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Algebra & Solving Equations — TEAS & HESI Cheat Sheet

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👤 By the CinnaEntry Content Team 🕐 Updated 2026-09-06 🏷️ TEAS Mathematics 🔖 Free to read, print, and share
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Use this one-page guide to lock in Algebra & Solving Equations for the ATI TEAS 7 and HESI A2. Keep it handy during review and on exam day.

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📒 The 1-minute cheat sheet

📌 Solve For X

  • Do the SAME operation to BOTH sides
  • Undo with the inverse: + ↔ −, × ↔ ÷
  • 2x + 3 = 7 → 2x = 4 → x = 2
  • Check by plugging your answer back in

📌 Order Of Operations (Pemdas)

  • Parentheses → Exponents → Multiply/Divide → Add/Subtract
  • Left to right within the same level
  • 3 + 4 × 2 = 3 + 8 = 11 (not 14)

📌 Inequalities

  • Solve like an equation
  • FLIP the sign when you × or ÷ by a negative
  • −2x < 6 → x > −3

Quick Tip

Focus on the highlighted terms — those are what the TEAS and HESI test most on algebra & solving equations.

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