ISEE Middle Level Math : Numbers and Operations

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Numbers And Operations

What is the least common multiple of 5, 12, and 15?

Possible Answers:

\dpi{100} 100

\dpi{100} 24

\dpi{100} 120

\dpi{100} 60

Correct answer:

\dpi{100} 60

Explanation:

You can write out the multiples of each number, and find the first number that is common to all of them.

5: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60

12: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60

15: 15, 30, 45, 60

The correct answer is 60.

Example Question #2 : How To Find A Ratio

What is the greatest common factor of 12, 24 and 96?

Possible Answers:

\dpi{100} 6

\dpi{100} 3

\dpi{100} 12

\dpi{100} 4

Correct answer:

\dpi{100} 12

Explanation:

To find the greatest common factor of three numbers, first factor each number as a product of prime numbers:

\dpi{100} 96: 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3

\dpi{100} 24: 2\times 2\times 2\times 3

\dpi{100} 12: 2\times 2\times 3

 

Now take all of the factors that are in common between 12, 24 and 96.  In this case, that is 2, 2 and 3.

\dpi{100} 2\times 2\times 3=12

Example Question #3 : How To Find A Ratio

Logan needs to answer 60 questions to finish his test. If he has answered 25% of the questions in 20 minutes, how long will it take him to complete the entire test?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve:

First, find the number of answers completed by calculating:

Then, find how long it would take him to complete the 60 question test if for every 20 minutes he answer 15 questions:

(sets of 15 questions)

 minutes altogether to finish the test.

Example Question #1 : How To Find A Ratio

Which ratio is equivalent to  ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

A ratio can be rewritten as a quotient; do this, and simplify it.

Rewrite as

 

or 

Example Question #2 : Numbers And Operations

I have 5 white chocolates, 3 milk chocolates, and 9 dark chocolates. What is the ratio of white chocolates to the other types of chocolates?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

There are 5 white chocolates. There are a total of 12 milk and dark chocolates. The ratio of white to other chocolates is 5:12.

Example Question #3 : Numbers And Operations

In February, there were 12 rainy days, 6 cloudy days and 10 sunny days. What was the ratio of sunny days in February?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Identify the number of sunny days in February :

Then, creating a ratio,  show the number of sunny days compared to the total number of days in the month of February (28):

Answer:

Example Question #7 : How To Find A Ratio

Express the following ratio in simplest form: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Rewrite this in fraction form for the sake of simplicity, and divide both numbers by :

The ratio, simplified, is .

Example Question #4 : Numbers And Operations

Express this ratio in simplest form: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

A ratio involving decimals can be simplified as follows:

First, move the decimal point over a common number of places in each number so that both numbers become whole. In this case, it would be two places:

 (note the addition of a zero at the end of the first number)

Now, rewrite as a fraction and divide both numbers by :

The ratio, simplified, is 

Example Question #5 : Numbers And Operations

Express this ratio in simplest form: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

A ratio of fractions can best be solved by dividing the first number by the second. Rewrite the mixed fraction as an improper fraction, rewrite the problem as a multiplication by taking the reciprocal of the second fraction, and cross-cancel: 

The ratio, simplified, is .

Example Question #6 : Numbers And Operations

Write as a unit rate: 450 words typed in 25 minutes.

Possible Answers:

22 words per minute

23 words per minute

19 words per minute

17 words per minute

18 words per minute

Correct answer:

18 words per minute

Explanation:

Divide the number of words by the number of minutes to get words per minute:

words per minute

 

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