SSAT Upper Level Math : SSAT Upper Level Quantitative (Math)

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Example Questions

Example Question #4 : How To Multiply Fractions

Steven runs a pizza shop. On Monday, he used  of a bag of flour. On Tuesday, he used  the amount he used on Monday. How much of a bag of flour did he use on Tuesday?

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Explanation:

To find how many bags of flour he used on Tuesday, multiply  by .

To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together, then multiply the denominators together.

Example Question #5 : How To Multiply Fractions

In Mary's class,  of the class owns a dog, and of those in the class that own a dog,  also owns a cat. What fraction of the class owns both a dog and a cat?

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Explanation:

Multiply  by  to find out how much of the class have both a cat and a dog.

Example Question #3 : How To Multiply Fractions

A certain recipe for a batch of chocolate cookies calls for  of a cup of sugar to be used. If Mike only wants to make  of a batch, how much of a cup of sugar should he use?

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Explanation:

Multiply  by  to find out how much sugar he needs to use.

Example Question #6 : How To Multiply Fractions

A poll was conducted at a high school. The poll found that  of the students at the school had siblings, and that  of the students who had siblings also had a dog at home. What fraction of the students have siblings and a dog?

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Explanation:

To find what fraction of the students have siblings and a dog, multiply  by .

Example Question #4 : How To Multiply Fractions

Louis gave away  of his comic books to his sister. Of the ones he gave to his sister,  were Superman comics. What fraction of the comics that Louis gave away are Superman comics?

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Explanation:

Multiply  by  to figure out what fraction of the comics are Superman comics.

Example Question #2 : How To Multiply Fractions

 of the students in an elementary school owns their own computer. Of those that own their own computer,  also owned their own cell phone. What fraction of the students owned both a computer and a cell phone?

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Explanation:

Multiply  by  to find what fraction of the students own a computer and a cell phone.

Example Question #152 : Rational Numbers

In Timothy's 3rd grade class,  of the students enjoy eating vegetables. Of the ones who enjoy eating vegetables,  say that spinach is their favorite vegetable. What fraction of the class say spinach is their favorite vegetable?

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Explanation:

Multiply  by  to find out what fraction of the students say spinach is their favorite vegetable.

Example Question #32 : Operations With Fractions

At an arcade,  of the games are fighting games. Of those games,  are Japanese games. What fraction of the games at the arcade are Japanese fighting games?

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Explanation:

To find what fraction of the games are Japanese fighting ones, multiply  by .

 

Example Question #161 : Rational Numbers

Of the students in Hannah's high school band,  play a woodwind instrument. Of the woodwind players,  plays the clarinet. What fraction of the band plays the clarinet?

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Explanation:

Multiply  by  to find out what fraction of the students play the clarinet.

 

Example Question #34 : Operations With Fractions

In the morning, Tina ate  of a cake. For her afternoon snack she ate  as much as she did in the morning. What fraction of the cake did Tina eat for her afternoon snack?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Multiply  by  to find how much cake Tina ate in the afternoon.

 

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