All SSAT Elementary Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1066 : Operations
There are girls and boys in Mrs. Ray’s class. How many total students does Mrs. Ray have in her class?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total students there are when we put the boys and the girls together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Example Question #221 : How To Add
For the school play, there are singing parts and talking parts. How many total parts are in the play?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total parts there are when we put the singing and the talking parts together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Example Question #222 : How To Add
We ordered a large pizza and a medium pizza. The large pizza has slices of pizza and the medium pizza has slices of pizza. How many total slices of pizza are there?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total slices of pizza we have when we put the medium pizza slices together with the large pizza slices. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Example Question #1069 : Operations
The pet store has tanks for frogs. The first tank has frogs and the second tank has frogs. How many total frogs does the pet store have?
This is an addition problem because we are putting the frogs in the two tanks together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Example Question #1 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.2
Emily has blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries on her plate. How many total pieces of fruit does she have?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pieces of fruit Emily has when we put the blueberries, strawberries, and rapsberries together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Then we can count up .
Example Question #1 : Representing And Solving Addition And Subtraction Problems
The grocery store has bottles of soda, bottles of juice, and bottles of water. How many total bottles do they have?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total bottles the store has been we put the juice, soda, and water bottles together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Then we can count up .
Example Question #2 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.2
Suzzy finds coins under her couch, in a drawer, and sitting out on the table. How many total coins does she have?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total coins Suzzy found when she puts all the coins together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Then we can count up .
Example Question #2 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.2
The carnival game has different sizes of bears for prizes. small bears, medium bears, and large bears. How many total bears does the carnival game have?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total bears the carnival game has when we put the three sizes together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Then we can count up .
Example Question #2 : Representing And Solving Addition And Subtraction Problems
The gumball machine has red gumballs, green gumballs, and yellow gumballs. How many total gumballs are in the machine?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total gumballs there are when we put all the colors together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Then we can count up .
Example Question #4 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.2
There are three pots of flowers in Hannah’s yard. The first pot has flowers, the second pot has flowers, and the third pot as flowers. How many flowers are in all three pots?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total flowers there are in all the pots put together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Then we can count up .