SSAT Upper Level Math : Whole and Part

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Example Question #1 :How To Find The Whole From The Part

After adiscount, a car costs. How much did the car cost before the discount?

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Explanation:

Letbe the cost of the car before the discount. Since we know that the car at a discount costs, we can write the following equation:

现在,解to find the cost of the car before the discount.

The car originally costbefore thediscount was applied.

Example Question #2 :How To Find The Whole From The Part

There areyellow marbles in a bag. Ifof the marbles in the bag are yellow, how many total marbles are in the bag?

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Explanation:

Letbe the total number of marbles in the bag. Since we know thatof the marbles are yellow, we can set up the following equation and solve for:

There aretotal marbles in the bag.

Example Question #3 :How To Find The Whole From The Part

Byron eatscalories for lunch. If he eatsof his calories at lunch, what is the total number of calories he eats for the day?

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Explanation:

Letbe 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 eatscalories for the day described in the question.

Example Question #4 :How To Find The Whole From The Part

Max bought a t-shirt that was on sale at the store for. If he paidfor the shirt, how much would the shirt have costed before the sale?

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Explanation:

Letbe 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 costbefore the sale.

Example Question #5 :How To Find The Whole From The Part

Roselyn spentwhen she bought a vacuum that was掉了。销售前的真空成本多少钱?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Letbe 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 costbefore it went on sale.

Example Question #6 :How To Find The Whole From The Part

When Teresa saw that plane tickets to Hong Kong wereoff, she immediately bought a discounted ticket for. How much would the ticket have cost if tickets to Hong Kong were not on sale?

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Explanation:

Letbe 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 costif it were not on sale.

Example Question #7 :How To Find The Whole From The Part

There arered marbles in a bag. Ifof the marbles in the bag are red marbles, how many total marbles are in the bag?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Letbe 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 aretotal marbles in the bag.

Example Question #8 :How To Find The Whole From The Part

Ifof a certain number is, what is that number?

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Explanation:

Letbe the number we are looking for. With the information given in the question, we can write the following equation and solve for.

ofis, sois the correct answer.

Example Question #1 :Whole And Part

Ifof a certain number is, what is that number?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Letbe the number we are looking for. With the information given in the question, we can write the following equation and solve for.

ofis, sois the correct answer.

Example Question #1 :How To Find The Whole From The Part

Ifof a certain number is, what is that number?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Letbe the number we are looking for. With the information given in the question, we can write the following equation and solve for.

ofis, sois the correct answer.

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