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 #4762 : Numbers And Operations

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Seven

Seventeen 

Seven hundred

Seventy 

Seventy-seven 

Correct answer:

Seven

Explanation:

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

Example Question #31 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many ones are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Eighty 

Eighteen

Eight hundred

Zero

Eighty-eight

Correct answer:

Eight hundred

Explanation:

There are 800 ones in the number 800 because 

Example Question #4763 : Numbers And Operations

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Two hundred

Three

Two

Twenty-two

Twenty

Correct answer:

Two

Explanation:

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

Example Question #4764 : Numbers And Operations

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Three hundred

Eight

Thirty 

Three

Five

Correct answer:

Three

Explanation:

There is a  in the hundreds place which means there are three hundreds in the number .

Example Question #201 : Number & Operations In Base Ten

Round  to the nearest ten.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we round a number to the nearest ten we look to the ones place to tell us if we round up or down.

If the number in our ones place is  or greater, we round up. If the number in the ones place is  or less, we round down. When we round up, the number in the tens place increases by  and all the other numbers to the right become . When we round down, the number in the tens place stays the same and all the other numbers to the right become .

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

Example Question #4765 : Numbers And Operations

Fill in the blank. 

 __________ 

Possible Answers:

is less than

is greater than

is equal to 

Correct answer:

is greater than

Explanation:

 is greater than  because  comes after  when we are counting, which means it is greater. 

Example Question #4766 : Numbers And Operations

Fill in the blank. 

 __________ 

Possible Answers:

is equal to

is less than

is greater than

Correct answer:

is less than

Explanation:

 is less than  because  comes before  when we are counting, which means it is less. 

Example Question #4767 : Numbers And Operations

Fill in the blank. 

 __________ 

Possible Answers:

is greater than

is equal to

is less than

Correct answer:

is less than

Explanation:

 is less than  because  comes before  when we are counting, which means it is less. 

Example Question #941 : Whole And Part

Fill in the blank. 

 __________ 

 

Possible Answers:

is greater than

is equal to

is less than

 

Correct answer:

is less than

 

Explanation:

 is less than  because  comes before  when we are counting, which means it is less. 

Example Question #942 : Whole And Part

Fill in the blank. 

 __________ 

Possible Answers:

is equal to

is greater than

is less than

Correct answer:

is less than

Explanation:

 is less than  because  comes before  when we are counting, which means it is less. 

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