TEAS 7 Math Practice

What this section actually tests

Mathematics runs for 57 minutes and puts 38 questions on screen, 4 of them unscored pilot items. The scored questions cover numbers and algebra, ratios and proportions, rates, measurement conversion and data interpretation. In practice that means operations with fractions, decimals and percentages; solving for an unknown; setting up and scaling a proportion; working with unit rates; converting between metric and imperial units; and reading values out of tables, charts and graphs. An on-screen calculator is provided, which removes long arithmetic but not the need to decide what to calculate.

Question types you will meet

• Order of operations and fraction or decimal arithmetic - carry out multi-step numeric work accurately.
• Percentages and proportions - find a part, a whole or a missing term in a ratio.
• Rates and unit rates - compare quantities measured in different units, such as per hour or per dose.
• Measurement conversion - move a value between units such as kilograms and pounds, or millilitres and litres.
• Algebraic equations - isolate an unknown in a single-variable equation or formula.
• Data interpretation - read and compare values from a table, graph or chart.
• Fill-in-the-blank - type a numeric answer with no options to guide you.

Where marks are lost

• Trusting the calculator on the setup rather than the arithmetic. The commonest error is entering the right numbers in the wrong relationship, such as dividing when the problem calls for a proportion.
• Losing track of units mid-calculation and reporting a value in the wrong unit, which is often one of the distractors.
• Rushing word problems without writing down what is known and what is asked; a one-line translation of the problem prevents most setup errors.
• Leaving fill-in-the-blank items blank when a numeric estimate is possible. There is no penalty for answering.

How to use these ten tests

Take a test in one sitting and time yourself against the exam's pace of roughly 90 seconds per question. Every question carries a full explanation, including the reasoning for the arithmetic, so after each test write out the ones you missed and decide whether the fault was the concept or the calculation. The tests can be retaken freely, and a second attempt is well spent working the same problem types with the calculator set aside, so the method rather than the button press is what you practise.