SSAT Elementary Level Math : How to find the part from the whole

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #34 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Five

Three

Thirty

Three hundred

Zero

Correct answer:

Thirty

Explanation:

There are thirty tens in the number 300 because 

Example Question #26 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Forty-four 

Fourteen

Four

Four hundred

Forty

Correct answer:

Four

Explanation:

There is a  in the hundreds place which means there are four hundreds in the number .

Example Question #33 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many ones are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Seven

Five hudred

Three

Zero

Six

Correct answer:

Five hudred

Explanation:

There are five hundred ones in the number 500 because 

Example Question #32 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Sixteen

Zero

Six

Six hundred

Sixty

Correct answer:

Sixty

Explanation:

There are 60 tens in the number 600 because 

Example Question #27 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Seventeen 

Seventy-seven 

Seven hundred

Seven

Seventy 

Correct answer:

Seven

Explanation:

There is a  in the hundreds place which means there are seven hundreds in the number .

Example Question #31 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many ones are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Eighty 

Eighteen

Eight hundred

Zero

Eighty-eight

Correct answer:

Eight hundred

Explanation:

There are 800 ones in the number 800 because 

Example Question #28 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Two

Twenty

Two hundred

Three

Twenty-two

Correct answer:

Two

Explanation:

There is a  in the hundreds place which means there are two hundreds in the number .

Example Question #29 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Three hundred

Three

Five

Eight

Thirty 

Correct answer:

Three

Explanation:

There is a  in the hundreds place which means there are three hundreds in the number .

Example Question #201 : Number & Operations In Base Ten

Round  to the nearest ten.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we round a number to the nearest ten we look to the ones place to tell us if we round up or down.

If the number in our ones place is  or greater, we round up. If the number in the ones place is  or less, we round down. When we round up, the number in the tens place increases by  and all the other numbers to the right become . When we round down, the number in the tens place stays the same and all the other numbers to the right become .

In this case,  is greater than  so our rounded number is 

Example Question #459 : Counting & Cardinality

Fill in the blank. 

 __________ 

Possible Answers:

is equal to 

is greater than

is less than

Correct answer:

is greater than

Explanation:

 is greater than  because  comes after  when we are counting, which means it is greater. 

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