All ISEE Lower Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #14 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
If there are 4 servings in an ice cream container, and each serving is equal to 2 ounces, how many ounces are in the entire container?
If an ice cream container has 4 servings and each serving is equal to 2 ounces, the total number of ounces in the container can be found by multiplying 2 by 4.
This results in 8 ounces.
Example Question #15 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
If one-third of a pie is equal to 2 slices, how many slices are in the entire pie?
We know that one-third of the pie is 2 slices. We can set up an equation:
In other words, one-third times the total slices in the pie will be equal to 2 slices.
Multiply both sides of the equation by 3.
The fraction on the left side cancels.
There are a total of 6 slices in the pie.
Example Question #102 : Numbers And Operations
If Gina makes a batch of cookies for her class. The class eats of the cookies, and so remain. How many cookies were in the entire batch?
If the class eats of the cookies and remain, this means that . Therefore, of the batch will be equal to cookies, as is twice the value of , and is twice the value of .
The entire batch of cookies will be equal to .
Thus, is the correct answer.
Example Question #16 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
If Andrew has coins in his wallet that add up to cents, which of the following is a possible combination of coins that he may have?
quarter, dimes, nickels, and pennies
quarter, dimes, nickels, and penny
quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies
quarter, dimes, nickels, and pennies
quarter, dimes, nickels, and pennies
The first step is to convert the coins into their values in cents.
If we look at the combination of quarter, dimes, nickels, and pennies, the following expression can be used to determine the coins' value in cents:
Therefore, the correct answer is quarter, dimes, nickels, and pennies.
As for the incorrect answers, quarter, dimes, nickels, and penny adds up to cents; quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies adds up to cents; and quarter, dimes, nickels, and pennies adds up to cents.
Example Question #11 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
If Lisa buys a pair of shoes for , but the sales tax is , what is the total cost of her shoes in dollars?
If the sales tax is , then this means that for every purchase of , an tax will be charged.
Given that the shoes are (half of ), half the sales tax of should be charged, which is a value of .
Since , the shoes will cost after sales tax.
Example Question #21 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
If Anita bought a pair of boots for that was on sale for off, but was taxed on the full price, what was the total cost of the boots (in dollars)?
If Anita bought a pair of boots for that was on sale for off, this means she would get off. But if she was taxed at on the full price, this would be equal to .
Therefore, the total she would have to pay would be equal to , because .
Example Question #104 : Numbers And Operations
Arnold tutors students in math. For every hour-long tutoring session he gives, he must do half an hour of prep work. He is paid per session.
If Arnold makes from his tutoring sessions, how many hours must he have spent tutoring and prepping for his sessions?
If Arnold made tutoring, that means that he gave tutoring sessions because divided by (his rate per tutoring session) is equal to .
Given that Arnold must spend half an hour preparing for each session, the total number of hours it took him to earn is equal to:
Example Question #102 : Numbers And Operations
Joe has completed math problems and now has one-third of his assignment left to complete. What is the total number of problems in his assignment?
If Joe has one third of his assignment to complete after finishing problems, that means that is equal to two-thirds of the entire set. Knowing this, we can write out the equation and solve for in order to find how many problems make up Joe's homework assignment.
We can solve this equation by cross-multiplying to get , which simplifies to .
To find , we can divide each side of the equation by . This gives us , so there are problems in Joe's homework assignment.
Example Question #101 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Mathematics Achievement
There are 3 birds in a tree who are joined by their mates. Two-thirds of the birds then fly away. How many birds remain?
Given that there are 3 birds in the tree who are then joined by their mates, there are 6 total birds in the tree. If two-thirds of the birds fly away, 4 birds leave, and 2 birds are left in the nest
Example Question #22 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
In Cody's class, there are boys for every girl. If there are boys in the class, how many students are there in the class altogether?
To find out how many students are in the class, we first need to find the number of girls in the class. For every boys, there will be girl. There are groups of in a group of (or, put another way, ), so the class has groups of boys. That means we also have groups of girl. is , so altogether we have boys and girls. , so the correct answer is .
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