All SSAT Elementary Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #2751 : Operations
Solve the problem.
Jill ate cookies every day for one week. How many cookies did she eat in all?
Since there are days in a week, you will multiply .
Or
Add
Or
Draw a table:
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Example Question #291 : How To Multiply
Find the product of and .
To find the product you must multiply.
You could also make groups of and add them up.
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Example Question #292 : How To Multiply
Find the product of and .
To find the product you must multiply.
Another method is to make groups of and add them up.
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Example Question #293 : How To Multiply
Margaret needs to rent chairs for a party on Saturday. If each table seats people and she has tables, how many chairs does she need to rent?
Each person needs chair. Since each table seats people and there are tables, you must multiply.
Another method is to make groups of and add them up.
Example Question #294 : How To Multiply
Find the product.
Brittney bought candy bars. Each candy bar costs . How much did she spend on all four candy bars?
To solve, you must find the product (or multiply) and .
You can also add to solve:
Brittney spent on the four candy bars.
Example Question #295 : How To Multiply
If one apples weighs ounces, how much do three apples weigh?
Multiply the number of apples by the weight.
Example Question #131 : Representing And Solving Problems Involving Multiplication And Division
Multiplication can be thought of as repeated addition, or as objects in a group.
means adding four times.
and
Or we can think of this as grouping objects. We have groups, with objects in each group. We can count up the total number of objects, in this case triangles.
Example Question #296 : How To Multiply
The lizards in a cage at the pet store have an average of spots on their bodies. If there are lizards in the cage, how many spots are on all of the lizards in total.
The average is the ratio of the total number of spots to the total number of lizards.
Therefore
Multiply both sides by 64 to obtain:
Example Question #1 : Solve Problems Involving Measurement And Conversion Of Measurements
Fill in the missing piece of the table.
To solve this problem we can set up a proportion and cross multiply to solve for our unknown.
First we cross multiply.
Then we divide each side by to isolate the .
Example Question #2760 : Operations
Fill in the missing piece of the table.
To solve this problem we can set up a proportion and cross multiply to solve for our unknown.
First we cross multiply.
Then we divide each side by to isolate the .
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