ATI TEAS 7 · Mathematics section
TEAS Math Practice Test: Numbers, Algebra, Measurement and Data
The TEAS math section has 38 questions in 57 minutes, about 90 seconds each, in two areas: numbers and algebra, and measurement and data. Practice set 1 has 20 math questions on a TEAS-style screen with the basic on-screen calculator; check each one to see the correct answer and the working. These questions are free, with no sign-up.
Practice sets
TEAS math practice sets
Five sets of math questions. Each opens on a TEAS-style test screen, one question at a time: answer, select Check answer, and see the correct answer, the explanation and why every option is right or wrong before you go on. A basic calculator is in the tool bar. Untimed, and your progress is saved in this browser.
Set 1 covers numbers and algebra (10) and measurement and data (10). On the TEAS the math section allows about 90 seconds a question. When the sets feel easy, take the full-length TEAS Practice Exam 1, each section timed as on the TEAS.
Sample TEAS math questionFrom practice set 1, with the answer and a note on every option
What is 5/6 - 1/4?
Answer: 7/12
Use the common denominator 12: 5/6 = 10/12 and 1/4 = 3/12. The difference is 7/12. Writing 5 - 1 over 12 skips converting each numerator to twelfths.
1/3: This puts 5 - 1 over the common denominator 12 without first converting the numerators.
1/2: This rounds the two fractions to 3/4 and 1/4 before subtracting.
7/12: Correct. 10/12 minus 3/12 is 7/12.
2/3: This treats 1/4 as 1/6 and subtracts only the numerators.
Numbers and algebra · Subtract fractions with unlike denominators
Content
What the TEAS math section tests
The TEAS divides Mathematics into two sub-content areas, each with a fixed number of scored questions, which schools' TEAS guides publish. The 4 unscored pretest questions are spread through the section, and you cannot tell which they are.
- Questions
- 38
- 34 scored, 4 unscored
- Time
- 57 min
- Four sections; this is the second
- Per question
- 90 s
- On average
- Content areas
- 2
- Sub-content areas, in the exam's terms
Numbers and algebra
Fractions, decimals and percents and moving between them; adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing them; comparing and ordering numbers; equations and inequalities with one variable; and word problems with ratios, rates, proportions and percents, such as a discount, a tax or a percent change.
Topics to cover
- Convert among fractions, decimals and percents
- Add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions, decimals and mixed numbers
- Compare and order rational numbers
- Solve equations with one variable
- Solve one-step and multi-step word problems
- Percent problems: percent of a number, percent change, discount, tax, tip
- Estimation and rounding
- Ratios, rates and proportions
- Translate words into expressions, equations and inequalities
Measurement and data
Reading tables, bar, line and circle graphs and scatter plots; mean, median, mode and range; whether two variables rise together, move in opposite directions or show no relationship; perimeter, area, circumference and volume; and converting units within and between the metric and US customary systems.
Topics to cover
- Read information from tables, bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts and scatter plots
- Mean, median, mode and range
- Describe the relationship between two variables (positive, negative, none; dependent and independent)
- Perimeter, area, circumference and volume
- Convert units within and between the metric and US customary systems
Questions and scored questions per area: Western Technical College Library, Nursing: TEAS Prep Guide; Lee College Testing, TEAS; Highline College, TEAS 7 Exam Preparation Course: TEAS content/sub-content/concept Breakdown
Question formats
How TEAS math questions work
Each question is right or wrong, with no partial credit. Most TEAS questions are standard multiple choice; the rest use one of four other formats. Within the section you can go back, change answers and skip questions until you complete it.
| Format | On the TEAS | In set 1 here |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple choice | Four options and one correct answer. Some questions include a chart, an exhibit or a graphic. | Four options, one correct: 14 of 20 |
| Multiple select | Four or more options, more than one of them correct. The question says “select all that apply”, and every correct option must be chosen. | Select every correct option: 1 of 20 |
| Fill in the blank | You type the answer, a word or a number, with no options to choose from. | Type a number: 4 of 20 |
| Ordered response | You drag four to six options into the right order. | Put the options in order: 1 of 20 |
In the math sets here, fill-in-the-blank questions ask you to type a number, rounded as the question says, with the unit printed beside the box; select-all questions ask for every value or statement that fits; and ordered questions ask you to put numbers written in different forms in order.
