SSAT Elementary Level Math : Numbers and Operations

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Example Questions

Example Question #3291 : Numbers And Operations

Iggy is told to split his pile of dirty clothes into 4 equal groups. If Iggy has 60 total clothing items, how many clothing items will be in each group?

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Explanation:

Because Izzy is breaking his total number of dirty clothes into smaller, equal groups, we need to divide!

 

Example Question #3292 : Numbers And Operations

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 goes into    times. Therefore, the answer is 

Example Question #3293 : Numbers And Operations

Divide: 

 

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Explanation:

 goes into   times.

 which is   less than .

Therefore, the answer is

( remainder )

Example Question #3293 : Numbers And Operations

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Explanation:

 goes into   times. The multiples of  are:

Example Question #25 : How To Divide

Divide: 

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Explanation:

goes into   times. The remainder will be because  which is  away from .

Example Question #3294 : Numbers And Operations

Jose has a box of marbles that weighs  ounces. On average, each marble weighs  ounces. How many marbles does the box contain?

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Explanation:

You have to divide the total weight of the box by the weight of each marble to find how many marbles are in the box:

Example Question #3297 : Numbers And Operations

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 goes into  times. 

, which is  away from , so the answer is

remainder

Example Question #3295 : Numbers And Operations

Penelope decides to break up her 75 dolls into 15 equal groups. How many dolls will be in each group?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Because Penelope is breaking her total number of dolls into smaller, equal groups, we need to divide!

Example Question #3296 : Numbers And Operations

London wants to break her stamp collection up into 4 equal groups. She has a total of 124 stamps. How many stamps will be in each group?

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Explanation:

Because London is breaking her total number of stamps into smaller, equal groups, we need to divide!

Example Question #3297 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Multiply each answer choice by 13 to determine if the product results in 169:

 

 

Therefore:

 

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