SSAT Elementary Level Quantitative

A foundational course that builds essential math skills for the SSAT Elementary Level.

Study Strategies

Estimation and Checking

Estimation and Double-Checking\n\nEstimating means making a smart guess. It’s helpful when you want a quick answer or to check if your work makes sense.\n\n### Why Estimate?\n- Saves time when you don’t need an exact answer.\n- Helps catch mistakes by seeing if your answer is reasonable.\n\n### Checking Your Work\n- Reread the problem and review your steps.\n- Try solving it a different way to see if you get the same answer.\n

Examples

  • Estimate 39 + 22 as about 60 before calculating the exact answer.

  • Double-check subtraction by adding the answer to the smaller number to see if you get the bigger number.