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 #61 : How To Multiply

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

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Explanation:

Since Robby has multiple piles of basketball cards, we need to multiply the number of cards in each pile by the number of piles in order to find the total number of cards Robby has in all!

Example Question #62 : How To Multiply

What is the value of ?

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Explanation:

You can solve this problem by considering the multiplication equations for the ten's place and the one's place of  and adding your results. ,  , and , so .

Example Question #63 : How To Multiply

Jenna is taking 5 bags with her to school. She places 17 pieces of candy into each bag. How many pieces of candy is Jenna taking to school?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

We know we need to multiply because there are five bags and each bag contains the same amount of candy (17 pieces).

Our final answer is 85 pieces of candy.

Example Question #62 : How To Multiply

Jalena drinks five cups of water every day. How many cups of water does she drink in one week?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

If Jalena drinks 5 cups of water every day and there are seven days in a week, we need to multiply:

The answer is that Jalena drinks 35 cups of water each week.

Example Question #11 : Explain Patterns When Multiplying By A Power Of 10: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Nbt.A.2

What is  in standard form? 

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Explanation:

The power of  tells us how to move our decimal. Because we have a positive  power, we move our decimal over  places to the right. 

Example Question #1 : Operations & Algebraic Thinking

What equation is described below? 

 is  times as many as 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

 is  times as many as 

In this phrase, "is" represents equal and "times" means multiplication. 

So we have 

Example Question #1 : Use The Four Operations With Whole Numbers To Solve Problems

What equation is described below? 

 is  times as many as 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

 is  times as many as 

In this phrase, "is" represents equal and "times" means multiplication. 

 So we have 

Example Question #1 : Use The Four Operations With Whole Numbers To Solve Problems

What equation is described below? 

 is  times as many as 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

 is  times the amount of 

In this phrase, "is" represents equal and "times" means multiplication. 

So we have 

Example Question #4 : Use The Four Operations With Whole Numbers To Solve Problems

What equation is described below? 

 is  times as many as 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

 is  times as many as 

In this phrase, "is" represents equal and "times" means multiplication. 

So we have 

Example Question #5 : Use The Four Operations With Whole Numbers To Solve Problems

What equation is described below? 

 is  times as many as 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

 is  times as many as 

In this phrase, "is" represents equal and "times" means multiplication. 

So we have 

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