SSAT Elementary Level Math : How to find the part from the whole

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #551 : How To Find The Part From The Whole

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Three

Three hundred

Thirty

Five

Zero

Correct answer:

Thirty

Explanation:

There are thirty tens in the number 300 because 

Example Question #4758 : Numbers And Operations

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Fourteen

Four hundred

Forty

Forty-four 

Four

Correct answer:

Four

Explanation:

There is a  in the hundreds place which means there are four hundreds in the number .

Example Question #931 : Whole And Part

How many ones are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Zero

Six

Seven

Five hudred

Three

Correct answer:

Five hudred

Explanation:

There are five hundred ones in the number 500 because 

Example Question #932 : Whole And Part

How many tens are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Six hundred

Sixteen

Zero

Sixty

Six

Correct answer:

Sixty

Explanation:

There are 60 tens in the number 600 because 

Example Question #552 : How To Find The Part From The Whole

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Seven

Seventy 

Seven hundred

Seventy-seven 

Seventeen 

Correct answer:

Seven

Explanation:

There is a  in the hundreds place which means there are seven hundreds in the number .

Example Question #942 : Whole And Part

How many ones are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Eighty 

Eighty-eight

Zero

Eighteen

Eight hundred

Correct answer:

Eight hundred

Explanation:

There are 800 ones in the number 800 because 

Example Question #553 : How To Find The Part From The Whole

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Two hundred

Twenty

Three

Two

Twenty-two

Correct answer:

Two

Explanation:

There is a  in the hundreds place which means there are two hundreds in the number .

Example Question #554 : How To Find The Part From The Whole

How many hundreds are in the number 

 

Possible Answers:

Five

Eight

Three

Thirty 

Three hundred

Correct answer:

Three

Explanation:

There is a  in the hundreds place which means there are three hundreds in the number .

Example Question #944 : Whole And Part

Round  to the nearest ten.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When we round a number to the nearest ten we look to the ones place to tell us if we round up or down.

If the number in our ones place is  or greater, we round up. If the number in the ones place is  or less, we round down. When we round up, the number in the tens place increases by  and all the other numbers to the right become . When we round down, the number in the tens place stays the same and all the other numbers to the right become .

In this case,  is greater than  so our rounded number is 

Example Question #1 : Comparing Two Numbers Between 1 And 10: Ccss.Math.Content.K.Cc.C.7

Fill in the blank. 

 __________ 

Possible Answers:

is less than

is greater than

is equal to 

Correct answer:

is greater than

Explanation:

 is greater than  because  comes after  when we are counting, which means it is greater. 

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