All HSPT Quantitative Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #211 : Number Manipulation*
Which statement is correct?
By the order of operations, each expression is evaluated by carrying out the operation in parentheses first:
Therefore, .
Example Question #562 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
What is forty percent of the square of nine?
The square of nine is .
Forty percent of a number is equal to the number multiplied by , so forty percent of 81 is
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Example Question #213 : Number Manipulation*
If twenty is subtracted from a number, the difference is equal to the same number divided by two. What is this number?
If we let be the number in question, "twenty...subtracted from a number" can be rewritten as ; "the same number divided by two" can be rewritten as . The two are equal, so we solve the equation
One way to solve this is to first multiply both sides by two to eliminate the fraction:
Distribute:
Subtract from, and add 40 to, both sides:
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Example Question #212 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number, multiplied by , is of of
Work backwards to solve this problem. First, percent of is :
Then find of that:
Finally, divide by to reverse the multiplication:
Example Question #563 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
is percent of what number?
Set up a proportion to solve this problem:
Cross multiply and solve:
Example Question #564 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
What is the difference between and ?
First, calculate the exponents:
Subtract to find the difference:
Example Question #215 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number, when multiplied by , equals the product of and ?
First find the product of and :
Then divide by :
Example Question #565 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
What is less than the product of and ?
First, find the product of and :
Then, subtract :