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 #7 : Use The Four Operations To Solve Word Problems Involving Various Measures: Ccss.Math.Content.4.Md.A.2

Sarah walked  to the stop sign, and then  to her friend’s house. In feet, how far did she walk?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The first thing we need to do is put our inches into feet because our final answer is asking for feet. 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 feet together to find our total. 

Example Question #8 : Use The Four Operations To Solve Word Problems Involving Various Measures: Ccss.Math.Content.4.Md.A.2

Avery has  of juice. She pours  into a pitcher. In , how much of the juice is not in the pitcher? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Because our systems of measurements are the same, the first thing we want to do is subtract. 

 

Our answer is asking us for milliliters, so we need to convert  into milliliters. We know that . We can set up a proportion and cross multiply to solve. 

Then we can divide to isolate the .

 

 

Example Question #22 : Converting Units Of Measurement

How many  are in 

 

 

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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 : Converting Units Of Measurement

How many  are in 

 

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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 #181 : Ratio And Proportion

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The cross-products (the product of a numerator and the other denominator) of a proportion are equal, so, if

,

it follows that 

.

Example Question #182 : Ratio And Proportion

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

A property of proportions states that if two ratios are equivalent, then the ratio of numerators and the ratio of denominators are as well. Therefore, since

,

it follows that

Example Question #183 : Ratio And Proportion

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

A property of proportions states that if two ratios are equivalent, so are their reciprocals. Therefore, since

,

it follows that

.

Example Question #184 : Ratio And Proportion

Hannah has a  bag of peanuts that she is going to divide evenly between her four friends. How many ounces of peanuts does she give to each friend? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The first thing we need to do is put our pounds into ounces because our final answer is asking for ounces. 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 divide our  by  because we are splitting the peanuts up equally between  people. 

Example Question #185 : Ratio And Proportion

Molly has a  bag of peanuts that she is going to divide evenly between her three friends. How many ounces of peanuts does she give to each friend? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The first thing we need to do is put our pounds into ounces because our final answer is asking for ounces. 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 divide our  by  because we are splitting the peanuts up equally between  people. 

Example Question #841 : 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 

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