{"id":13314,"date":"2019-09-04T15:49:21","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T20:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=13314"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:40:54","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:40:54","slug":"whats-tested-on-the-teas-mathematics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/teas\/whats-tested-on-the-teas-mathematics\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#039;s Tested on the TEAS: Mathematics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a nursing or health science program student, and later\u00a0in your career as a healthcare professional, you will need to interpret data, perform calculations, and translate real-world situations into math to respond appropriately. You might\u00a0be reading test results presented as numbers or a graph, calculating medication dosages, interpreting research study results, or planning client care. The TEAS <i>Mathematics <\/i>content area tests your ability to perform arithmetic and algebra. You will apply these skills to solving word problems; interpreting charts and graphs; using descriptive statistics to characterize data sets; understanding relationships between numbers; calculating geometric values; and using measurements appropriately, including by converting from one unit of measure to another.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_table  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The TEAS Mathematics Content Area<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nOf the 170 items on the TEAS, 36 will be in the <i>Mathematics\u00a0<\/i>content area, and you will have 54 minutes to answer them. Thus, you will have 54 minutes \u00f7 36 questions = 1.5 minutes per question.<br \/>\nOf the 36 <i>Mathematics <\/i>questions, 32 will be scored and 4 will be unscored. You won\u2019t know which questions are unscored, so do your best on every question.<br \/>\nThe 32 scored <i>Mathematics <\/i>questions come from two sub-content areas:<br \/>\n<div class='avia-data-table-wrap avia_responsive_table'><table  class='avia-table avia-data-table avia-table-1  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  avia_pricing_default '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Table\" ><tbody><tr class=''><td class=''> Sub-content Areas<\/td><td class=''>Number of Questions<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Number and algebra<\/td><td class=''>23<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Measurement and data<\/td><td class=''>9<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><style type='text\/css'><\/style><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_table  el_before_av_iconlist  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Kaplan Method for Mathematics<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nApproaching every <i>Mathematics <\/i>question on the TEAS in a systematic way will help you solve efficiently.<br \/>\n<div  class='avia-icon-list-container   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-big avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Step 1: Analyze the information provided.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Every TEAS\u00a0<i>Mathematics\u00a0<\/i>question will give you the information you need to solve it. This information may be in the question and\/or in a table, figure, or other information supplied above the question. The answer choices may also provide useful information, so analyze those as well.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Step 2: Approach strategically.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Unlike a math class, which focuses on a single subject such as algebra, the TEAS tests many types of math. When you look at a new question, pause briefly\u2014give yourself the time it takes to take a deep breath\u2014and think about what type of math you will use to solve. Is the question testing arithmetic? Algebra? Geometry? Call to mind the math rules you use to solve this type of question.<br \/>\nIn addition, make sure that you have clearly stated in your mind what you are solving for. It\u2019s a shame to do all the math right only to choose the wrong answer because you solved for\u00a0<i>x\u00a0<\/i>when the question was asking for\u00a0<i>x\u00a0<\/i>\u2212 2, or because you solved for a possible solution when the question asked for a value that\u00a0<i>cannot\u00a0<\/i>be a solution. Make sure you are solving for the right thing.<br \/>\nFinally, use the answer choices to your advantage. For example, if there are two negative numbers and two positive numbers in the answers, then if you can quickly determine that the answer must be negative (or must be positive), you can immediately rule out two choices. If the values in the answers are far apart, then estimating an approximate value may be an efficient approach. If you can tell that the answer must be a little less than 1, and only one answer choice fits that description, then you can choose that answer without doing any calculations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Step 3: Evaluate the answer choices.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Choose the correct answer from the answer choices. If no choice matches the value you arrived at, then revisit Steps 1 and 2 to see if you overlooked any information or made an error in solving.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Step 4: Confirm your answer.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>You\u2019re not done yet! Double-check that you\u2019ve answered the right question. For example, you don\u2019t want to choose the time it takes to load one truck if the question asks for the time to load two trucks. Also, make sure your answer makes sense. 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You might\u00a0be reading test results presented as numbers or a graph, calculating medication dosages, interpreting research study results, or planning client care. 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