How to find the part from the whole - SSAT Upper Level Quantitative
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Susie won 
from the lottery. If she has to pay 
of the winnings to taxes and gives her parents 
of the remaining amount, how much does she have left over?
Susie won
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First, find out how much she has left after she pays her taxes.
Now, take away 
of the after-tax amount to find out how much she has left.
First, find out how much she has left after she pays her taxes.
Now, take away
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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?
Initially,
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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.
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
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Kerry spends 
of his monthly salary on rent, 
on food, and 
on movies. If he spent 
on rent, how much did he spend on food?
Kerry spends
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First, find out how much Kerry makes per month. Let 
be his monthly salary. We know that he spends 
of his monthly salary on rent, and that he spends 
on rent. Knowing this, we can set up an equation and solve for 
, how much Kerry makes per month.
Now, we can find out how much he spends on food.
First, find out how much Kerry makes per month. Let
Now, we can find out how much he spends on food.
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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?
Pauline has
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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.
First, find out how many pieces of candy Pauline has after eating
Now, she loses 
Pauline is left with 10 pieces of candy.
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A class of 
students was polled. If 
of them claimed that they enjoy eating sushi, how many students enjoy eating sushi?
A class of
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Multiply the total number of students by the fraction to find out how many of them enjoy eating sushi.
students in the class enjoy eating sushi.
Multiply the total number of students by the fraction to find out how many of them enjoy eating sushi.
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A car is on sale for 
off. If the original price is 
, how much does the car cost when it is on sale?
A car is on sale for
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Subtract the discount from the original price of the car.
The discounted car costs 
.
Subtract the discount from the original price of the car.
The discounted car costs
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Jeremy bought 
worth of toothpaste. At the checkout, he found that he had a coupon that would take 
off the cost of the toothpaste. How much will Jeremy pay for the toothpaste if he uses the coupon?
Jeremy bought
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Subtract the amount the coupon would take off from the total amount the toothpaste would cost.
If Jeremy uses the coupon, the toothpaste will cost 
.
Subtract the amount the coupon would take off from the total amount the toothpaste would cost.
If Jeremy uses the coupon, the toothpaste will cost
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What is 
of 
?
What is
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Multiply 
by 
to find the answer.
.
Multiply
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The tax on the sale of a house worth 
was 
. What was the tax rate?
The tax on the sale of a house worth
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To find the tax rate, divide the tax amount by the total worth of the house.
Now, convert this decimal into a percentage.
The tax rate on this house sale is 
.
To find the tax rate, divide the tax amount by the total worth of the house.
Now, convert this decimal into a percentage.
The tax rate on this house sale is
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If Hannah needs to pay a 
tax on her yearly income of 
, how much does she need to pay for the tax?
If Hannah needs to pay a
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Multiply 
by 
to find the amount Hannah needs to pay in taxes.
Hannah needs to pay 
in taxes.
Multiply
Hannah needs to pay
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A dress goes on sale for 
off. If the dress originally cost 
, how much does it cost while it is on sale?
A dress goes on sale for
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Subtract the amount discounted from the original cost of the dress to find its sale price.
The dress cost 
on sale.
Subtract the amount discounted from the original cost of the dress to find its sale price.
The dress cost
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Susie won from the lottery. If she has to pay of the winnings to taxes and gives her parents of the remaining amount, how much does she have left over?
Susie won
Tap to reveal answer
First, find out how much she has left after she pays her taxes.
Now, take away of the after-tax amount to find out how much she has left.
First, find out how much she has left after she pays her taxes.
Now, take away
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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?
Initially,
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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.
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
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Kerry spends of his monthly salary on rent, on food, and on movies. If he spent on rent, how much did he spend on food?
Kerry spends
Tap to reveal answer
First, find out how much Kerry makes per month. Let be his monthly salary. We know that he spends of his monthly salary on rent, and that he spends on rent. Knowing this, we can set up an equation and solve for , how much Kerry makes per month.
Now, we can find out how much he spends on food.
First, find out how much Kerry makes per month. Let
Now, we can find out how much he spends on food.
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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?
Pauline has
Tap to reveal answer
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.
First, find out how many pieces of candy Pauline has after eating
Now, she loses
Pauline is left with 10 pieces of candy.
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A class of students was polled. If of them claimed that they enjoy eating sushi, how many students enjoy eating sushi?
A class of
Tap to reveal answer
Multiply the total number of students by the fraction to find out how many of them enjoy eating sushi.
students in the class enjoy eating sushi.
Multiply the total number of students by the fraction to find out how many of them enjoy eating sushi.
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A car is on sale for off. If the original price is , how much does the car cost when it is on sale?
A car is on sale for
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Subtract the discount from the original price of the car.
The discounted car costs .
Subtract the discount from the original price of the car.
The discounted car costs
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Jeremy bought worth of toothpaste. At the checkout, he found that he had a coupon that would take off the cost of the toothpaste. How much will Jeremy pay for the toothpaste if he uses the coupon?
Jeremy bought
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Subtract the amount the coupon would take off from the total amount the toothpaste would cost.
If Jeremy uses the coupon, the toothpaste will cost .
Subtract the amount the coupon would take off from the total amount the toothpaste would cost.
If Jeremy uses the coupon, the toothpaste will cost
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What is of ?
What is
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Multiply by to find the answer.
.
Multiply
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The tax on the sale of a house worth was . What was the tax rate?
The tax on the sale of a house worth
Tap to reveal answer
To find the tax rate, divide the tax amount by the total worth of the house.
Now, convert this decimal into a percentage.
The tax rate on this house sale is .
To find the tax rate, divide the tax amount by the total worth of the house.
Now, convert this decimal into a percentage.
The tax rate on this house sale is
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