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 #4781 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

What is a quarter of  ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find a fraction of a whole, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number.

 

So, in the problem

a quarter of 68

we will first write a quarter as a fraction.  We know a quarter is the same thing as .  

 

So, we can write

 of 

 

Now, we can re-write it like this

 

Now, we must write 68 as a fraction.  We know that whole numbers can be written as fractions over 1.  So, we get

Now, we multiply straight across.  We get

 

Therefore,  of  is .

Example Question #4782 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Find  of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find a fraction of a whole, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number.

 

 

 

 

 

Therefore,   of  is .

Example Question #571 : How To Find The Part From The Whole

What fraction is equivalent to the following: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

12

The two lines above are the same length. The top line is split into  pieces and the bottom line is split into  pieces.

  and  are equivalent because they occupy the same position on the number line. 

Example Question #122 : Understanding Place Value

How many tens are in the number 

Possible Answers:

Three

Fifty

Five

Fifty-three

Thirty

Correct answer:

Five

Explanation:

There is a  in the tens place which means there are five tens in the number 

Example Question #572 : How To Find The Part From The Whole

How many hundreds are in the number 

Possible Answers:

Six

Five

One

Fifty 

Five hundred

Correct answer:

Five

Explanation:

There is a  in the hundreds place which means there are five hundreds in the number .

Example Question #4782 : Numbers And Operations

What is  rounded to the nearest ten? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we round a number to the tens place we look to our ones place to tell us if we round up or down. If the number in our ones place is  or greater, we round up. If the number in the ones place is  or less, we round down. When we round up, the number in the tens place increases by . The numbers to the right of the tens place become  and the numbers to the left of the tens place stay the same. When we round down, the number in the tens place stays the same. The numbers to the right of the tens place become  and the numbers to the left of the tens place stay the same.

In this case,  is equal to  so our rounded number is 

Example Question #1 : Number & Operations With Fractions

What fraction of the circle is green? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The circle is split up into  equal parts.  of the parts is shaded green, which means  of the circle is green. 

Example Question #573 : How To Find The Part From The Whole

Fill in the blank with the correct sign:

 __________  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

 because the numbers are the same. 

Example Question #581 : How To Find The Part From The Whole

Fill in the blank with the correct sign: 

  __________  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

 because of the digit in the thousandths place.  which makes 

Example Question #496 : Number & Operations In Base Ten

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Ninety-nine 

Nine hundred 

Zero 

Nineteen 

Ninety 

Correct answer:

Ninety 

Explanation:

There are  tens in the number  because 

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