HSPT Quantitative : How to manipulate numbers

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Example Questions

Example Question #31 : How To Manipulate Numbers

 is  percent of what number?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Using  to represent the unknown number, we know that . Solve for  by dividing both sides by :

Example Question #32 : How To Manipulate Numbers

What number multiplied by  is  of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find   of :

Then, divide by  to reverse the multiplication:

Example Question #33 : How To Manipulate Numbers

What number subtracted from  makes  percent of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find   percent of :

Then, subtract from  to find the difference:

Example Question #34 : How To Manipulate Numbers

What number is  percent of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Multiply  by the decimal  to find the answer:

 

Example Question #35 : How To Manipulate Numbers

What is the difference between  of  and ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First calculate   of  :

Then, square :

Subtract to find the difference:

Example Question #36 : How To Manipulate Numbers

What is  more than  percent of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find   percent of :

Then, add :

Example Question #37 : How To Manipulate Numbers

What number multiplied by  is  of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First,   of  is :

Then, divide by :

Example Question #38 : How To Manipulate Numbers

What number is  less than  percent of ?

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First,  percent of  is :

Next, subtract :

Example Question #39 : How To Manipulate Numbers

What number is  times ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, .

Now, multiply by  again:

Example Question #40 : How To Manipulate Numbers

 is  percent of what number?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

If we represent the unknown number with an , we have . Divide both sides by  to solve for :

 

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