SSAT Elementary Level Math : How to multiply

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #51 : How To Multiply

Possible Answers:

 

 

 

Correct answer:

 

Explanation:

If you know your multiplication tables, you'll immediately know the answer is 54.

If not, draw 6 groups of 9 and add them up.

 

 

Example Question #52 : How To Multiply

Isaiah buys 5 snacks from the vending machine . If each snack is $1.75, how much money does Isaiah spend?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since each snack costs $1.75, multiply $1.75 by 5 to find the total cost:

 

Example Question #53 : How To Multiply

Jefra has  piles of cards. Each pile has  cards. How many cards does Jefra have in all?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the total number of cards that Jefra has, we need to multiply the number of piles by the number of cards in each pile.

Example Question #54 : How To Multiply

Akheelah can read 5 pages in 7 minutes. How many pages can she read in 21 minutes?

Possible Answers:

25 pages

10 pages

26 pages

21 pages

15 pages

Correct answer:

15 pages

Explanation:

If she can read 5 pages in 7 minutes, then we must determine how many times 7 minutes occurs within a 21 minute span:

 

Therefore, three 7 minute time intervals occur.

For each 7 minute span, Akheelah reads 5 pages, so we need to multiply by 3 to find the number of pages she can read in 21 minutes: 

Example Question #55 : How To Multiply

A room has 13 seats in each row. If there are 4 rows in total, how many seats are in the room?

Possible Answers:

13 seats

52 seats

4 seats

17 seats

39 seats

Correct answer:

52 seats

Explanation:

In order to find the total number of seats, multiply the number of seats per row by the number of rows in the room:

Example Question #56 : How To Multiply

If each textbook weighs 3 pounds, what is the total weight of 11 textbooks?

Possible Answers:

13 pounds

31 pounds

33 pounds

43 pounds

30 pounds

Correct answer:

33 pounds

Explanation:

Since each textbook has the same weight, simply multiply the number of textbooks, 11, by the weight of a single textbook, 3 pounds:

Example Question #57 : How To Multiply

Bobby is 3 years younger than Sam. If Sam is 13 years older than Mike, who is 4 years old, how old is Bobby?

Possible Answers:

1 year old

10 years old

16 years old

7 years old

14 years old

Correct answer:

14 years old

Explanation:

Sam is 13 years older than Mike, who is 4.

Sam is 17 years old.

 

Bobby is 3 years younger than Sam. We just found Sam's age, so subtract 3 from that to find Bobby's age:

Bobby is 14 years old.

Example Question #58 : How To Multiply

Jeffrey ran 5 miles every day during the last week. How many miles did he run last week?

Possible Answers:

40 miles

21 miles

30 miles

35 miles

25 miles

Correct answer:

35 miles

Explanation:

Given that Jeffrey ran 5 miles a day for the entire week, and that there are 7 days in a week, this problem is solved by multiplying 5 by 7.

This gives us 35, which is the correct answer. 

Example Question #59 : How To Multiply

Solve the expression.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this problem, we must apply the proper order of operations, which means first multiplying and then subtracting.

Below are the steps for solving the equation:

Example Question #60 : How To Multiply

Solve for :

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for the equation below, the key is to cross multiply. 

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