SSAT Elementary Level Math : Numbers and Operations

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Example Questions

Example Question #81 : Numbers And Operations

Convert the fraction to a decimal:

 

Possible Answers:

 

 

 

 

Correct answer:

 

 

 

 

Explanation:

When converting a fraction to a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator:

Divide 1 by 2. Therefore, the decimal equivalent is 0.5.

Example Question #82 : Numbers And Operations

Convert the fraction to a decimal. Round to two decimal places.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When converting a fraction to a decimal, divide the denominator by the numerator:

Round to two decimal places. Since the thousandths place is a 6, we will round up: 0.64.

Example Question #48 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

What is  equal to in decimal form?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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

Another way to solve the problem is to try and get a multiple of ten in the denominator.

Six-over-ten, or six tenths, is written as .

Example Question #49 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

What is  equal to in decimal form?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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

Another way to solve the problem is to try and get a multiple of ten in the denominator.

Two-over-ten, or two tenths, is written as .

Example Question #83 : Numbers And Operations

What is the decimal equivalent of  ?

Possible Answers:

.50

.80

.08

.20

.40

Correct answer:

.80

Explanation:

Divide the numerator by the denominator:

Example Question #82 : Numbers And Operations

What is the decimal equivalent of  ?

Possible Answers:

.08

.084

.40

.04

.044

Correct answer:

.08

Explanation:

Approach 1: Divide the numerator, 2, by the denominator, 25, to get a decimal equivalent of .08.

Approach 2: Manipulate the fraction so that it has a denominator of 100, and then determine the decimal answer based on the numerator.

To get a denominator of 100, multiply both the numerator and denominator by 4:

The numerator, 8, can also be written as 8.0. Now move the decimal two places to the right to get the answer: .08

Example Question #51 : How To Find The Decimal Equivalent Of A Fraction

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Add fractions with the same denominator by adding their numerators and keeping the denominator the same:

The resulting fraction can be reduced because both the numerator and denominator are multiples of 3:

Example Question #82 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

What is  equal to in decimal form?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, simply divide the top number by the bottom number. In this problem,  divided by  equals 

Example Question #83 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

What is  equal to in decimal form?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the decimal equivalent of a fraction, simply divide the top number by the bottom number. In this problem,  divided by  equals .  

Example Question #84 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)

Which fraction is less than ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The best way to answer this question is to find the smallest fraction among the answer choices.

Comparing fractions can be done easily when they are converted to decimals.

Of these options, only , or 0.60, is less than .

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