SSAT Math

Strategies

100

What you do with hard questions

What is "skip them"?

200

This strategy is helpful for confusing questions involving variables.

What is "plug in a real number"?

300

You should do this when the answers are far apart and there’s arithmetic involved.

What is “round and estimate”?

400

This equation is also a philosophy for a calm, happy life.

What is “slow=smooth, and smooth=fast”?

500

The two most important math strategies.

What are “don’t do math” and “seriously, don’t do math”?

Applications

100

Sasha rides her bike 4 miles in 15 minutes. Her average speed is: a)1 mph b) 4 mph c)16 mph d)60 mph

What is "c - 16 mph"?

200

96,089/3,876 is closest to: a) 2.5 b) 25 c) 250 d) 2500

What is "25"?

300

Maya delivers p newspapers in 3 hours. She delivers this many in 10 hours: a) 3p b) 30p c) 10p d) 10p/3

What is "d - 10p/3"?

400

Jasmin has twice as much money as Grace, who has $10 more than Nora. In terms of Nora, Jasmin has this much money: a) 2(N+10) b) 2N+10 c) 24 d) 2(N-10)

What is "a - 2(N+10)"?

500

The area of a right triangle with hypotenuse of 10 and a leg of 6 is: a) 4 b) 8 c) 24 d) 48

What is "c - 24"?

Round Stuff

100

If Zoe is solving a question involving something round, she will probably need this:

What is "pi"?

200

This is the longest line segment that can be drawn within a circle.

What is a "diameter"?

300

This is the method of how to go from circumference of a circle to area of the same circle.

What is "divide by pi to find diameter, divide by 2 to find radius, square radius and multiply by pi"?

400

This describes the relationship between the circumference and the diameter of a circle.

What is "pi"?

500

This formula will help you find the volume of a cylinder.

What is "V=pi*r^2*h" or V=B*h

Words Words Words

100

In math, "is" means this.

What is "equals"?

200

We call angles that add up to 180 degrees this.

What is "supplementary"?

300

In arithmetic, "of" usually means this.

What is "multiplied by" or "times"?

400

"PEMDAS" stands for this.

What is "parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction"?

500

DAILY DOUBLE!!

What does SSAT stand for?

Formulas

100

Area of a triangle.

What is "1/2*b*h"?

200

Area of a circle.

What is "pi*r^2"?

300

This will help you find the hypotenuse.

What is the Pythagorean Theorem. (a^2+b^2=c^2)

400

Volume of a rectangular prism.

What is "length*width*height"?

500

Speed! This is the formula for speed.

What is "speed = distance/time"?