Calculator
A basic four-function calculator is built into the TEAS, and your own calculator is not allowed (North Central Texas College's and Broward College's testing pages). Highline College's TEAS course describes it as a standard, non-scientific calculator for the math section. The practice sets here keep a basic calculator in the tool bar.
Sources: Highline College Placement & Testing Center, TEAS; University of Texas at El Paso Student Testing, TEAS; Columbia Basin College Library, TEAS Test Preparation; Highline College, TEAS 7 Exam Preparation Course: TEAS 7 Test Information; North Central Texas College Testing, ATI-TEAS Exam; Broward College, Program Admission Tests
Method
How to prepare for TEAS math
What to study first and how to pace the 57 minutes, for this section in particular.
- 01Make fractions, decimals and percents automaticNumbers and algebra carries 18 of the section's 34 scored questions (53%), and many of its questions turn on moving between fractions, decimals and percents. Know common pairs by heart: 1/8 = 0.125 = 12.5%, 1/4 = 0.25, 1/3 ≈ 0.333, 3/8 = 0.375, 2/3 ≈ 0.667.
- 02Set up first, then calculateWrite the equation or proportion on your scratch paper before you touch the calculator. The calculator does the arithmetic; it cannot tell you whether to multiply or divide, and a wrong setup gives a wrong answer however carefully you key it in.
- 03Convert units by multiplying by oneWrite each conversion as a fraction equal to one, such as 12 in / 1 ft or 1 kg / 1,000 g, and multiply so the unwanted units cancel. It works for any chain of units, and it is the same method used for dosage calculations in nursing school.
- 04Read the graph before the questionCheck the title, both axis labels, the units and the scale of every chart or table first. A bar that looks twice as tall may not be twice as large when the axis does not start at zero.
- 05Answer a fill-in-the-blank exactly as askedRound only at the end and to the place the question names, and enter only the number: the unit is printed beside the box. An unrounded answer, or one rounded too early, is marked wrong.
- 06Pace at about 90 seconds a questionMathematics gives the most time per question of the four sections, but word problems take several steps. Flag a question that runs past two minutes and come back to it. The optional 10-minute break follows this section, so you can rest before Science.
Formulas
Formulas and conversions for TEAS math
The measurement and data area asks for perimeter, area, volume, averages and unit conversions. These are the standard formulas and equivalents behind those topics; know them before test day.
| Topic | Formula or equivalent |
|---|---|
| Rectangle | Perimeter = 2 × length + 2 × width; area = length × width |
| Triangle | Area = ½ × base × height |
| Circle | Circumference = 2 × π × radius (or π × diameter); area = π × radius²; π ≈ 3.14 |
| Rectangular box | Volume = length × width × height |
| Cylinder | Volume = π × radius² × height |
| Percent change | (new − old) ÷ old × 100 |
| Mean, median, mode, range | Mean = sum ÷ count; median = middle value in order (mean of the middle two for an even count); mode = most frequent; range = largest − smallest |
| Length | 1 ft = 12 in; 1 yd = 3 ft; 1 in = 2.54 cm; 1 m = 100 cm = 1,000 mm; 1 km = 1,000 m |
| Weight and mass | 1 lb = 16 oz; 1 kg = 1,000 g ≈ 2.2 lb; 1 g = 1,000 mg |
| Volume | 1 cup = 8 fl oz; 1 pint = 2 cups; 1 quart = 2 pints; 1 gallon = 4 quarts; 1 L = 1,000 mL |
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Pages this page relies on: Western Technical College Library, Nursing: TEAS Prep Guide; Lee College Testing, TEAS; Highline College, TEAS 7 Exam Preparation Course: TEAS content/sub-content/concept Breakdown; Highline College, TEAS 7 Exam Preparation Course: TEAS 7 Test Information; Highline College Placement & Testing Center, TEAS; University of Texas at El Paso Student Testing, TEAS; Columbia Basin College Library, TEAS Test Preparation; North Central Texas College Testing, ATI-TEAS Exam; Broward College, Program Admission Tests; Northeast Iowa Community College, ATI TEAS Admission Assessment
Checked against schools' published TEAS pages, read on November 4, 2026, and last reviewed November 4, 2026. Found an error? Tell us.