ISEE Lower Level Quantitative : ISEE Lower Level (grades 5-6) Quantitative Reasoning

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Lower Level Quantitative

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Example Questions

Example Question #692 : Numbers And Operations

The coffee cup is  centimeters tall and the water glass is  centimeters tall. How much taller is the water glass than the coffee cup?

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much taller the water glass is compared to the coffee cup, or the difference in their height. 

Example Question #71 : Measurement & Data

The cat is  centimeters long and the dog is  centimeters long. How much longer is the dog than the cat? 

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

 centimeters

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much longer the dog is compared to the cat, or the difference in their length. 

Example Question #702 : Numbers And Operations

The cat is  centimeters long and the dog is  centimeters long. How much longer is the dog than the cat? 

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

 centimeters

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much longer the dog is compared to the cat, or the difference in their length. 

Example Question #1202 : Common Core Math: Grade 2

The bowl is  centimeters long and the plate is  centimeters long. How much longer is the plate than the bowl?

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

 centimeters

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much longer the plate is compared to the bowl, or the difference in their length. 

Example Question #702 : Numbers And Operations

The swing set is  centimeters tall and the tree is  centimeters tall. How much taller is the tree than the swing set? 

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

 centimeters

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much taller the tree is compared to the swing set, or the difference in their height. 

Example Question #31 : How To Subtract

The remote is  centimeters long and the TV is  centimeters long. How much longer is the TV than the remote?

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

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Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much longer the TV is compared to the remote, or the difference in their length. 

Example Question #82 : Measurement & Data

The dog’s body is  centimeters long and his tail is  centimeters long. How much longer is his body than his tail?

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

 centimeters

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much longer the dog's body is compared to his tail, or the difference in their length. 

Example Question #84 : Measurement & Data

The coffee cup is  centimeters tall and the water glass is  centimeters tall. How much taller is the water glass than the coffee cup?

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

 centimeters

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much taller the water glass is compared to the coffee cup, or the difference in their height. 

Example Question #381 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Quantitative Reasoning

The cat is  inches long and the dog is  inches long. How much longer is the dog than the cat? 

Possible Answers:

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Correct answer:

 inches

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much longer the dog is compared to the cat, or the difference between their lengths. 

Example Question #382 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Quantitative Reasoning

On the morning of December 24th, a tree lot had  trees left to sell. By the end of the day, the lot only had  trees left. How many trees were sold? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many trees were taken away, or sold, from the total. We take the number of trees they started with, and then subtract the number of trees they have left to find out how many they sold. .

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