SSAT Middle Level Math : How to find the whole from the part

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Middle Level Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : Whole And Part

Mark is baking cupcakes. He has to bake  cupcakes and has  pounds of cake batter to make them. After he bakes  cupcakes, how many pounds of cake batter does he have left?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If Mark bakes  cupcakes, that means he has used one-eighth of the cake batter because:

.

 

Now we need to find out how much one-eighth of  is:

From here we will find the difference between the amount of cake batter Mark started with and the amount he used for the  cupcakes to find how many pounds of batter is left.

Therefore,

This would leave 7 pounds of cake batter remaining.

Example Question #12 : Whole And Part

On Monday Beth created  drawing. On Tuesday she created  drawings. On Wednesday she created twice has many drawings as on Monday and Tuesday combined. She did not draw the rest of the week. How many drawings total did she create for the week?

Possible Answers:

 drawings

 drawings

 drawings

 drawings

 drawings

Correct answer:

 drawings

Explanation:

To calculate Beth's total drawings, we should add up the days:

Monday:  drawing

Tuesday:  drawings

Wednesday: , which is the total of Monday's drawings plus Tuesday's drawings, times .  (Given that  plus  is equal to , and that  times  is , there were a total of  drawings on Wednesday.)

The sum of  plus  plus  is , which is therefore the correct answer.  

Example Question #11 : How To Find The Whole From The Part

There is a bag of marbles and the three colors are red, blue, and green.  If the green marbles equal  times the amount of blue and blue is  times the amount of red, what is the total amount of marbles when there are  red marbles?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since there are  times as many blue marbles as there are red, you must multiple the red marbles by  , Then you take the  blue marbles and multiply by  since there are  times the green marbles as blue . Then you add them all together to get .

Example Question #331 : Number & Operations In Base Ten

What is  in expanded form? 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we write a number in expanded form, we multiply each digit by its place value. 

 is in the ones place, so we multiply by 

 is in the tenths place, so we multiply by 

 is in the hundredths place, so we multiply by .

Then we add the products together to check our answer: 

Example Question #1 : Read And Write Decimals To Thousandths Using Base Ten Numerals, Number Names, And Expanded Form: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Nbt.A.3a

What is  in expanded form? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we write a number in expanded form, we multiply each digit by its place value. 

 is in the ones place, so we multiply by 

 is in the tenths place, so we multiply by 

 is in the hundredths place, so we multiply by .

Then we add the products together. 

 

Example Question #2 : Read And Write Decimals To Thousandths Using Base Ten Numerals, Number Names, And Expanded Form: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Nbt.A.3a

What is  in expanded form? 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we write a number in expanded form, we multiply each digit by its place value. 

 is in the ones place, so we multiply by 

 is in the tenths place, so we multiply by 

 is in the hundredths place, so we multiply by .

Then we add the products together. 

Example Question #1 : Read And Write Decimals To Thousandths Using Base Ten Numerals, Number Names, And Expanded Form: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Nbt.A.3a

What is  in expanded form? 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we write a number in expanded form, we multiply each digit by its place value. 

 is in the ones place, so we multiply by 

 is in the tenths place, so we multiply by 

 is in the hundredths place, so we multiply by .

Then we add the products together. 

Example Question #3 : Read And Write Decimals To Thousandths Using Base Ten Numerals, Number Names, And Expanded Form: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Nbt.A.3a

What is  in expanded form? 

 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we write a number in expanded form, we multiply each digit by its place value. 

 is in the ones place, so we multiply by 

 is in the tenths place, so we multiply by 

 is in the hundredths place, so we multiply by .

Then we add the products together. 

Example Question #5 : Read And Write Decimals To Thousandths Using Base Ten Numerals, Number Names, And Expanded Form: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Nbt.A.3a

What is  in expanded form? 

 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we write a number in expanded form, we multiply each digit by its place value. 

 is in the ones place, so we multiply by 

 is in the tenths place, so we multiply by 

 is in the hundredths place, so we multiply by .

Then we add the products together. 

Example Question #6 : Read And Write Decimals To Thousandths Using Base Ten Numerals, Number Names, And Expanded Form: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Nbt.A.3a

What is  in expanded form? 

 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we write a number in expanded form, we multiply each digit by its place value. 

 is in the ones place, so we multiply by 

 is in the tenths place, so we multiply by 

 is in the hundredths place, so we multiply by .

Then we add the products together. 

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