All SSAT Elementary Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #4221 : Numbers And Operations
What number is in the tens place of ?
The tens place of a number is two places to the left of the decimal point. Thus the tens place of 624.13 is 2.
Example Question #4222 : Numbers And Operations
Find the missing number.
In order to solve this problem, you need to know what you need to add to 2 in order to get to 10. One way to do this is to take 2 away from 10. Thus the correct answer is 8.
Example Question #4223 : Numbers And Operations
What number is in the hundredths place of ?
Note the question asks for hundredTHS not hundreDS. The hundredths place of a number is two places to the right of the decimal. Thus the correct answer is .
Example Question #4224 : Numbers And Operations
Ricki has 12 bags of candy. She gives of the bags of candy to her friend, Joshua. How many bags of candy does Ricki have left?
First, we need to find out what is of Ricki's 12 bags of candy that she starts with.
Then, we need to subtract 4 from 12 to find out how much Ricki has left after she gives some of her candy to Joshua.
Example Question #4221 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Find the part from the whole.
7
6
8
9
7
To find a whole, add the two parts. Since one of the parts is missing, think:
8 (part) plus what (part) equals 15 (whole)?
The missing part is 7.
Example Question #4221 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Find the missing part.
Re-state the question in everyday language: 3 plus some number equals 11.
Plug in the answer choices for the "some number" box.
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Example Question #11 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Rosa has quarters, dimes, and nickels. If she spends , how much money will she have left?
To find out how much money Rosa has to begin with, multiply the number of each coin she has by the value of the individual coins, then add these products together.
She has quarters worth each.
She has dimes worth each. .
She has nickels worth each.
Adding these products together gives the amount of money Rosa has to begin with: .
Subtract the amount of money Rosa spent from this value to get how much money she has remaining: .
Example Question #4222 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
What is seven-elevenths of 814?
Multiply the fraction by 814, rewriting 814 as and cross-cancelling:
Example Question #4223 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Uchenna and Jonas have 13 candies. If 8 of those candies belong to Uchenna, how many candies does Jonas have?
We are given the total number of candies that Uchenna and Jonas have together, and how many candies Uchenna has individually. To find how many candies Jonas has individually, we should subtract!
Total candies (13) - Uchenna's candies (8) = Jonas's candies (5)
Example Question #4224 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Kathy and Eileen have 54 dollars. If Eileen has 32 of those dollars, how many dollars does Kathy have?
We are given the total amount of dollars that Kathy and Eileen have together, and how many dollars Eileen has individually. To find how many dollars Kathy has individually, we should subtract!
Total dollars - Eileen's dollars = Kathy's dollars
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