ISEE Middle Level Quantitative : Numbers and Operations

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Middle Level Quantitative

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Example Questions

Example Question #16 : Percentage

A store is having a 40% off clearance sale on items of clothing. Rosa bought a new dress from this store. If the dress's original price was $80, how much did Rosa pay?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If the store sells the dress for 40% off, that means it is worth 60% of its original price. 

Therefore, if you multiply 60% times the original price of the dress, you will know what the current price of the dress is.

To do this, first divide your percentage by 100.

Then, multiply the result of this times the original price of the dress. 

The new result is your answer.

Example Question #61 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships

Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There are  cars in the parking lot and  of them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” means for every hundred. In the problem, we are told that  of the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred cars  of them are red. We can write the following ratio:

Reduce.

We know that there are  cars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variable  for the number of red cars:

Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.

Cross multiply and solve for .

Simplify.

Divide both sides of the equation by .

Solve.

There are  red cars in the parking lot.

 

Example Question #1 : Find A Percent Of A Quantity As A Rate Per 100: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Rp.A.3c

Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There are  cars in the parking lot and  of them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” means for every hundred. In the problem, we are told that  of the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred cars  of them are red. We can write the following ratio:

Reduce.

We know that there are  cars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variable  for the number of red cars:

Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.

Cross multiply and solve for .

Simplify.

Divide both sides of the equation by .

Solve.

There are  red cars in the parking lot.

Example Question #3 : Find A Percent Of A Quantity As A Rate Per 100: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Rp.A.3c

Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There are  cars in the parking lot and  of them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” means for every hundred. In the problem, we are told that  of the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred cars  of them are red. We can write the following ratio:

Reduce.

We know that there are  cars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variable  for the number of red cars:

Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.

Cross multiply and solve for .

Simplify.

Divide both sides of the equation by .

Solve.

There are  red cars in the parking lot.

Example Question #4 : Find A Percent Of A Quantity As A Rate Per 100: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Rp.A.3c

Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There are  cars in the parking lot and  of them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” means for every hundred. In the problem, we are told that  of the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred cars  of them are red. We can write the following ratio:

Reduce.

We know that there are  cars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variable  for the number of red cars:

Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.

Cross multiply and solve for .

Simplify.

Divide both sides of the equation by .

Solve.

There are  red cars in the parking lot.

Example Question #61 : Grade 6

Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There are  cars in the parking lot and  of them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” means for every hundred. In the problem, we are told that  of the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred cars  of them are red. We can write the following ratio:

Reduce.

We know that there are  cars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variable  for the number of red cars:

Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.

Cross multiply and solve for .

Simplify.

Divide both sides of the equation by .

Solve.

There are  red cars in the parking lot.

Example Question #6 : Find A Percent Of A Quantity As A Rate Per 100: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Rp.A.3c

Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There are  cars in the parking lot and  of them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” means for every hundred. In the problem, we are told that  of the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred cars  of them are red. We can write the following ratio:

Reduce.

We know that there are  cars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variable  for the number of red cars:

Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.

Cross multiply and solve for .

Simplify.

Divide both sides of the equation by .

Solve.

There are  red cars in the parking lot.

Example Question #7 : Find A Percent Of A Quantity As A Rate Per 100: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Rp.A.3c

Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There are  cars in the parking lot and  of them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” means for every hundred. In the problem, we are told that  of the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred cars  of them are red. We can write the following ratio:

Reduce.

We know that there are  cars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variable  for the number of red cars:

Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.

Cross multiply and solve for .

Simplify.

Divide both sides of the equation by .

Solve.

There are  red cars in the parking lot.

Example Question #62 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships

Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There are  cars in the parking lot and  of them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” means for every hundred. In the problem, we are told that  of the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred cars  of them are red. We can write the following ratio:

Reduce.

We know that there are  cars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variable  for the number of red cars:

Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.

Cross multiply and solve for .

Simplify.

Divide both sides of the equation by .

Solve.

There are  red cars in the parking lot.

Example Question #62 : Grade 6

Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There are  cars in the parking lot and  of them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” means for every hundred. In the problem, we are told that  of the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred cars  of them are red. We can write the following ratio:

Reduce.

We know that there are  cars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variable  for the number of red cars:

Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.

Cross multiply and solve for .

Simplify.

Divide both sides of the equation by .

Solve.

There are  red cars in the parking lot.

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