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

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Example Questions

Example Question #3291 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Iggy is told to split his pile of dirty clothes into 4 equal groups. If Iggy has 60 total clothing items, how many clothing items will be in each group?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 3

\displaystyle 10

\displaystyle 12

\displaystyle 20

\displaystyle 15

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 15

Explanation:

Because Izzy is breaking his total number of dirty clothes into smaller, equal groups, we need to divide!

\displaystyle \frac{60\: items}{4\: groups}=15

 

Example Question #3292 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

\displaystyle 45\div 5=

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 9

\displaystyle 7

\displaystyle 6

\displaystyle 8

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 9

Explanation:

\displaystyle 5 goes into \displaystyle 45  \displaystyle 9 times. Therefore, the answer is \displaystyle 9

Example Question #24 : How To Divide

Divide: \displaystyle 38\div 6=

 

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 6

\displaystyle 2\displaystyle \mathbb{R}\displaystyle 6

\displaystyle 6\mathbb{R}\displaystyle 2

\displaystyle 6\mathbb{R}\displaystyle 5

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 6\mathbb{R}\displaystyle 2

Explanation:

\displaystyle 6 goes into \displaystyle 38 \displaystyle 6 times.

\displaystyle 6\times 6=36 which is \displaystyle 2  less than \displaystyle 38.

Therefore, the answer is

\displaystyle 6\mathbb{R}\displaystyle 2 (\displaystyle 6 remainder \displaystyle 2)

Example Question #3293 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

\displaystyle 81\div 9=

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 9

\displaystyle 8

\displaystyle 7

\displaystyle 6

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 9

Explanation:

\displaystyle 9 goes into \displaystyle 81 \displaystyle 9 times. The multiples of \displaystyle 9 are:

\displaystyle 9,18,27,36,45,54,63,72,81,90

Example Question #26 : How To Divide

Divide: \displaystyle 50\div 6=

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 7\displaystyle \mathbb{R}\displaystyle 5

\displaystyle 8\displaystyle \mathbb{R}\displaystyle 2

\displaystyle 9\displaystyle \mathbb{R}\displaystyle 4

\displaystyle 9\displaystyle \mathbb{R}\displaystyle 1

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 8\displaystyle \mathbb{R}\displaystyle 2

Explanation:

\displaystyle 6 goes into \displaystyle 50 \displaystyle 8 times. The remainder will be \displaystyle 2 because \displaystyle 6 \times 8 = 48 which is \displaystyle 2 away from \displaystyle 50.

Example Question #3294 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Jose has a box of marbles that weighs \displaystyle 60 ounces. On average, each marble weighs \displaystyle 2 ounces. How many marbles does the box contain?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 30

\displaystyle 45

\displaystyle 15

\displaystyle 60

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 30

Explanation:

You have to divide the total weight of the box by the weight of each marble to find how many marbles are in the box:

\displaystyle 60\div 2=30

Example Question #28 : How To Divide

\displaystyle 75\div 8=

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 9\displaystyle \mathbb{R}\displaystyle 3

\displaystyle 7\displaystyle \mathbb{R}\displaystyle 4

\displaystyle 9\displaystyle \mathbb{R}\displaystyle 5

\displaystyle 8\displaystyle \mathbb{R}\displaystyle 3

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 9\displaystyle \mathbb{R}\displaystyle 3

Explanation:

\displaystyle 8 goes into \displaystyle 75\displaystyle 9 times. 

\displaystyle 9 \times 8= 72, which is \displaystyle 3 away from \displaystyle 75, so the answer is

\displaystyle 9 remainder \displaystyle 3

\displaystyle 9\displaystyle \mathbb{R}\displaystyle 3

Example Question #3295 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Penelope decides to break up her 75 dolls into 15 equal groups. How many dolls will be in each group?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 4

\displaystyle 15

\displaystyle 11

\displaystyle 5

\displaystyle 60

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 5

Explanation:

Because Penelope is breaking her total number of dolls into smaller, equal groups, we need to divide!

\displaystyle \frac{75\ dolls}{15\ groups} = 5\ dolls\ per\ group

Example Question #3296 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

London wants to break her stamp collection up into 4 equal groups. She has a total of 124 stamps. How many stamps will be in each group?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 41

\displaystyle 31

\displaystyle 38

\displaystyle 27

\displaystyle 19

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 31

Explanation:

Because London is breaking her total number of stamps into smaller, equal groups, we need to divide!

\displaystyle \frac{124\ stamps}{4\ groups} = 31\ stamps\ per\ group

Example Question #3297 : Numbers And Operations

\displaystyle 169/13 =

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 33

\displaystyle 12

\displaystyle 22

\displaystyle 13

\displaystyle 11

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 13

Explanation:

Multiply each answer choice by 13 to determine if the product results in 169:

 

\displaystyle 33\times13 = 429

\displaystyle 11 \times13 = 143

\displaystyle 12\times13 = 156

\displaystyle 22\times13 = 286

\displaystyle 13\times13 = 169

 

Therefore:

 

\displaystyle 169/13 = 13

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