All ISEE Middle Level Quantitative Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #201 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Quantitative Reasoning
Which is the greater quantity?
(A)
(B)
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
(B) is greater
(A) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
(A) is greater
If , then one of two things is true - either or . Since and , either way, so (A) is greater.
Example Question #202 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Quantitative Reasoning
Which is the greater quantity?
(A)
(B)
(A) is greater
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
(B) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
(A) is greater
since , .
Since , , and (A) is greater
Example Question #203 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Quantitative Reasoning
Which is the greater quantity?
(A)
(B)
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
(A) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
(B) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
The quantities are equal.
Example Question #204 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Quantitative Reasoning
Which is the greater quantity?
(A)
(B)
(A) and (B) are equal
(A) is greater
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
(B) is greater
(A) is greater
, so
This makes (A) greater.
Example Question #205 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Quantitative Reasoning
Which is the greater quantity?
(A)
(B)
(A) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
(B) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
The quantities are equal.
Example Question #206 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Quantitative Reasoning
Which of the following is equal to ?
First, simplify the terms within the square root by multiplying.
Then, solve the sqaure root.
Example Question #207 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Quantitative Reasoning
Which of the following is equal to ?
First, evalutate the terms under the radical:
Then, take the square root:
Example Question #17 : How To Find The Square Root
Which is the greater quantity?
(A)
(B)
(A) is greater
(B) is greater
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
(A) and (B) are equal
(A) is greater
Therefore, .
Since , .
, so , and (A) is greater.
Example Question #208 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Quantitative Reasoning
Which of the following is equal to 39?
is equal to:
Therefore, is the correct answer.
Example Question #19 : How To Find The Square Root
is a positive integer; is a negative integer; .
Which is the greater quantity?
(a)
(b)
(b) is the greater quantity
(a) and (b) are equal
(a) is the greater quantity
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(a) is the greater quantity
, then . Since is negative, let be the opposite of . Therefore, .
Two numbers that are each other's opposite have the same square, so
, so, since and are positive,
By substitution,
,
and
.