All HSPT Quantitative Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number is the square of 4 divided by 2?
First, square 4.
Then divide the answer by two.
Example Question #2 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number is the cube of 4 multiplied by 2?
First, cube 4.
Multiply that answer by 2.
Example Question #3 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number divided by 5 is of 40?
Set up an equation that fits the information:
Example Question #4 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number is 4 times of 80?
Set up an equation using the information provided, and then solve.
Example Question #5 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number divided by is percent of ?
Work backwards to solve this problem. First, percent of is , because .
Now, multiply this by to reverse the division.
, so the answer is 180.
Example Question #6 : How To Manipulate Numbers
is percent of what number?
Using to represent the unknown number, we know that . Using algebraic manipulation, divide both sides by to find .
Example Question #7 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number is of less than ?
Work backwards to solve this problem. First, less than is :
Then, of is :
Example Question #3 : Number Manipulation*
What number is percent of the difference between and ?
Work backwards to solve this problem. First, the difference between and is :
Then, percent of that is :
Example Question #8 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number is percent of ?
Multiply by to find percent:
Example Question #9 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What is the average of and ?
The first step is to calculate the squares:
Second, find the average by finding the sum and dividing by the number of numbers: