TEAS Test Math Questions

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: To evaluate -3 x 5, we multiply -3 by 5 which gives us -15. The correct answer is A (-15) because when multiplying a negative and a positive number, the result is negative. Choice B (-2) is incorrect as it is the result of adding -3 and 5. Choice C (2) is incorrect as it is the result of multiplying -3 and -5. Choice D (15) is incorrect as it is the result of multiplying 3 and 5, not -3 and 5.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Zero. When two numbers are equal, their difference is always zero. This is because the distance between two equal numbers on the number line is zero. Any other choice is incorrect because a negative or positive difference implies inequality, which contradicts the premise that the numbers are equal. Choice D is also incorrect as there is sufficient information to determine the difference between two equal numbers.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: To simplify the expression 2x + 3x - 5, we combine like terms. First, add 2x and 3x to get 5x. Then, subtract 5 from 5x to get the final simplified expression: 5x - 5. Therefore, choice A is correct. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because they do not correctly combine the like terms or subtract the constant term from the final result.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: To find the median, we first arrange the data set in ascending order: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11. The median is the middle value when the data is ordered, which is 7 in this case. To confirm, count the numbers: there are 5 data points, making 7 the third value from both ends. Therefore, the median of the data set is 7. Choice A (3) is incorrect because it is the smallest value in the data set. Choice C (9) is incorrect because it is the second largest value in the data set. Choice D (5) is incorrect because it is the second smallest value in the data set.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale after 5 retries.