SSAT Middle Level Math : SSAT Middle Level Quantitative (Math)

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #31 : Numbers And Operations

If the ratio of boys to girls in a classroom is , and there are a total of of  students in the classroom, how many boys are in the classroom?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If the ratio of boys to girls in a classroom is , that means that there are  boys for every  girls. Thus, when there are  students in a classroom, the breakdown will be  boys and  girls. If there are  students in a classroom, the breakdown will be  boys and  girls, which translates to a ratio of , or 

Thus, if there are  students,  will be boys. 

Example Question #142 : Numbers And Operations

On Saturday Jake raked leaves for  minutes and on Sunday he raked leaves for  hours. In hours, how much total time did he spend raking on both Saturday and Sunday?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The first thing we need to do is put our minutes into hours because our final answer is asking for hours. We know that . We can set up a proportion and cross multiply to solve. 

Then we can divide to isolate the .

Now we can add our hours together to find the total. 

Example Question #21 : How To Find A Proportion

Matt studied for  minutes everyday from Monday-Friday. How many total hours did he spend studying?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The first thing we need to do is put our minutes into hours because our final answer is asking for hours. We know that . We can set up a proportion and cross multiply to solve. 

Then we can divide to isolate the .

Now we need to multiply  because Matt studied for  hours each day. 

Example Question #1 : Converting Units Of Measurement

How many  are in 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this problem we can make proportions.

We know that , and we can use  as our unknown. 

Next, we want to cross multiply and divide to isolate the  on one side. 

The  will cancel and we are left with 

Example Question #23 : How To Find A Proportion

How many  are in  

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this problem we can make proportions.

We know that , and we can use  as our unknown. 

Next, we want to cross multiply and divide to isolate the  on one side. 

The  will cancel and we are left with 

Example Question #811 : Ssat Middle Level Quantitative (Math)

How many  are in 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this problem we can make proportions.

We know that , and we can use  as our unknown. 

Next, we want to cross multiply and divide to isolate the  on one side. 

The  will cancel and we are left with 

Example Question #11 : Measurement & Data

How many  are in 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this problem we can make proportions.

We know that , and we can use  as our unknown. 

Next, we want to cross multiply and divide to isolate the  on one side. 

The  will cancel and we are left with 

Example Question #12 : Measurement & Data

How many  are in 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this problem we can make proportions.

We know that , and we can use  as our unknown. 

Next, we want to cross multiply and divide to isolate the  on one side. 

The  will cancel and we are left with 

Example Question #13 : Measurement & Data

How many  are in 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this problem we can make proportions.

We know that , and we can use  as our unknown. 

Next, we want to cross multiply and divide to isolate the  on one side. 

The  will cancel and we are left with 

Example Question #14 : Measurement & Data

How many  are in 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this problem we can make proportions.

We know that , and we can use  as our unknown. 

Next, we want to cross multiply and divide to isolate the  on one side. 

The  will cancel and we are left with 

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