All ISEE Lower Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #162 : Operations
What is the difference between and ?
Finding the difference means subtracting the smaller number from the larger number. First line up the decimal points, then subtract. You'll need to borrow to get the right answer.
Example Question #163 : Operations
Evaluate:
The first step to solving this problem is to find the difference between:
Then find the sum of which equals a total of
Example Question #21 : How To Subtract
Solve:
To solve this problem, first evaluate the expression in parentheses:
Then simplify:
Example Question #22 : How To Subtract
Evaluate:
To evaluate this problem correctly, first find the product of and find the product of .
Then find the difference between and :
Example Question #23 : How To Subtract
Group A has . Group B has . Group C has . What is the difference between the sum of Groups A & B with the amount of money in Group C?
Firstly, find the sum of group A and group B:
Then find the difference between this sum and the original amount of money in group C:
Example Question #24 : How To Subtract
Solve for
To solve for , first get all of the by themselves on one side of the equal symbol:
Then combine the like terms:
Thus, the final solution is:
Example Question #25 : How To Subtract
Simplify:
To evaluate this problem, use the distributive property:
Alternatively you could have evaluated the expression within the parentheses first and then multiplied by :
Example Question #26 : How To Subtract
Solve for
To correctly solve for , organize the like terms on either side of the equal symbol:
Thus, the final solution is:
Example Question #171 : Operations
Solve for
To evaluate this expression for , first organize the like terms on separate sides of the equal symbol:
Thus, the final solution is:
Example Question #26 : How To Subtract
Juan went to the store with . Juan spent on toothpaste, on juice and on meats. How much money did Juan leave the store with?
Firstly, find the total amount of money that Juan spent at the store:
Now, find the difference between the amount of money Juan entered the store with and the amount that he spent: