TEAS V: Math

ASHR · Nov 11, 2011

Order of operations

Measurement

Percentage

Analyzing data

Algebra

AddisonLawrence03 · Nov 11, 2011

what is analyzing data? reading charts and graphs??

AddisonLawrence03 · Nov 11, 2011

One of my classmates said that their TEAS math had no graphs and no algebra on it. It was nothing but addition, subtraction, multiplication and checkbook problems, were they telling the truth??

Cortisol · Nov 11, 2011

I took my test on Nov 2 and there was TONS of Algebra (FOIL, solving for x, simplifying equations).

Cortisol · Nov 11, 2011

Here is a list of topics that appeared on my TEAS test:

-adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing:

mixed numbers

fractions

decimals

-simplifying algebraic equations

-finding the value of x

-finding the area/perimeter(or circumferece) of a:

a square/rectangle

a circle

pythagorean theorum to figure out one side of a triangle

-using the FOIL method

-square roots

-Roman numerals

-basic every day math like balancing a check book

-metric conversions (I'm not sure if this was in the math or science section, but it did appear on my exam!)

AddisonLawrence03 · Nov 11, 2011

I took my test on Nov 2 and there was TONS of Algebra (FOIL, solving for x, simplifying equations).

Yeah, my math portion was a lot like yours. It sucks because I didn't really focus on algebra because I thought there was going to be more addition, subtraction, percentage, and reconciliation of checkbook problems.

I am going to be retaking the math and I am wondering if I will get similar problems again. Maybe they changed the format this time around

AddisonLawrence03 · Nov 11, 2011

how do you find the square root of a number without a calculator?? I had that on my test too

Cortisol · Nov 11, 2011

Once they are reduced, you just leave them as they are.

Here's an example.

What is the square root of 125?

Square root of 125= (square root of 25) X (square root of 5)

Square root of 125= (5) X (square root of 5)

Square root of 125= 5 square root of 5

One of the answer choices would be 5 square root of 5. (Sorry, I don't know how to type the symbols.)

You MUST know the common square roots.

The square root of 144 is 12.

The square root of 121 is 11.

The square root of 100 is 10.

The square root of 81 is 9.

The square root of 64 is 8.

The square root of 49 is 7.

The square root of 36 is 6.

The square root of 25 is 5.

The square root of 16 is 4.

The square root of 9 is 3.

The square root of 4 is 2.

ASHR · Nov 12, 2011

There are different versions of the test the one I had, had multiple questions on graphs. I guess it depends which test you get.

AddisonLawrence03 · Nov 14, 2011

On my test, I had a question asking me what the square root of 7 was...

ZekeMass · Nov 15, 2011

On my test, I had a question asking me what the square root of 7 was...

I had a similar problem on my test recently.

For me, the fastest way was to guess at the answer (you're given 4 choices) and check it by multiplying it out. From there, I knew if I needed to pick a larger or smaller answer.

The answers were all in decimal format, btw.

I had a lot of fraction reductions - multiplying and dividing.

Perhaps the hardest question for those not fluent in math would have been the order of operations questions. I had one similar to the following:

2 x (3+5) + 4 x 12 - 6 / 2 (Answer - 61)

Also had a percentile question that seemed very vague; similar to - "What is the percent equivalent to 15.7?" You had to know that the question was really asking "What percent of 1 is 15.7?" (Answer - 1570%)