SSAT Elementary Level Math : Numbers and Operations
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Example Question #4221 : Numbers And Operations
What number is in the tens place of 
The tens place of a number is two places to the left of the decimal point. Thus the tens place of 624.13 is 2.
Example Question #4222 : Numbers And Operations
Find the missing number.
In order to solve this problem, you need to know what you need to add to 2 in order to get to 10. One way to do this is to take 2 away from 10. Thus the correct answer is 8.
Example Question #4223 : Numbers And Operations
What number is in the hundredths place of 
Note the question asks for hundredTHS not hundreDS. The hundredths place of a number is two places to the right of the decimal. Thus the correct answer is 
Example Question #4224 : Numbers And Operations
Ricki has 12 bags of candy. She gives 
First, we need to find out what is 
Then, we need to subtract 4 from 12 to find out how much Ricki has left after she gives some of her candy to Joshua.
Example Question #4225 : Numbers And Operations
Find the part from the whole.
9
7
6
8
7
To find a whole, add the two parts. Since one of the parts is missing, think:
8 (part) plus what (part) equals 15 (whole)?
The missing part is 7.
Example Question #4226 : Numbers And Operations
Find the missing part.
Re-state the question in everyday language: 3 plus some number equals 11.
Plug in the answer choices for the "some number" box.
Example Question #4227 : Numbers And Operations
Rosa has 
To find out how much money Rosa has to begin with, multiply the number of each coin she has by the value of the individual coins, then add these products together.
She has 
She has 
She has 
Adding these products together gives the amount of money Rosa has to begin with: 
Subtract the amount of money Rosa spent from this value to get how much money she has remaining: 
Example Question #4228 : Numbers And Operations
What is seven-elevenths of 814?
Multiply the fraction 
Example Question #4229 : Numbers And Operations
Uchenna and Jonas have 13 candies. If 8 of those candies belong to Uchenna, how many candies does Jonas have?
We are given the total number of candies that Uchenna and Jonas have together, and how many candies Uchenna has individually. To find how many candies Jonas has individually, we should subtract!
Total candies (13) - Uchenna's candies (8) = Jonas's candies (5)
Example Question #4230 : Numbers And Operations
Kathy and Eileen have 54 dollars. If Eileen has 32 of those dollars, how many dollars does Kathy have?
We are given the total amount of dollars that Kathy and Eileen have together, and how many dollars Eileen has individually. To find how many dollars Kathy has individually, we should subtract!
Total dollars - Eileen's dollars = Kathy's dollars
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