SSAT Elementary Level Math : Numbers and Operations

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #4761 : Numbers And Operations

How many ones are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Three

Seven

Six

Five hudred

Zero

Correct answer:

Five hudred

Explanation:

There are five hundred ones in the number 500 because 

Example Question #4762 : Numbers And Operations

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Six hundred

Sixty

Six

Zero

Sixteen

Correct answer:

Sixty

Explanation:

There are 60 tens in the number 600 because 

Example Question #21 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Seven hundred

Seven

Seventy-seven 

Seventy 

Seventeen 

Correct answer:

Seven

Explanation:

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

Example Question #4763 : Numbers And Operations

How many ones are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Eighteen

Eighty-eight

Eight hundred

Eighty 

Zero

Correct answer:

Eight hundred

Explanation:

There are 800 ones in the number 800 because 

Example Question #22 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Two hundred

Twenty-two

Three

Twenty

Two

Correct answer:

Two

Explanation:

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

Example Question #23 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Five

Three hundred

Thirty 

Three

Eight

Correct answer:

Three

Explanation:

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

Example Question #942 : Whole And Part

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 #943 : Whole And Part

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 #944 : 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. 

Example Question #461 : Counting & Cardinality

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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