SSATUpper Level Math : How to find the part from the whole

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考试ple Question #1 :How To Find The Part From The Whole

What isof?

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Explanation:

Multiplybyto find the answer.

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考试ple Question #2 :How To Find The Part From The Whole

Susie wonfrom the lottery. If she has to payof the winnings to taxes and gives her parentsof the remaining amount, how much does she have left over?

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Explanation:

First, find out how much she has left after she pays her taxes.

Now, take awayof the after-tax amount to find out how much she has left.

考试ple Question #3 :How To Find The Part From The Whole

Kerry spendsof his monthly salary on rent,on food, andon movies. If he spenton rent, how much did he spend on food?

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Explanation:

First, find out how much Kerry makes per month. Letbe his monthly salary. We know that he spendsof his monthly salary on rent, and that he spendson rent. Knowing this, we can set up an equation and solve for, how much Kerry makes per month.

Now, we can find out how much he spends on food.

考试ple Question #4 :How To Find The Part From The Whole

A class ofstudents was polled. Ifof them claimed that they enjoy eating sushi, how many students enjoy eating sushi?

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Explanation:

Multiply the total number of students by the fraction to find out how many of them enjoy eating sushi.

students in the class enjoy eating sushi.

考试ple Question #5 :How To Find The Part From The Whole

A car is on sale foroff. If the original price is, how much does the car cost when it is on sale?

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Explanation:

Subtract the discount from the original price of the car.

The discounted car costs.

考试ple Question #6 :How To Find The Part From The Whole

Jeremy boughtworth of toothpaste. At the checkout, he found that he had a coupon that would takeoff the cost of the toothpaste. How much will Jeremy pay for the toothpaste if he uses the coupon?

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Explanation:

Subtract the amount the coupon would take off from the total amount the toothpaste would cost.

我f Jeremy uses the coupon, the toothpaste will cost.

考试ple Question #7 :How To Find The Part From The Whole

The tax on the sale of a house worthwas. What was the tax rate?

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Explanation:

To find the tax rate, divide the tax amount by the total worth of the house.

Now, convert this decimal into a percentage.

The tax rate on this house sale is.

考试ple Question #8 :How To Find The Part From The Whole

我f Hannah needs to pay atax on her yearly income of, how much does she need to pay for the tax?

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Explanation:

Multiplybyto find the amount Hannah needs to pay in taxes.

Hannah needs to payin taxes.

考试ple Question #9 :How To Find The Part From The Whole

A dress goes on sale foroff. If the dress originally cost, how much does it cost while it is on sale?

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Explanation:

Subtract the amount discounted from the original cost of the dress to find its sale price.

这条裙子花费on sale.

考试ple Question #10 :How To Find The Part From The Whole

我nitially,学生人数要凑钱买their teacher a present that costdollars. Ifstudents decide not to pay, which of the following expressions represent how much each remaining student must now pay?

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Explanation:

To determine how much each person must pay, we will need to divide the total dollar amount by the number of people paying.

Before some students decided not to pay, the amount each person would have to pay is represented by the following expression:

Now, sincestudents dropped out, we need to subtract that from the number of people who will be paying.

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