SSAT Elementary Level Math : How to find the part from the whole
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Example Question #41 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Identify the digit in the hundredths place: 192.4567
6
9
5
2
1
5
The hundredths place is two digits to the right of the decimal: 5
Example Question #42 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Find the digit in the tenths place: 13.456
1
6
4
3
5
4
The tenths place is one digit to the right of the decimal: 4
Example Question #4251 : Numbers And Operations
Find the digit in the hundreds place: 4,563.918
5
4
3
8
6
5
The hundreds place is three digits to the left of the decimal: 5
Example Question #4252 : Numbers And Operations
What is 50% of 400?
800
200
220
120
80
200
Asking for 50% of 400 is the same as asking for half of 400. Half of 400 is 200.
Example Question #41 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
What is 50% of 200?
100
75
150
50
125
100
The easiest way to solve this is to notice that 50% of 200 is really just half of 200, which is 100.
Example Question #42 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Jennifer's mom brings home a huge pizza with 24 slices. If Jennifer eats 
24 slices
18 slices
8 slices
6 slices
3 slices
3 slices
Multiply the number of pizza slices by the fraction of the slices that Jennifer eats:
Jennifer eats 3 slices.
Example Question #4252 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Max, Jill, and Sadie are at the mall. They put together their weekly allowance money to buy a gift for their friend. All together they have $18.75. Max contributed $5.00 towards the gift. Jill brought $7.25 to the mall. How much money did Sadie bring along?
We know that all-together the three children have $18.75. This means:
We can plug in the amounts for Max and Jill.
First we need to add Max and Jill's money.
In order to find the missing part, we need to subtract Max and Jill's total from the whole amount.
Sadie contributed $6.50 to the group.
Example Question #1 : Number & Operations In Base Ten
What digit is in the hundreds place?
The hundreds place is always the third number over from the right. In this case, 
Example Question #2 : Number & Operations In Base Ten
What digit is in the tens place? 
The tens place is always the second number over from the right. In this case, 
Example Question #3 : Number & Operations In Base Ten
What digit is in the ones place?
The ones place is always the first number on the right. In this case, 
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