SSAT Elementary Level Math : Numbers and Operations

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : Fractions

Find the decimal equivalent to the fraction. Round to the nearest tenths place, if necessary. 

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When converting a fraction to a decimal, divide the denominator by the numerator. Divide 3 by 20. The quotient is 0.15. The question asked you to round to the nearest tenths place, so the correct choice is: 0.2.

Example Question #3 : Fractions

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Example Question #4 : Fractions

What is  equal to in decimal form?

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To find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, divide the top number (numerator) by the bottom number (denominator). In this problem, 4 divided by 5 equals 0.8.

Example Question #5 : Fractions

What is  equal to in decimal form?

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To find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, divide the top number [numerator] by the bottom number [denominator]. In this problem, 6 divided by 12 equals 0.5.

Example Question #44 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

 students were asked to name their favorite superhero.  answered Batman,  answered Spiderman, and  answered Superman. What percentage of the students gave Superman as their answer?

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 students out of  answered Superman. , which is .

Example Question #11 : Fractions

Find the decimal equivalent to the fraction. Round to the nearest hundredth.

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If you were to divide a pie into thirds, and then take two of them, you would have more than half of the pie.  Thus you can eliminate .  

At this point it's probably best to have memorized the common fractions.  

 

Example Question #11 : Fractions

Write as an improper fraction in lowest terms: 

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The expression is equal to one hundred twelve one-hundredths, so write it as a fraction and reduce as follows:

Example Question #12 : Fractions

Write  as a decimal

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Divide 17 by 5:

Example Question #13 : Fractions

What is  equal to in decimal form?

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To find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, simply divide the top number (numerator) by the bottom number (denominator). In this problem, 2 divided by 4 equals 0.5.

[You can also note that 2 is exactly half of 4, so the fraction will equal .5]

Example Question #14 : Fractions

What is  equal to in decimal form?

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To find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, divide the top number (numerator) by the bottom number (denominator). In this problem, 2 divided by 5 equals 0.4!

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