SSAT Middle Level Math : How to find the whole from the part
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Example Question #1 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
Sarah, Robert, and Tristen each had the same number of cookies. Given the information below, which of the following could be the number of cookies each child had?
Sarah put her cookies into groups of 6 with none left over.
Robert put his cookies into groups 3 with none left over.
Tristen put his cookies into groups of 4 with none left over.
This question is simply asking which number is divisible by 3, 4 and 6 with none left over. The only number that has 3, 4, and 6 as factors is 24.
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
Angela bought 
If 
Example Question #3 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
500 is two-fifths of what number?
Let 
Solve:
Example Question #4 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
Which of the following numbers is divisible by 9 without a remainder?
A number is divisible by 9 without a remainder when each of its digits add up to a number that is divisble by 9. When looking at the number 711, we can see that:
Given that 9 is divisble by 9, (equlaing 1, no remainder), 711 is divisble by 9.
Example Question #5 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
Bernard is baking cookies. He has to bake 48 cookies and has 6 pounds of cookie dough to make them. After he bakes 8 cookies, how many pounds of cookie dough does he have left?
If Bernard bakes 8 cookies, that means he has used one-sixth of the cookie dough because 48 divided by 8 equals 6. Thus, 8 is one-sixth of 48.
Therefore, he would have used one-sixth of the dough, or the equivalent of 1 pound.
This would leave 5 pounds of dough remaining.
Example Question #6 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
In a rectangle, each corner has a value in degrees of A (first corner), B (second corner), C (third corner), and D (fourth corner).
What is the sum of corners A, B, and C?
In a rectangle, each corner is equal to 90 degrees. All corners are of equal degrees. Thus, the sum of any three corners would equal the product of 90 and 3, which is 270. Therefore, the correct answer is 270 degrees.
Example Question #7 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
Captain Hook, Captain Jack, and Captain James each had the same number of shipmates. Given the information below, which of the following could be the number of shipmates each captain had?
Captain Hook put his shipmates into groups of 
Captain Jack put his shipmates into groups of 
Captain James put his shipmates into groups of 
For this question we look at the multiples of each group and find the smallest factor that is common to all three groups.
Captain Hook:
Captain Jack:
Captain James:
Therefore, the smallest number that is divisible by 
Example Question #8 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
Luke bought 
If 
Isolate 
Example Question #9 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
Mark bought 
If 
Isolate 
Example Question #5 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
If 
Solve:
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