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:

Five

Six

Fourteen 

Forty

Four

Correct answer:

Four

Explanation:

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

Example Question #4 : 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:

Seven

Fifty

Five

Three

Six

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:

Four

Sixty

Eighty

Six

Eight

Correct answer:

Eight

Explanation:

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

Ninty

Four

Three

Forty

Nine

Correct answer:

Nine

Explanation:

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

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 #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:

Three

Three

Ten

One

Thirteen

Correct answer:

One

Explanation:

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

Example Question #81 : How To Find The Part From The Whole

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Fifty

Five

Six

Seventy

Seven

Correct answer:

Seven

Explanation:

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

Example Question #81 : How To Find The Part From The Whole

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Six

Thirty

Seven

Sixty

Three

Correct answer:

Six

Explanation:

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

Example Question #2162 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Quantitative Reasoning

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 : Round Numbers To The Nearest Ten Or Hundred: Ccss.Math.Content.3.Nbt.A.1

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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