SSAT Elementary Level Math : Numbers and Operations

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Example Questions

Example Question #3871 : Numbers And Operations

Gerald delivers newspapers Monday through Friday. Everyday he makes  for delivering papers. How much money does he make at the end of the week?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If Gerald works Monday through Friday, he earns per day for five days. Therefore, we can multiply the amount of money he earns each day, , by the number of days he works, , to see that he makes $ for the week.

Alternatively, you can add up the amount of money he makes each day:

 on Monday +  on Tuesday +  on Wednesday +  on Thursday +  on Friday =  in total

Example Question #3872 : Numbers And Operations

A bus is currently driving  students. If the bus has the capacity to seat  more students, what is the maximum number of students that can be seated in the bus?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The bus currently has  passengers. It can seat  more passengers before it is full. Therefore, the maximum number of students that it can seat is the sum of  and , or  students.

Example Question #3871 : Numbers And Operations

A movie theater can only sell as many movie tickets as there are seats in the theater. It sells  tickets in advance,  tickets online, and  tickets at the box office. How many total seats does the theater have, assuming that the movie is a sell out?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the total number of seats in the theater, we need to find the total number of tickets sold. We do this by adding up the number of tickets sold in advance, online, and at the box office:

 in advance +  online +  at the box office =  total seats

Example Question #3874 : Numbers And Operations

Mark's favorite cereal is now increasing the size of its product by  percent. Before, each box had  pieces. How many pieces does each box have now?

Possible Answers:

 pieces

 pieces

 pieces

 pieces

 pieces

Correct answer:

 pieces

Explanation:

First, find the value of the increase by taking  of the original size, .

 of 200 is equal to 

Since this is the value of the increase, we can add it to the original size to find the new size.

Example Question #3872 : Numbers And Operations

This square is split into __________. 


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Possible Answers:

fourths

halves

thirds

Correct answer:

fourths

Explanation:

The square is split into four pieces, which means it is split into fourths.

Example Question #3876 : Numbers And Operations

Which shape is bigger? 

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Possible Answers:

Square

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They are they same size. 

Triangle 

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Correct answer:

Triangle 

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Explanation:

The triangle is bigger than the square. 

Example Question #3877 : Numbers And Operations

Which shape is bigger? 

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Possible Answers:

The circle

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The square 

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They are the same size

Correct answer:

The square 

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Explanation:

The square is bigger than the circle. 

Example Question #3878 : Numbers And Operations

Which shape is bigger? 

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Possible Answers:

They are the same size

The rectangle 

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The triangle

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Correct answer:

The rectangle 

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Explanation:

The rectangle is bigger than the triangle.

Example Question #3879 : Numbers And Operations

Which shape is bigger? 

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Possible Answers:

The rectangle 

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They are the same size

The triangle

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Correct answer:

The rectangle 

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Explanation:

The rectangle is bigger than the triangle. 

Example Question #1 : Compare Two Objects With A Measurable Attribute: Ccss.Math.Content.K.Md.A.2

Which shape is bigger? 

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Possible Answers:

They are the same size

The circle

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The rectangle

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Correct answer:

The rectangle

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Explanation:

The rectangle is bigger than the circle. 

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