants are falling down. The piece needs to be
at least 4 inches longer than his waist so he can tie a knot in it, but it cannot be more
that 6 inches longer so that the ends will not show from under his shirt. Which of the
following pieces of string will work the best? - ANS-3 ½ feet
The last week of a month a car dealership sold 12 cars. A new sales promotion came
Solutions 2024
If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what piece of the page can she do in 5 minutes? -
ANS-5/p
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? - ANS-2 hours and 24
minutes
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 cost $450? - ANS-Sale Price = $450 -
0.15*$450 = $382.50, Employee Price = $382.50 - 0.2*$382.50 = $306
The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the
original price? - ANS-$12,590 = Original Price - 0.2*Original Price = 0.8*Original Price,
Original Price = $12,590/0.8 = $15,737.50
Solve the following equation for A : 2A/3 = 8 + 4A - ANS--2.4
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? - ANS-8
Alfred wants to invest $4,000 at 6% simple interest rate for 5 years. How much interest
will he receive? - ANS-$1,200
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? - ANS-$670 = Cost + 0.35*Cost =
1.35*Cost, Cost = $670/1.35 = $496.30
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? - ANS-17 cents
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? - ANS-3.0
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? - ANS-$173.75
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? - ANS-13
If r = 5 z then 15 z = 3 y, then r = - ANS-y
If 300 jellybeans cost you x dollars. How many jellybeans can you purchase for 50 cents
at the same rate? - ANS-150/x
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? - ANS-$90
If 8x + 5x + 2x + 4x = 114, the 5x + 3 = - ANS-33
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? - ANS-$13.40
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? - ANS-$4350
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 products cost? - ANS-$132.85
If y = 3, then y3(y3-y)= - ANS-648
If the average of three numbers is V. If one of the numbers is Z and another is Y, what is
, the remaining number? - ANS-3V- Z - Y
Two cyclists start biking from a trail's start 3 hours apart. The second cyclist travels at
10 miles per hour and starts 3 hours after the first cyclist who is traveling at 6 miles per
hour. How much time will pass before the second cyclist catches up with the first from
the time the second cyclist started biking? - ANS-4 ½ hours
Jim can fill a pool carrying buckets of water in 30 minutes. Sue can do the same job in
45 minutes. Tony can do the same job in 1 ½ hours. How quickly can all three fill the
pool together? - ANS-15 minutes
Mary is reviewing her algebra quiz. She has determined that one of her solutions is
incorrect. Which one is it? - ANS-t - 2t - 3t = 32, t = 8
What simple interest rate will Susan need to secure to make $2,500 in interest on a
$10,000 principal over 5 years? - ANS-5%
A study reported that in a random sampling of 100 women over the age of 35 showed
that 8 of the women were married 2 or more times. Based on the study results, how
many women in a group of 5,000 women over the age of 35 would likely be married 2 or
more times? - ANS-400
John is traveling to a meeting that is 28 miles away. He needs to be there in 30 minutes.
How fast does he need to go to make it to the meeting on time? - ANS-56 mph
If Steven can mix 20 drinks in 5 minutes, Sue can mix 20 drinks in 10 minutes, and Jack
can mix 20 drinks in 15 minutes, how much time will it take all 3 of them working
together to mix the 20 drinks? - ANS-2 minutes and 44 seconds
If Sam can do a job in 4 days that Lisa can do in 6 days and Tom can do in 2 days, how
long would the job take if Sam, Lisa, and Tom worked together to complete it? -
ANS-1.09 days
Jim has 5 pieces of string. He needs to choose the piece that will be able to go around
his 36-inch waist. His belt broke, and his pants are falling down. The piece needs to be
at least 4 inches longer than his waist so he can tie a knot in it, but it cannot be more
that 6 inches longer so that the ends will not show from under his shirt. Which of the
following pieces of string will work the best? - ANS-3 ½ feet
The last week of a month a car dealership sold 12 cars. A new sales promotion came
