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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
After a discount, a car costs
. How much did the car cost before the discount?
Let be the cost of the car before the discount. Since we know that the car at a discount costs
, we can write the following equation:
Now, solve for to find the cost of the car before the discount.
The car originally cost before the
discount was applied.
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
There are yellow marbles in a bag. If
of the marbles in the bag are yellow, how many total marbles are in the bag?
Let be the total number of marbles in the bag. Since we know that
of the marbles are yellow, we can set up the following equation and solve for
:
There are total marbles in the bag.
Example Question #3 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
Byron eats calories for lunch. If he eats
of his calories at lunch, what is the total number of calories he eats for the day?
Let be the total number of calories Byron eats in a day. With the information given in the question, we can write the following equation and solve for
.
Byron eats calories for the day described in the question.
Example Question #1 : Whole And Part
Max bought a t-shirt that was on sale at the store for . If he paid
for the shirt, how much would the shirt have costed before the sale?
Let be the cost of the t-shirt before it went on sale. With the information given in the question, we can write the following equation and solve for
.
This can be rewritten as:
The shirt cost before the sale.
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
Roselyn spent when she bought a vacuum that was
off. How much did the vacuum cost before the sale?
Let be the cost of the vacuum before the sale. With the information given in the question, we can write the following equation and solve for
.
This can be rewritten as:
The vacuum cost before it went on sale.
Example Question #6 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
When Teresa saw that plane tickets to Hong Kong were off, she immediately bought a discounted ticket for
. How much would the ticket have cost if tickets to Hong Kong were not on sale?
Let be the price of the non-discounted ticket. With the information given in the question, we can write the following equation and solve for
.
The plane ticket that Teresa bought would have cost if it were not on sale.
Example Question #7 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
There are red marbles in a bag. If
of the marbles in the bag are red marbles, how many total marbles are in the bag?
Let be the total number of marbles in the bag. With the information given in the question, we can write the following equation and solve for
.
There are total marbles in the bag.
Example Question #8 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
If of a certain number is
, what is that number?
Let be the number we are looking for. With the information given in the question, we can write the following equation and solve for
.
of
is
, so
is the correct answer.
Example Question #9 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
If of a certain number is
, what is that number?
Let be the number we are looking for. With the information given in the question, we can write the following equation and solve for
.
of
is
, so
is the correct answer.
Example Question #10 : How To Find The Whole From The Part
If of a certain number is
, what is that number?
Let be the number we are looking for. With the information given in the question, we can write the following equation and solve for
.
of
is
, so
is the correct answer.
All SSAT Upper Level Math Resources
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