All ISEE Lower Level Math Resources
Example Questions
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:
Example Question #171 : Operations
Evaluate:
To correctly evaluate this problem, apply the standard orders of operations rules. Therefore, you must first divide:
Then find the sum of:
Example Question #172 : Operations
Simplify:
To solve this problem first apply the distributive property then combine the like terms:
Example Question #172 : Operations
Cara had prior to going to the store. After Cara went shopping she only had left over. How much money did Cara spend at the store?
To determine how much money Cara spent at the store, find the difference between the amount of money she started with and the amount of money she had after shopping.
Thus, the solution is:
Example Question #151 : Basic Arithmetic
If Betty has in her wallet and buys a sandwich that costs , how much money will she have left in her wallet, in dollars?
If Betty has in her wallet and buys a sandwich that costs , the best way to determine how much money is left in her wallet is to subtract from .
An easy way to do this is to first subtract and . This results in: .
Next, should be subtracted from . This results in:
Therefore, Betty will have left in her wallet.
Example Question #173 : Operations
First you subtract the values in the ones place,
.
Then you subtract the tens values,
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Put those two together and you get your answer of .