HSPT Quantitative : HSPT Quantitative Skills

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for HSPT Quantitative

varsity tutors app store varsity tutors android store

Example Questions

Example Question #76 : Number Manipulation*

What number, multiplied by , is  of  of 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Work backwards to solve this problem. First,  percent of  is :

Then find  of that:

Finally, divide by  to reverse the multiplication:

Example Question #81 : Number Manipulation*

What is  of  percent of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find   percent of :

Then find  of that value:

Example Question #431 : Hspt Quantitative Skills

What is  less than ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, .

Then, subtract :

Example Question #83 : How To Manipulate Numbers

What is  percent of  of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find  of :

Then, find  percent of that:

Example Question #84 : How To Manipulate Numbers

What number multiplied by  equals  of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, .

Then, .

Finally, divide by  to reverse the multiplication:

Example Question #85 : How To Manipulate Numbers

What is  of  less than ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First,   less than  is :

.

Then, find  of that value:

Example Question #86 : How To Manipulate Numbers

What is  percent of  of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find   of :

Then, find  percent of that value:

Example Question #85 : How To Manipulate Numbers

What is  of  more than the product of  and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find the product of  and :

Then, find  more:

Finally, find  of that value:

 

Example Question #87 : How To Manipulate Numbers

What is the square root of the product of  and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Find the product of  and :

The square root is , because .

Example Question #431 : Hspt Quantitative Skills

What is  of  less than ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, use subtraction to find   less than :

Then, find :

Learning Tools by Varsity Tutors