SSAT Middle Level Math : SSAT Middle Level Quantitative (Math)
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Example Question #15 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Julie gets paid $304 a week for dogsitting. If she wants to buy a new washing machine that costs $1400, how many weeks does Julie need to work to save up the required amount? Round to the nearest whole week.
Divide the cost of the washing machine by the amount of money she makes each week:
Answer: Julie needs to save for 5 weeks.
Example Question #16 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
In order to travel from New York to Florida with his family, Eric needs to purchase 3 tickets, costing $52.00, $64.79 and $44.50. If he has $213.00 in his wallet, how much money will Eric have left over after buying the tickets?
First add up the prices of the three tickets:
Then subtract that amount from $213:
Therefore Eric will have $51.71 left over.
Example Question #17 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Natasha is going Christmas shopping for the twelve people on her list. On average, how much money can she spend per gift if she has a $225.00 budget?
Divide $225 by 12:
Answer: On average, Natasha can spend $18.75 per gift.
Example Question #18 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Which of the following is a factor of 72?
None of these
Factors can be multiplied to get a certain number; when a certain number is divided by a factor, the result is a whole number.
When 18 and 4 are multiplied, the result is 72; thus, 18 and 4 are both factors of 72.
When 72 is divided by the other answer choices, a whole number does NOT result.
Example Question #941 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement
There are 15 animals in a pet store. The only animals are dogs and cats. There are twice as many dogs as cats. How many dogs are there?
In this problem, the sum of the cats and dogs must equal 15. If there are 10 dogs, there must be 5 cats because there are twice as many dogs as cats. (Two times 5 is 10.)
Given that 10 plus 5 is 15, 10 is the correct answer.
Example Question #951 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement
A dog has a litter of 6 puppies. The average weight of the puppies is 7 pounds. After one week, half of the puppies have gained one pound. What is the new average weight of the puppies after one week?
If half of the 6 puppies gain one pound, that means that 3 puppies will gain one pound. This means that 3 total pounds will be gained among the 6 puppies.
We can assume that the weight of each puppy was originally 7 pounds, since the average was 7. Three of the puppies have gained a pound, meaning they will weigh 8 pounds.
Weights of the puppies after one week: 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8
Find the new average by summing the individual weights and dividing by the number of puppies.
Example Question #21 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Brett buys a shirt. The original price was 
If the original price of the shirt was 
Example Question #952 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement
Sweaters are 
If Rebecca buys a 
Therefore, the total she will pay is equal to 
The average price of a sweater will therefore be 
Example Question #24 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
If 
Given that 
Example Question #953 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement
If the sum of 3 consecutive numbers is 111, what is the value of the middle number?
The sum of 
Now that you have the middle number, simply add one to it and subtracy one from it to get your consecutive numbers:
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