Five less than twice a number Which of the following translates the phrase above into a mathematical expression?
A. 5x-2
B. 2-5x
C. 5-2x
D. 2x-5
we need to form a mathematical expression from the given word problem.
Let the number be x.
Twice a number=2x
Five less than twice a number=2x-5
So the mathematical express from the word problem is 2x-5
Therefore, the Correct Answer is D.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Math
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Q #1: 2(4x+3)=7x+5 Solve the equation above for x. Which of the following is correct?
A. 1
B. 2
C. -1
D. 11
Answer Explanation
we follow the order operations to solve for the unknown value of x.
2(4x+3)=7x+5
Open the bracket on the LHS by multiplying each term by 2
(2*4x)+(2*3)=7x+5
8x+6=7x+5
Subtract 6 from both sides
8x+6-6=7x+5-6
8x=7x-1
Subtract 7x on both sides
8x-7x=7x-7x-1
X=-1
Thus, the value of unknown value of x is -1.
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Q #2: Four friends are sharing a pizza. One friend eats half of the pizza. The other three friends equally divide the rest among themselves. What portion of the pizza did each of the other three friends receive?
A. 1/6
B. 1/3
C. ¼
D. 1/5
Answer Explanation
we are needed to find the portion of pizza shared by 3 three friends. We treat the whole pizza as 1. Now, 1 friend eats half of the whole pizza. Thus,
One friend=1/2 of 1=1/2*1=1/2
Remaining amount=1-1/2=2/2-1/2=1/2
Thus, ½ of pizza is left for three friends to share among themselves. Then, each friend will get
So, the other three friends will each get 1/6 of the pizza.
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Q #3: The graph below represents the amount of rainfall in a particular state by month. Which of the following is the total rainfall for the first 3 months of the year?
A. 4 inches
B. 5 inches
C. 4.5 inches
D. 3.5 inches
Answer Explanation
The first three months of the year are January, February, and March. We need to find the total rainfall for these three months from the provided graph.
In the month of January, rainfall is between o and 1, which is halfway. Therefore, rainfall in January is 0.5 inches
On February, rainfall was 1 inch and on March the rainfall was 2 inches. Thus,
Total rainfall = 0.5 inches + 1 inches + 2 inches = 3.5 inches
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Q #4: Which of the following statements is true about the graph?
A. The Chargers points per game decreased between seasons eight times between 1996 and 2015
B. The Chargers scored their lowest number of points per game in 1999-2000 season
C. The Chargers scored their greatest number of points per game in the 2008-09 season
D. None of the above
Answer Explanation
To find the true statement we need to analyze the given statements.
For statement 1: the points per game decreased five times between 1996 and 2015. So, the statement is false.
For statement 2: the lowest points scored per game was in 1998-99 season. So, the statement is false.
For statement 3: 2008-09 was the season the chargers scored the greatest number of points per game. So, this statement is true.
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Q #5: A large pizza has a diameter of 16 inches. Which of the following is the area of the pizza in terms of pi (π)?
A. 16 πin2
B. 64 πin2
C. 32πin2
D. 256 πin2
Answer Explanation
We are told to find the area of the pizza given its diameter. The pizza is in circular form, and its area is found as:
However, we are not given r, which is the radius of the circle. But we can find it from the given diameter as
Substituting r=8 in the equation of the area of a circle
Thus, the area of the pizza is 64
in2.NOTE:
(Pi) remains as a symbol because values of Pi can vary from 22/7 to 3.1415 to 3.14 and so forth. -
Q #6: A farmer grows apple, orange, lemon, banana, and pear trees. The number of trees planted this year is shown in table above. Which of the following would best display the data? Tree type Apple Orange Lemon Banana Pear Number of trees 20 10 12 25 21
A. Bar graph
B. Stem and leaf plot
C. Line graph
D. Scatter plot
Answer Explanation
Based on the above data, the horizontal axis will be tree type and vertical axis will represent the number of trees.
Based on these, a bar graph is appropriate to represent the number trees.
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Q #7: Which of the following is the correct decimal placement for the product of 1.3 * 0.47?
A. 6.11
B. 0.611
C. 0.0611
D. 0.00611
Answer Explanation
in the given problem, we use the calculator to find 1.3*0.47=0.611
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Q #8: The data below represents students’ test scores. Which of the following is the median of the set data? 11, 12, 18, 14, 22, 17, 17, 12, 26, 12, 13
A. 15
B. 12
C. 14
D. 15.8
Answer Explanation
the median of a data set is the element that is found on the middle position. It is found by organizing the elements from the smallest to largest.
The data set above arranged from the smallest to largest is:
11, 12, 12, 12, 13, 14, 17, 17, 18, 22, 26
The number of elements is odd and the median is found in the (N+1)/2 th position. Here N=11, and the median falls in (11+1)/2=12/2=6 th position.
The element 14 falls in the 6th position, which is our median of the given data set.
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Q #9: Five less than twice a number Which of the following translates the phrase above into a mathematical expression?
A. 5x-2
B. 2-5x
C. 5-2x
D. 2x-5
Answer Explanation
we need to form a mathematical expression from the given word problem.
Let the number be x.
Twice a number=2x
Five less than twice a number=2x-5
So the mathematical express from the word problem is 2x-5
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Q #10: Which of the following values is the greatest?
A. 9/2
B. 4.4
C. 10/3
D. 4.25
Answer Explanation
The initial step is to convert the decimal numbers into fractions.
4.4 becomes 44/10
4.25 becomes 425/100
Thus, the set of fractions is 9/2, 44/10, 10/3, 425/100. The least common denominator for 2, 10, 3, and 100 is 300, which we use to compare each options given.
9/2*300=1350
44/10*300=1320
10/3*300=1000
425/100*300=1275
From the above, 1350 is the greatest value which corresponds to 9/2. Thus, 9/2 is the greatest value of all the choices given.
