SSAT Elementary Level Math : Operations
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Example Question #2491 : Operations
Evaluate:
The expression is undefined.
A negative number taken to an even-numbered power is positive, so:
Example Question #52 : Fluently Add, Subtract, Multiply, And Divide Multi Digit Decimals: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Ns.B.3
Multiply:
We ignore the decimals for the time being, multiplying:
Since, between them, the two original factors have a total of two digits to the right of their decimal points, we place the decimal point in the product so that there are two digits to the right. This yields:
Example Question #1523 : Grade 6
Gina is recylcing bottles. She earns 
If Gina recycles 
Multiply the number of plastic bottles Gina recycles by the amount she earns for each plastic bottle, then multiply the number of glass bottles she recycles by the amount she earns for each glass bottle.
Add these earnings together to find Gina's total earnings.
Example Question #2492 : Operations
Madison invests $1,500 in the stock market. After one year, Madison's initial amount of money doubles! Because of her prior success, she invests another $1,000 into the stock market. After this additional investment, how much money does Madison have in the stock market?
4,500 dollars
5,500 dollars
10,000 dollars
5,000 dollars
4,000 dollars
4,000 dollars
Madison begins with $1,500. Because her initial investment doubles, we need to multiply the beginning amount of money by two!
Now, Madison has $3,000 in the stock market. Because of her success, she decides to put in another $1,000, which means we need to add that to $3,000 to get the correct answer ($4,000)!
Example Question #2493 : Operations
Feroza has 22 piles of cards. Each pile has 5 cards. How many cards does Feroza have in total?
Since Feroza has 22 piles of 5 cards each, we need to multiply the two numbers together.
Example Question #2494 : Operations
Joe is planning to grill some hamburgers for a party. If there are 
You have to multiply the numbers of people by the numbers of burgers each person wants to eat:
Example Question #34 : How To Multiply
Scott can produce 
You must first find out how many reports Scott can produce in one day:
Then multiply by the number of days he worked:
Example Question #34 : How To Multiply
Lisa bought a new tree for her backyard. Her tree was 
You must first multiply the number of years by the height the tree grows per year:
Then add to the initial height of the tree:
Example Question #36 : How To Multiply
The answer is 
When you set 
Then,
Example Question #2495 : Operations
For Valentine's Day, Julio wants to buy 
You have to multiply the costs of each dozen roses by the number of dozens Julio wants to buy:
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