SSAT Elementary Level Math : How to add

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Math

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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? 

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Explanation:

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? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

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? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

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? 

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Explanation:

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? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

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? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

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? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

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? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

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? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

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? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

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 .

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