TEAS Math Practice Questions: 30 Questions With Explanations

TEAS Math Practice Questions

TEAS Math becomes much easier when you recognize the type of problem before calculating. This practice set covers several common mathematical skills.

Questions

1. What is 3/4 + 1/8?

• A. 4/12
• B. 7/8
• C. 5/8
• D. 1
• Answer: B
• Explanation: 3/4 = 6/8, so 6/8 + 1/8 = 7/8.

2. What is 5/6 − 1/3?

• A. 1/2
• B. 2/3
• C. 4/6
• D. 1/3
• Answer: A
• Explanation: 1/3 = 2/6. Therefore, 5/6 − 2/6 = 3/6 = 1/2.

3. What is 25% of 80?

• A. 10
• B. 15
• C. 20
• D. 25
• Answer: C
• Explanation: 25% = 0.25. 0.25 × 80 = 20.

4. Simplify: 3x + 2x.

• A. 5x
• B. 6x
• C. 5x²
• D. x
• Answer: A

5. Solve: x + 7 = 19.

• A. 10
• B. 11
• C. 12
• D. 13
• Answer: C

6. Solve: 2x = 18.

• A. 7
• B. 8
• C. 9
• D. 10
• Answer: C

7. What is the ratio 2:5 equivalent to when the second number is 20?

• A. 4:20
• B. 8:20
• C. 10:20
• D. 12:20
• Answer: B
• Explanation: Multiply both terms by 4: 2 × 4 = 8 and 5 × 4 = 20.

8. Convert 2.5 hours to minutes.

• A. 120
• B. 135
• C. 150
• D. 180
• Answer: C

9. What is the mean of 4, 6, 8, and 10?

• A. 6
• B. 7
• C. 8
• D. 9
• Answer: B

10. What is the median of 3, 7, 8, 12, and 15?

• A. 7
• B. 8
• C. 10
• D. 12
• Answer: B

11. What is the mode of 2, 4, 4, 5, 7?

• A. 2
• B. 4
• C. 5
• D. 7
• Answer: B

12. What is the range of 5, 8, 12, and 20?

• A. 12
• B. 13
• C. 15
• D. 20
• Answer: C
• Explanation: 20 − 5 = 15.

13. Convert 0.75 to a fraction.

• A. 1/2
• B. 2/3
• C. 3/4
• D. 4/5
• Answer: C

14. What is 15 × 4?

• A. 45
• B. 50
• C. 60
• D. 65
• Answer: C

15. What is 144 ÷ 12?

• A. 10
• B. 11
• C. 12
• D. 14
• Answer: C

16. A $40 item is discounted by 25%. What is the discount?

• A. $5
• B. $10
• C. $15
• D. $20
• Answer: B

17. What is the new price after a $10 discount on a $40 item?

• A. $20
• B. $25
• C. $30
• D. $35
• Answer: C

18. If 4 notebooks cost $12, what is the cost per notebook?

• A. $2
• B. $3
• C. $4
• D. $6
• Answer: B

19. Which is larger?

• A. 0.45
• B. 0.5
• Answer: B

20. Convert 3/5 to a decimal.

• A. 0.3
• B. 0.5
• C. 0.6
• D. 0.75
• Answer: C

21. Solve: 3x + 2 = 14.

• A. 3
• B. 4
• C. 5
• D. 6
• Answer: B
• Explanation: 3x = 12, so x = 4.

22. What is the perimeter of a rectangle measuring 6 units by 4 units?

• A. 10
• B. 20
• C. 24
• D. 28
• Answer: B

23. What is the area of a rectangle measuring 6 units by 4 units?

• A. 10
• B. 20
• C. 24
• D. 28
• Answer: C

24. What is 10% of 250?

• A. 15
• B. 20
• C. 25
• D. 30
• Answer: C

25. A car travels 60 miles in 2 hours. What is its average rate?

• A. 20 mph
• B. 30 mph
• C. 40 mph
• D. 60 mph
• Answer: B

26. If y = 2x + 3 and x = 4, what is y?

• A. 7
• B. 9
• C. 11
• D. 12
• Answer: C

27. Which fraction is equivalent to 2/3?

• A. 4/6
• B. 3/5
• C. 5/8
• D. 6/12
• Answer: A

28. What is 2³?

• A. 6
• B. 8
• C. 9
• D. 12
• Answer: B

29. A test has 50 questions. A student answers 40 correctly. What percentage is correct?

• A. 70%
• B. 75%
• C. 80%
• D. 90%
• Answer: C

30. What is the best first step when solving a word problem?

• A. Identify what information is given and what the question asks
• B. Immediately multiply all numbers
• C. Ignore units
• D. Choose an answer randomly
• Answer: A

TEAS Math Strategy

For every problem, identify the category first: Fractions → Percentages → Ratios → Algebra → Measurement → Data This makes the calculation much more manageable.