All SSAT Elementary Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #401 : Whole And Part
What number is in the hundredths place of ?
Note the question asks for hundredTHS not hundreDS. The hundredths place of a number is two places to the right of the decimal. Thus the correct answer is .
Example Question #402 : Whole And Part
Ricki has 12 bags of candy. She gives of the bags of candy to her friend, Joshua. How many bags of candy does Ricki have left?
First, we need to find out what is of Ricki's 12 bags of candy that she starts with.
Then, we need to subtract 4 from 12 to find out how much Ricki has left after she gives some of her candy to Joshua.
Example Question #403 : Whole And Part
Find the part from the whole.
7
6
8
9
7
To find a whole, add the two parts. Since one of the parts is missing, think:
8 (part) plus what (part) equals 15 (whole)?
The missing part is 7.
Example Question #404 : Whole And Part
Find the missing part.
Re-state the question in everyday language: 3 plus some number equals 11.
Plug in the answer choices for the "some number" box.
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Example Question #405 : Whole And Part
Rosa has quarters, dimes, and nickels. If she spends , how much money will she have left?
To find out how much money Rosa has to begin with, multiply the number of each coin she has by the value of the individual coins, then add these products together.
She has quarters worth each.
She has dimes worth each. .
She has nickels worth each.
Adding these products together gives the amount of money Rosa has to begin with: .
Subtract the amount of money Rosa spent from this value to get how much money she has remaining: .
Example Question #406 : Whole And Part
What is seven-elevenths of 814?
Multiply the fraction by 814, rewriting 814 as and cross-cancelling:
Example Question #407 : Whole And Part
Uchenna and Jonas have 13 candies. If 8 of those candies belong to Uchenna, how many candies does Jonas have?
We are given the total number of candies that Uchenna and Jonas have together, and how many candies Uchenna has individually. To find how many candies Jonas has individually, we should subtract!
Total candies (13) - Uchenna's candies (8) = Jonas's candies (5)
Example Question #408 : Whole And Part
Kathy and Eileen have 54 dollars. If Eileen has 32 of those dollars, how many dollars does Kathy have?
We are given the total amount of dollars that Kathy and Eileen have together, and how many dollars Eileen has individually. To find how many dollars Kathy has individually, we should subtract!
Total dollars - Eileen's dollars = Kathy's dollars
Example Question #409 : Whole And Part
Mark and Judy weigh 188 pounds together. If Mark weighs 104 pounds, how much does Judy weigh?
99 pounds
84 pounds
94 pounds
112 pounds
78 pounds
84 pounds
We are given the total number of pounds that Mark and Judy weigh together, and how much Mark weighs individually. To determine how much Judy weighs individually, we should subtract!
Total weight - Mark's weight = Judy's weight
Example Question #410 : Whole And Part
Forrest and Mykel have 23 books together. If Mykel owns 18 of those books, how many books does Forrest own?
6
5
3
12
16
5
We are given the total of books that Forrest and Mykel have together, as well as the number of books Mykel owns individually. To find how many books Forrest owns individually, we should subtract!
Total books - Mykel's books = Forrest's books
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