SSAT Elementary Level Math : SSAT Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #2731 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Isaiah buys 5 snacks from the vending machine . If each snack is $1.75, how much money does Isaiah spend?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since each snack costs $1.75, multiply $1.75 by 5 to find the total cost:

 

Example Question #2732 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Jefra has  piles of cards. Each pile has  cards. How many cards does Jefra have in all?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the total number of cards that Jefra has, we need to multiply the number of piles by the number of cards in each pile.

Example Question #2733 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Akheelah can read 5 pages in 7 minutes. How many pages can she read in 21 minutes?

Possible Answers:

21 pages

10 pages

25 pages

15 pages

26 pages

Correct answer:

15 pages

Explanation:

If she can read 5 pages in 7 minutes, then we must determine how many times 7 minutes occurs within a 21 minute span:

 

Therefore, three 7 minute time intervals occur.

For each 7 minute span, Akheelah reads 5 pages, so we need to multiply by 3 to find the number of pages she can read in 21 minutes: 

Example Question #2733 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

A room has 13 seats in each row. If there are 4 rows in total, how many seats are in the room?

Possible Answers:

4 seats

13 seats

17 seats

52 seats

39 seats

Correct answer:

52 seats

Explanation:

In order to find the total number of seats, multiply the number of seats per row by the number of rows in the room:

Example Question #2734 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

If each textbook weighs 3 pounds, what is the total weight of 11 textbooks?

Possible Answers:

43 pounds

13 pounds

31 pounds

33 pounds

30 pounds

Correct answer:

33 pounds

Explanation:

Since each textbook has the same weight, simply multiply the number of textbooks, 11, by the weight of a single textbook, 3 pounds:

Example Question #2735 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Bobby is 3 years younger than Sam. If Sam is 13 years older than Mike, who is 4 years old, how old is Bobby?

Possible Answers:

16 years old

7 years old

10 years old

1 year old

14 years old

Correct answer:

14 years old

Explanation:

Sam is 13 years older than Mike, who is 4.

Sam is 17 years old.

 

Bobby is 3 years younger than Sam. We just found Sam's age, so subtract 3 from that to find Bobby's age:

Bobby is 14 years old.

Example Question #2736 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Jeffrey ran 5 miles every day during the last week. How many miles did he run last week?

Possible Answers:

40 miles

35 miles

25 miles

30 miles

21 miles

Correct answer:

35 miles

Explanation:

Given that Jeffrey ran 5 miles a day for the entire week, and that there are 7 days in a week, this problem is solved by multiplying 5 by 7.

This gives us 35, which is the correct answer. 

Example Question #58 : How To Multiply

Solve the expression.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this problem, we must apply the proper order of operations, which means first multiplying and then subtracting.

Below are the steps for solving the equation:

Example Question #59 : How To Multiply

Solve for :

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for the equation below, the key is to cross multiply. 

Example Question #2737 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Robby has  piles of basketball cards. Each pile has  cards. How many basketball cards does Robby have in all?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since Robby has multiple piles of basketball cards, we need to multiply the number of cards in each pile by the number of piles in order to find the total number of cards Robby has in all!

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