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 #34 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many ones are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Seven

Three

Six

Zero

Five hudred

Correct answer:

Five hudred

Explanation:

There are five hundred ones in the number 500 because 

Example Question #33 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Six

Sixteen

Sixty

Zero

Six hundred

Correct answer:

Sixty

Explanation:

There are 60 tens in the number 600 because 

Example Question #27 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Seven hundred

Seventy 

Seventeen 

Seven

Seventy-seven 

Correct answer:

Seven

Explanation:

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

Example Question #32 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many ones are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Eighty-eight

Eighty 

Eighteen

Zero

Eight hundred

Correct answer:

Eight hundred

Explanation:

There are 800 ones in the number 800 because 

Example Question #29 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Twenty-two

Three

Twenty

Two hundred

Two

Correct answer:

Two

Explanation:

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

Example Question #30 : Number Names For Hundreds: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Nbt.A.1b

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Five

Three

Thirty 

Eight

Three hundred

Correct answer:

Three

Explanation:

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

Example Question #557 : How To Find The Part From The Whole

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 #74 : Comparing Numbers

Fill in the blank. 

 __________ 

Possible Answers:

is equal to 

is less than

is greater than

Correct answer:

is greater than

Explanation:

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

Example Question #3 : Comparing Two Numbers Between 1 And 10: Ccss.Math.Content.K.Cc.C.7

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 #4 : Comparing Two Numbers Between 1 And 10: Ccss.Math.Content.K.Cc.C.7

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. 

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