SSAT Elementary Level Math : Whole and Part

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Example Questions

Example Question #411 : Whole And Part

Johnny and Hayden are sharing a pizza pie. If Hayden eats \displaystyle \frac{1}{3} of the pie, what fraction is left for Johnny to eat?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}

\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}

\displaystyle \frac{3}{3}

\displaystyle \frac{1}{8}

\displaystyle \frac{3}{2}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}

Explanation:

Johnny and Hayden start off with a whole pizza pie, which can be represented as 1 or \displaystyle \frac{3}{3}. Since Hayden eats \displaystyle \frac{1}{3}of the pizza, we need to subtract that amount from 1 to find out what fraction of pizza is left for Johnny.

\displaystyle \frac{3}{3} - \frac{1}{3} = \frac{2}{3}

Example Question #4233 : Numbers And Operations

Tracy and Brayden have 87 stamps together. If 53 of those stamps belong to Tracy, how many stamps belong to Brayden?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 34

\displaystyle 37

\displaystyle 16

\displaystyle 140

\displaystyle 288

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 34

Explanation:

We are given the total number of stamps that Tracy and Brayden have together, as well as the total number of stamps that Tracy has individually. To find how many stamps Brayden has individually, we should subtract!

Total stamps - Tracy's stamps = Brayden's stamps

\displaystyle 87 - 53 = 34

 

Example Question #4234 : Numbers And Operations

Perrie and Jade have 44 pairs of shoes. If 25 pairs of those shoes belong to Perrie, how many pairs of shoes does Jade have?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 17

\displaystyle 29

\displaystyle 21

\displaystyle 19

\displaystyle 25

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 19

Explanation:

We are given the total number of pairs of shoes that Perrie and Jade have together, and how many pairs of shoes Perrie has individually. To find how many pairs of shoes Jade has individually, we should subtract!

Total pairs of shoes - Perrie's pairs of shoes = Jade's pairs of shoes

\displaystyle 44 - 25 = 19

Example Question #413 : Whole And Part

Kennedy and Tomas ate an entire pizza pie. If Kennedy ate \displaystyle \frac{1}{4} of the pizza pie, what fraction of the pizza pie did Tomas eat?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}

\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}

\displaystyle \frac{4}{3}

\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}

\displaystyle \frac{2}{4}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}

Explanation:

Since Kennedy and Tomas eat the entire pizza pie, we can subtract the amount that Kennedy ate from the whole pizza pie. We can represent the whole pizza pie by the number 1, which is equivalent to \displaystyle \frac{4}{4}.

\displaystyle \frac{4}{4} - \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{4}

Example Question #4235 : Numbers And Operations

Sean and Paul have 23 toy cars. If 14 of those cars belong to Paul, how many cars does Sean have?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 14

\displaystyle 6

\displaystyle 9

\displaystyle 18

\displaystyle 10

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 9

Explanation:

We are given the total number of toy cars that Sean and Paul have together, and the number of toy cars that Paul has individually. To find how many toy cars Sean has individually, we need to subtract!

Total toy cars - Paul's toy cars = Sean's toy cars

\displaystyle 23 - 14 = 9

Example Question #4236 : Numbers And Operations

Eric and Bessie have 25 cookies. If 19 of those cookies belong to Eric, how many cookies belong to Bessie?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 0

\displaystyle 4

\displaystyle 14

\displaystyle 6

\displaystyle 44

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 6

Explanation:

We are given the total number of cookies that Eric and Bessie have together, and how many cookies Eric has individually. To find how many cookies Bessie has individually, we should subtract!

Total cookies - Eric's cookies = Bessie's cookies

\displaystyle 25 - 19 = 6

Example Question #4237 : Numbers And Operations

Lauren and Juan have 32 blocks. If 20 of those blocks belong to Juan, how many blocks belong to Lauren?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 9

\displaystyle 25

\displaystyle 12

\displaystyle 18

\displaystyle 54

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 12

Explanation:

We are given the total number of blocks that Lauren and Juan have together, and how many blocks Juan has individually. To find how many blocks Lauren has individually, we should subtract!

Total blocks - Juan's blocks = Lauren's blocks

\displaystyle 32 - 20 = 12

Example Question #4238 : Numbers And Operations

Izzy weighs 81 pounds. If Izzy and Garth weigh 175 pounds together, how much does Garth weigh?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 104

\displaystyle 89

\displaystyle 92

\displaystyle 94

\displaystyle 109

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 94

Explanation:

We are given the combined weight of Izzy and Garth, and how much Izzy weighs individually. To find how much Garth weighs individually, we should subtract!

Total weight - Izzy's weight = Garth's weight

\displaystyle 175 - 81 = 94

Example Question #411 : Whole And Part

Kim and Stevie have 28 dolls. If 13 of those dolls belong to Kim, how many dolls belong to Stevie?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 18

\displaystyle 23

\displaystyle 43

\displaystyle 15

\displaystyle 17

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 15

Explanation:

We are given the total number of dolls that Kim and Stevie have together and the total number of dolls Kim has individually. To find the number of dolls that Stevie has individually, we need to subtract the number of dolls Kim has from the total number of dolls.

\displaystyle 28 - 13 = 15

Example Question #4242 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Neda and Sarah have \displaystyle 29 toy ponies. If \displaystyle 17 of these toy ponies belong to Sarah, how many toy ponies belong to Neda?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 17

\displaystyle 29

\displaystyle 22

\displaystyle 21

\displaystyle 12

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 12

Explanation:

We are given the total number of toy ponies that Neda and Sarah have together, and how many toy ponies Sarah has individually. To find how many toy ponies Neda has individually, we should subtract!

Total toy ponies - Sarah's toy ponies = Neda's toy ponies

\displaystyle 29 - 17 = 12

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