SSAT Elementary Level Math : Whole and Part

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : Numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 Refer To One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Or Nine Tens: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Nbt.B.2.C

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Fourteen 

Six

Forty

Five

Four

Correct answer:

Four

Explanation:

There is a  in the tens place which means there are four tens in the number 

Example Question #1 : Numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 Refer To One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Or Nine Tens: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Nbt.B.2.C

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Five

Six

Three

Fifty

Seven

Correct answer:

Five

Explanation:

There is a  in the tens place which means there are five tens in the number 

Example Question #1 : Numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 Refer To One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Or Nine Tens: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Nbt.B.2.C

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Six

Four

Eighty

Eight

Sixty

Correct answer:

Eight

Explanation:

There is a  in the tens place which means there are eight tens in the number 

Example Question #2 : Numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 Refer To One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Or Nine Tens: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Nbt.B.2.C

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Nine

Three

Four

Forty

Ninty

Correct answer:

Nine

Explanation:

There is a  in the tens place which means there are nine tens in the number 

Example Question #3 : Numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 Refer To One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Or Nine Tens: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Nbt.B.2.C

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Twenty

Nine

Two

Three

Twenty-nine

Correct answer:

Two

Explanation:

There is a  in the tens place which means there are two tens in the number 

Example Question #5 : Numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 Refer To One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Or Nine Tens: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Nbt.B.2.C

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

One

Ten

Three

Thirteen

Three

Correct answer:

One

Explanation:

There is a  in the tens place which means there is one ten in the number 

Example Question #461 : Whole And Part

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Five

Seventy

Six

Seven

Fifty

Correct answer:

Seven

Explanation:

There is a  in the tens place which means there are seven tens in the number 

Example Question #462 : Whole And Part

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Six

Seven

Sixty

Thirty

Three

Correct answer:

Six

Explanation:

There is a  in the tens place which means there are six tens in the number 

Example Question #1 : Number & Operations In Base Ten

What is  rounded to the nearest hundred? 

 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we round a number to the hundreds place we look to our tens place to tell us if we round up or down. If the number in our tens place is  or greater, we round up. If the number in the tens place is  or less, we round down. When we round up, the number in the hundreds place increases by  and all the other numbers become . When we round down, the number in the hundreds place stays the same and all the other numbers become .

In this case,  is less than  so our rounded number is 

Example Question #1 : Number & Operations In Base Ten

What is  rounded to the nearest hundred? 

 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we round a number to the hundreds place we look to our tens place to tell us if we round up or down. If the number in our tens place is  or greater, we round up. If the number in the tens place is  or less, we round down. When we round up, the number in the hundreds place increases by  and all the other numbers become . When we round down, the number in the hundreds place stays the same and all the other numbers become .

In this case,  is less than  so our rounded number is .

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