SSAT Upper Level Math : Whole and Part

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #121 : Rational Numbers

A dress goes on sale for  off. If the dress originally cost , how much does it cost while it is on sale?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Subtract the amount discounted from the original cost of the dress to find its sale price.

The dress cost  on sale.

Example Question #182 : Number Concepts And Operations

Initially,  number of students were going to chip in to buy their teacher a present that cost  dollars. If  students decide not to pay, which of the following expressions represent how much each remaining student must now pay?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To determine how much each person must pay, we will need to divide the total dollar amount by the number of people paying.

Before some students decided not to pay, the amount each person would have to pay is represented by the following expression:

Now, since  students dropped out, we need to subtract that from the number of people who will be paying.

Example Question #121 : Fractions

Pauline has  pieces of candy. If she eats  of the candy then accidentally drops  of the remaining amount on the ground, how many pieces of candy does she have left?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find out how many pieces of candy Pauline has after eating  of them.

Now, she loses  of this remaining amount.  Since  of  is , that means that her new total is 15 - 5 = 10 pieces of candy.

 

Pauline is left with 10 pieces of candy.

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