Practice Math TEAS TEST

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale after 5 retries.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: To find the sale price of the sweater marked 15% off, you first calculate the discount amount by multiplying $78 by 15% (0.15), which equals $11.70. Then deduct this discount from the original price: $78 - $11.70 = $66. Therefore, choice B ($66) correctly estimates the sale price. Choice A ($12) is too low and does not consider the 15% discount. Choice C ($22) is also too low and does not account for the correct discount amount. Choice D ($69) is close but does not reflect the correct calculation after the 15% discount.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: 3x-12. To express 'Twelve less than thrice a number,' we first represent 'a number' as x. Then 'thrice a number' is 3x. Finally, 'Twelve less than thrice a number' translates to 3x-12. Other choices are incorrect because they do not accurately represent the given expression. Choice B (12-3x) reverses the order of operations, choice C (3-12x) incorrectly multiplies instead of subtracting, and choice D (12x-3) mistakenly subtracts the number from 12 instead of subtracting 12 from the number multiplied by 3.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The independent variable is the one that is manipulated or changed by the researcher in an experiment. In this scenario, the number of credit hours a student takes is the variable that is being controlled or changed to observe its effect on other variables such as tuition, access fees, and student loans. The amount of credit hours is not dependent on any other variable in this context, making it the independent variable. In contrast, the amount of tuition, access fees, and student loans are dependent on the number of credit hours taken by the student, making them dependent variables. Therefore, the correct answer is B: Number of credit hours. Choices A, C, and D are incorrect as they are all dependent variables that are influenced by the number of credit hours taken by the student.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: To find the sum of three times a number and eight times a different number, we need to add 3 times the first number (3x) to 8 times the second number (8y). Therefore, the correct expression is 3x + 8y (Choice A). This choice correctly represents the operation of adding the terms. Choices B, C, and D either incorrectly combine the coefficients of x and y or use subtraction instead of addition, making them incorrect for this question.