SSAT Elementary Level Math : Data Analysis

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : Measurement & Data

Which would make the most sense to use if we were going to measure a candle?

Possible Answers:

Ruler

Meter stick

Yardstick

Measuring tape

Correct answer:

Ruler

Explanation:

You would use a ruler to measure a shoe because a candle is most likely smaller than 12 inches, which is the size of a ruler. All of the other tools will be much larger. 

Example Question #71 : Data Analysis

Which would make the most sense to use if we were going to measure a taco?

Possible Answers:

Measuring tape

Yardstick

Meter stick

Ruler

Correct answer:

Ruler

Explanation:

You would use a ruler to measure a taco because a taco is most likely smaller than 12 inches, which is the size of a ruler. All of the other tools will be much larger. 

Example Question #1 : How To Identify The Parts Of A List

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

 

Example Question #1 : How To Identify The Parts Of A List

Which of the choices below lists ONLY examples of triangles?

Possible Answers:

rhombus, kite, trapezoid

 isosceles, scalene, equilateral

pentagon, isosceles, kite

equilateral, parallelogram, trapezoid

Correct answer:

 isosceles, scalene, equilateral

Explanation:

isosceles: triangle with two equal sides and two equal angles

scalene: triangle with no equal sides and no equal angles

equilateral: triangle with three equal sides and three equal angles

Example Question #72 : Data Analysis

Define the set 

Which of the following is a subset of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

A subset of a set , by definition, is any set that contains no elements not in .  Each of the following subsets can be seen to have at least one such element, which is underlined here:

The remaining set can be seen to have only elements from :

This is the correct choice.

Example Question #2 : How To Identify The Parts Of A List

Define two sets as follows:

How many elements are in ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

 is the union of sets  and  - the set of all elements that appear in either  or . These elements are:

which is a set with twelve elements.

Example Question #73 : Data Analysis

 

Use the given multiplication to find a pattern, and then solve the following:

Possible Answers:

 

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Example Question #4901 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Place the following numbers in order from smallest to largest:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

For negative numbers, the bigger the value next to the negative sign, the smaller the number. For example,  is smaller than

Use the tenths digit (the one to the right of the decimal point) to order the numbers:

The negative numbers with a  in the tenths place are smaller than the numbers with a  in the tenths place.

Then, use the hundredths place to order the numbers:

 is smaller than  since  is larger than

 is smaller than  since  is larger than

Example Question #3 : How To Identify The Parts Of A List

Which of these numbers is not a prime number?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and itself. 85 is immediately disqualified: any number that ends in 5 has 5 as a factor.

Example Question #74 : Data Analysis

Place the following numbers in order from least to greatest: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, use the tenths digit (the one to the right of the decimal point) to order the numbers.

The numbers with a 6 in the tenths place are smaller than the numbers with a 7 in the tenths place.

Then, use the hundredths place to order the numbers.

0.66 is smaller than 0.69 since 6 is smaller than 9.

0.70 is smaller than 0.71 since 0 is smaller than 1. 

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