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 #2971 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Find the product of  and .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the product you must multiply. 

Another method is to make  groups of  and add them up.

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Example Question #2972 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Margaret needs to rent chairs for a party on Saturday. If each table seats  people and she has  tables, how many chairs does she need to rent?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Each person needs  chair. Since each table seats  people and there are  tables, you must multiply.

Another method is to make  groups of  and add them up.

Example Question #2973 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Find the product.

 

Brittney bought  candy bars. Each candy bar costs . How much did she spend on all four candy bars?

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve, you must find the product (or multiply)  and .

You can also add to solve:

Brittney spent  on the four candy bars.

Example Question #2972 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

If one apples weighs  ounces, how much do three apples weigh?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Multiply the number of apples by the weight.

Example Question #2975 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Multiplication can be thought of as repeated addition, or as objects in a group. 

 means adding  four times. 

 and 

Or we can think of this as grouping objects. We have  groups, with  objects in each group. We can count up the total number of objects, in this case triangles. 

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Example Question #2973 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

The lizards in a cage at the pet store have an average of  spots on their bodies. If there are  lizards in the cage, how many spots are on all of the lizards in total.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The average is the ratio of the total number of spots to the total number of lizards.

Therefore

Multiply both sides by 64 to obtain:

Example Question #1 : Know Relative Sizes Of Measurement Units: Ccss.Math.Content.4.Md.A.1

Fill in the missing piece of the table. 


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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this problem we can set up a proportion and cross multiply to solve for our unknown. 

First we cross multiply. 

 

Then we divide each side by  to isolate the .

Example Question #2 : Solve Problems Involving Measurement And Conversion Of Measurements

Fill in the missing piece of the table. 

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this problem we can set up a proportion and cross multiply to solve for our unknown. 

First we cross multiply. 

 

Then we divide each side by  to isolate the .

Example Question #3 : Solve Problems Involving Measurement And Conversion Of Measurements

Fill in the missing piece of the table. 


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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this problem we can set up a proportion and cross multiply to solve for our unknown. 

First we cross multiply. 

 

Then we divide each side by  to isolate the .

Example Question #4 : Solve Problems Involving Measurement And Conversion Of Measurements

Fill in the missing piece of the table. 


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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this problem we can set up a proportion and cross multiply to solve for our unknown. 

First we cross multiply. 

 

Then we divide each side by  to isolate the .

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