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

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Example Questions

Example Question #3871 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Gerald delivers newspapers Monday through Friday. Everyday he makes \(\displaystyle \$30\) for delivering papers. How much money does he make at the end of the week?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \$35\)

\(\displaystyle \$120\)

\(\displaystyle \$150\)

\(\displaystyle \$210\)

\(\displaystyle \$75\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \$150\)

Explanation:

If Gerald works Monday through Friday, he earns \(\displaystyle \$30\)per day for five days. Therefore, we can multiply the amount of money he earns each day, \(\displaystyle \$30\), by the number of days he works, \(\displaystyle 5\), to see that he makes $\(\displaystyle \$150\) for the week.

Alternatively, you can add up the amount of money he makes each day:

\(\displaystyle \$30\) on Monday + \(\displaystyle \$30\) on Tuesday + \(\displaystyle \$30\) on Wednesday + \(\displaystyle \$30\) on Thursday + \(\displaystyle \$30\) on Friday = \(\displaystyle \$150\) in total

Example Question #3872 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

A bus is currently driving \(\displaystyle 9\) students. If the bus has the capacity to seat \(\displaystyle 15\) more students, what is the maximum number of students that can be seated in the bus?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 125\)

\(\displaystyle 24\)

\(\displaystyle 30\)

\(\displaystyle 6\)

\(\displaystyle 26\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 24\)

Explanation:

The bus currently has \(\displaystyle 9\) passengers. It can seat \(\displaystyle 15\) more passengers before it is full. Therefore, the maximum number of students that it can seat is the sum of \(\displaystyle 9\) and \(\displaystyle 15\), or \(\displaystyle 24\) students.

Example Question #51 : How To Find The Whole From The Part

A movie theater can only sell as many movie tickets as there are seats in the theater. It sells \(\displaystyle 30\) tickets in advance, \(\displaystyle 15\) tickets online, and \(\displaystyle 36\) tickets at the box office. How many total seats does the theater have, assuming that the movie is a sell out?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 45\)

\(\displaystyle 51\)

\(\displaystyle 81\)

\(\displaystyle 74\)

\(\displaystyle 66\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 81\)

Explanation:

To find the total number of seats in the theater, we need to find the total number of tickets sold. We do this by adding up the number of tickets sold in advance, online, and at the box office:

\(\displaystyle 30\) in advance + \(\displaystyle 15\) online + \(\displaystyle 36\) at the box office = \(\displaystyle 81\) total seats

Example Question #52 : How To Find The Whole From The Part

Mark's favorite cereal is now increasing the size of its product by \(\displaystyle 15\) percent. Before, each box had \(\displaystyle 200\) pieces. How many pieces does each box have now?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 215\) pieces

\(\displaystyle 250\) pieces

\(\displaystyle 245\) pieces

\(\displaystyle 185\) pieces

\(\displaystyle 230\) pieces

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 230\) pieces

Explanation:

First, find the value of the increase by taking \(\displaystyle 15\%\) of the original size, \(\displaystyle 200\).

\(\displaystyle 15\%\) of 200 is equal to 

\(\displaystyle 0.15\times200=30\)

Since this is the value of the increase, we can add it to the original size to find the new size.

\(\displaystyle 200+30=230\)

Example Question #1642 : Common Core Math: Grade 2

This square is split into __________. 


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Possible Answers:

thirds

fourths

halves

Correct answer:

fourths

Explanation:

The square is split into four pieces, which means it is split into fourths.

Example Question #1 : Compare Two Objects With A Measurable Attribute: Ccss.Math.Content.K.Md.A.2

Which shape is bigger? 

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Possible Answers:

Square

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They are they same size. 

Triangle 

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Correct answer:

Triangle 

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Explanation:

The triangle is bigger than the square. 

Example Question #2 : Compare Two Objects With A Measurable Attribute: Ccss.Math.Content.K.Md.A.2

Which shape is bigger? 

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Possible Answers:

They are the same size

The circle

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The square 

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Correct answer:

The square 

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Explanation:

The square is bigger than the circle. 

Example Question #3 : Compare Two Objects With A Measurable Attribute: Ccss.Math.Content.K.Md.A.2

Which shape is bigger? 

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Possible Answers:

The rectangle 

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The triangle

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They are the same size

Correct answer:

The rectangle 

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Explanation:

The rectangle is bigger than the triangle.

Example Question #4 : Compare Two Objects With A Measurable Attribute: Ccss.Math.Content.K.Md.A.2

Which shape is bigger? 

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Possible Answers:

The triangle

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The rectangle 

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They are the same size

Correct answer:

The rectangle 

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Explanation:

The rectangle is bigger than the triangle. 

Example Question #5 : Compare Two Objects With A Measurable Attribute: Ccss.Math.Content.K.Md.A.2

Which shape is bigger? 

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Possible Answers:

They are the same size

The rectangle

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The circle

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Correct answer:

The rectangle

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Explanation:

The rectangle is bigger than the circle. 

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