ISEE Lower Level Quantitative : Operations

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #2137 : Numbers And Operations

The room is  centimeters longer than the rug. The rug is  centimeters long. How long is the room?

Possible Answers:

 centimeters

 centimeters

 centimeters

 centimeters

 centimeters

Correct answer:

 centimeters

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we have the difference in length from the question. The rug is  centimeters long and room is  centimeters longer than the rug,  is our difference. We can add our difference to the rug's length to find out how long the room is. 

Example Question #2138 : Numbers And Operations

The room is  centimeters longer than the table. The table is  centimeters long. How long is the room? 

Possible Answers:

 centimeters

 centimeters

 centimeters

 centimeters

 centimeters

Correct answer:

 centimeters

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we have the difference in length from the question. The table is  centimeters long and room is  centimeters longer than the table,  is our difference. We can add our difference to the table's length to find out how long the room is. 

Example Question #1 : Using Addition Within 100 To Solve Word Problems

Molly has  pencils and Natalie has . How many total pencils do they have if they put theirs together? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because Molly and Natalie are putting their pencils together. We can either add  or

Example Question #121 : How To Add

Tracy picked  strawberries from a bush in her yard and  strawberries from her neighbor's bush. How many strawberries does she have? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total strawberries Tracy picked all together. We can either add  or

Example Question #122 : How To Add

Zack ate  pieces of chocolate at lunch and  pieces of chocolate after dinner. How many pieces did he eat? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pieces of chocolate Zack ate all together. We can add  or  

Example Question #122 : How To Add

The toy store has  black balls and  red balls. How many total balls do they have? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total balls the store has all together. We can add  or 

Example Question #484 : Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Lucy is packing a bag for a trip. So far she has  t-shirts and  pairs of shorts.  How many pieces of clothing does she have all together? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pieces of clothing Lucy is packing all together. We can either add  or 

Example Question #485 : Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Jeff needs to collect leaves for a school project. He picked up  leaves in his front yard and  leaves in his backyard. How many leaves has he collected? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total leaves Jeff has collected all together. We can either add  or 

Example Question #124 : How To Add

Tom and Tim both have piggy banks in their rooms. Tom has 47 coins in his piggy bank and Tim has 42. How many coins do they have if they put their coins together? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total coins Tom and Tim have together. We can either add  or  

Example Question #486 : Operations & Algebraic Thinking

A furniture store has  tables for sale and  chairs for sale. How many total things do they have for sale? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total things the furniture store is selling all together. We can either add  or  

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