TEAS Math Practice Test

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: To express 0.0523 as a fraction, we need to consider the decimal places. Since 0.0523 has 4 decimal places, we place the digits after the decimal point over the place value of the last digit, which is 10000. Therefore, the fraction is 523/10000, making choice A the correct answer. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect as they do not reflect the correct placement of decimal digits relative to the decimal point and the corresponding place value.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: To add 7/8 and 5/8, we add the numerators: 7 + 5 = 12, keeping the denominator as 8. So, the sum is 12/8. To express it in reduced form, we divide both numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4. Therefore, 12/8 simplifies to 3/2, which is equivalent to 31/36. Option C (31/36) is correct. Option A (9/17) and Option D (3/5) are incorrect as they do not match the correct sum. Option B (1/3) is incorrect as it does not account for the common denominator of 8 in the addition.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The mode is the number that appears most frequently in a set. In this case, the number 4 appears twice, which is more frequent than any other number in the set. Therefore, the mode of {4, 4, 5, 7, 8} is 4. Choice B (5), C (7), and D (8) are incorrect because each of these numbers appears only once in the set, making them less frequent than 4. The mode must be the number that appears most often in the set, which is 4.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: To find what number 20 is equal to 40% of, you divide 20 by 0.40 (40%). This gives 50, which is choice A. The correct answer is A because 20 is indeed 40% of 50. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because 20 is not 40% of 8, 200, or 5000 respectively.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: To convert a decimal to a percentage, you multiply by 100. Therefore, 0.80 * 100 = 80%. So, the correct answer is D. Choice A (40%) is incorrect because 0.80 is not equal to 0.40. Choice B (125%) is incorrect as 0.80 is less than 1. Choice C (90%) is incorrect as 0.80 is not equal to 0.90.