All HSPT Quantitative Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #101 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What is the difference betwen and ?
First, calculate the exponents:
Subtract to find the difference:
Example Question #102 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number, when divided by , is less than the product of and ?
First, find the product of and :
Then find less than that value:
Finally, multiply by to reverse the division:
Example Question #103 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What is pecent of ?
Multiply by the decimal version of percent to find the answer:
Example Question #104 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number is less than the product of and ?
First, find the product of and :
Then, subtract :
Example Question #105 : How To Manipulate Numbers
is percent of what number?
Set up a ratio to solve this problem:
Then cross multiply and solve:
Example Question #106 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What is the difference between of and of ?
First, find the portions:
of is
of is
Subtract to find the difference:
Example Question #107 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number, when multiplied by , is less than of ?
First, find of :
Then, subtract :
Finally, divide by to reverse the multiplication:
Example Question #108 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What is of of ?
Solve this problem by multiplying the fractions by the number:
Example Question #109 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What is percent of ?
Multiply by the decimal version of the percentage to find the answer:
Example Question #110 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number is more than the product of and ?
First, find the product of and :
Then, add :