All SSAT Elementary Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #35 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Tony and David have toy cars. If of these toy cars belong to Tony, how many toy cars belong to David?
We are given the total number of toy cars that Tony and David have together, and how many toy cars Tony has individually. To find how many toy cars David has individually, we should subtract!
Total toy cars - Tony's toy cars = David's toy cars
Example Question #421 : Whole And Part
A man won 3 out of 5 games on Monday, 2 out of 7 games on Wednesday, and 3 out of 8 games on Friday. If he only played games on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, what is the ratio of his total wins to losses?
The total number of games won by the man .
The total number of games lost by the man .
Therefore, the ratio of wins to losses .
Example Question #422 : Whole And Part
Hannah and Oliver have stuffed animals. If of those stuffed animals belong to Hannah, how many stuffed animals belong to Oliver?
We are given the total number of stuffed animals that Hannah and Oliver have together, and how many stuffed animals that Hannah has individually. To find how many stuffed animals Oliver has individually, we should subtract.
Total stuffed animals – Hannah's stuffed animals = Oliver's stuffed animals
Example Question #423 : Whole And Part
Steven and Mike weigh pounds together. If Steven weighs pounds, how much does Mike weigh?
pounds
pounds
pounds
pounds
pounds
pounds
We are given the total weight of Steven and Mike, and how much Steven weighs individually. To find how much Mike weighs individually, we should subtract.
Total weight – Steven's weight = Mike's weight
Example Question #424 : Whole And Part
Ruth’s cat weighs 8 pounds. Ruth's friend Lenny also has a cat. If the combined weight of the two cats is 15 pounds, how much does Lenny’s cat weigh?
17 pounds
6 pounds
7 pounds
7.2 pounds
23 pounds
7 pounds
In order to find the weight of Lenny’s cat, subtract the weight of Ruth's cat, 8 pounds, from the combined weight of the two cats, 15 pounds: 15 - 8 = 7 pounds
Lenny's cat weighs 7 pounds.
Example Question #425 : Whole And Part
Terrance has 14 blue marbles, 5 red marbles, and 19 white marbles. If he lost 8 marbles last week, how many marbles does he have left?
38
8
28
29
30
30
First find the starting number of marbles: 14 blue marbles + 5 red marbles + 19 white marbles = 38 total marbles
Subtract the number of lost marbles, 8, to find his current number of marbles: 38 original marbles - 8 lost marbles = 30 marbles left
Example Question #41 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Identify the digit in the hundredths place: 192.4567
6
9
5
2
1
5
The hundredths place is two digits to the right of the decimal: 5
Example Question #42 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Find the digit in the tenths place: 13.456
1
6
4
3
5
4
The tenths place is one digit to the right of the decimal: 4
Example Question #4251 : Numbers And Operations
Find the digit in the hundreds place: 4,563.918
5
4
3
8
6
5
The hundreds place is three digits to the left of the decimal: 5
Example Question #4252 : Numbers And Operations
What is 50% of 400?
800
200
220
120
80
200
Asking for 50% of 400 is the same as asking for half of 400. Half of 400 is 200.
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