Teas math practice tests practice 7| 205 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what piece of the page can she do in 5 minutes? CORRECT ANSWERS 5/p If Sally can paint a house in 4 hours, and John can paint the same house in 6 hour, how long will it take for both of them to paint the house together? CORRECT ANSWERS 2 hours and 24 minutes Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off of the lowest price on an item. If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450? CORRECT ANSWERS Sale Price = $450 - 0.15*$450 = $382.50, Employee Price = $382.50 - 0.2*$382.50 = $306 The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price? CORRECT ANSWERS $12,590 = Original Price - 0.2*Original Price = 0.8*Original Price, Original Price = $12,590/0.8 = $15,737.50 Solve the following equation for A : 2A/3 = 8 + 4A CORRECT ANSWERS -2.4 If Leah is 6 years older than Sue, and John is 5 years older than Leah, and the total of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue? CORRECT ANSWERS 8 Alfred wants to invest $4,000 at 6% simple interest rate for 5 years. How much interest will he receive? CORRECT ANSWERS $1,200 Jim is able to sell a hand-carved statue for $670 which was a 35% profit over his cost. How much did the statue originally cost him? CORRECT ANSWERS $670 = Cost + 0.35*Cost = 1.35*Cost, Cost = $670/1.35 = $496.30 The city council has decided to add a 0.3% tax on motel and hotel rooms. If a traveler spends the night in a motel room that costs $55 before taxes, how much will the city receive in taxes from him? CORRECT ANSWERS 17 cents A student receives his grade report from a local community college, but the GPA is smudged. He took the following classes: a 2 hour credit art, a 3 hour credit history, a 4 hour credit science course, a 3 hour credit mathematics course, and a 1 hour science lab. He received a "B" in the art class, an "A" in the history class, a "C" in the science class, a "B" in the mathematics class, and an "A" in the science lab. What was his GPA if the letter grades are based on a 4 point scale? CORRECT ANSWERS 3.0 Simon arrived at work at 8:15 A.M. and left work at 10: 30 P.M. If Simon gets paid by the hour at a rate of $10 and time and ½ for any hours worked over 8 in a day. How much did Simon get paid? CORRECT ANSWERS $173.75