SSAT Middle Level Math : Whole and Part
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Example Question #13 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Pamela takes her children to the fair. How many $3.00 tickets can she buy if she only has $21.00?
Divide:
Answer: Pamela can buy 7 tickets.
Example Question #21 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
In March, there were 10 sunny days, 10 cloudy days, and 11 rainy days. How many days did it rain in March?
Identify the number of rainy days in March: 
Example Question #22 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Solve inside the parentheses:
Then, solve:
Answer: 160
Example Question #23 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Sal is going to the fair with his family. He has $18.00 to buy tickets. How many tickets can he buy if each one costs $2.25?
Divide the total amount of money he has by the cost of one ticket:
Answer: Sal can buy 8 tickets at the fair.
Example Question #24 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Julie gets paid $304 a week for dogsitting. If she wants to buy a new washing machine that costs $1400, how many weeks does Julie need to work to save up the required amount? Round to the nearest whole week.
Divide the cost of the washing machine by the amount of money she makes each week:
Answer: Julie needs to save for 5 weeks.
Example Question #947 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement
In order to travel from New York to Florida with his family, Eric needs to purchase 3 tickets, costing $52.00, $64.79 and $44.50. If he has $213.00 in his wallet, how much money will Eric have left over after buying the tickets?
First add up the prices of the three tickets:
Then subtract that amount from $213:
Therefore Eric will have $51.71 left over.
Example Question #25 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Natasha is going Christmas shopping for the twelve people on her list. On average, how much money can she spend per gift if she has a $225.00 budget?
Divide $225 by 12:
Answer: On average, Natasha can spend $18.75 per gift.
Example Question #26 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Which of the following is a factor of 72?
None of these
Factors can be multiplied to get a certain number; when a certain number is divided by a factor, the result is a whole number.
When 18 and 4 are multiplied, the result is 72; thus, 18 and 4 are both factors of 72.
When 72 is divided by the other answer choices, a whole number does NOT result.
Example Question #21 : Whole And Part
There are 15 animals in a pet store. The only animals are dogs and cats. There are twice as many dogs as cats. How many dogs are there?
In this problem, the sum of the cats and dogs must equal 15. If there are 10 dogs, there must be 5 cats because there are twice as many dogs as cats. (Two times 5 is 10.)
Given that 10 plus 5 is 15, 10 is the correct answer.
Example Question #27 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
A dog has a litter of 6 puppies. The average weight of the puppies is 7 pounds. After one week, half of the puppies have gained one pound. What is the new average weight of the puppies after one week?
If half of the 6 puppies gain one pound, that means that 3 puppies will gain one pound. This means that 3 total pounds will be gained among the 6 puppies.
We can assume that the weight of each puppy was originally 7 pounds, since the average was 7. Three of the puppies have gained a pound, meaning they will weigh 8 pounds.
Weights of the puppies after one week: 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8
Find the new average by summing the individual weights and dividing by the number of puppies.
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