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 #21 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.2

At school we had a hotdog-eating contest. I ate  hotdogs, Mel ate  hotdogs, and Eric ate  hotdogs. How many total hotdogs did we eat? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many hotdogs we ate altogether. When we put things together we are adding. 

We can start at  and count up .

Then we can count up .

Example Question #21 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.2

At the cakewalk there are  chocolate cakes,  yellow cakes, and  white cakes. How many total cakes are there? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many cakes are at the cake walk altogether. When we put things together we are adding. 

We can start at  and count up .

Then we can count up .

Example Question #241 : How To Add

At Linda’s birthday party there were  peperoni pizzas,  sausage pizzas, and  cheese pizzas. How many total pizzas were there? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pizzas we have when we put the pizzas altogether. When we put things together we are adding. 

We can start at  and count up .

Then we can 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

Lindsey’s family is going on vacation. She packs  bags, her dad packs  bag, and her mom packs  bags. How many total bags are they taking on their vacation? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total bags the family has altogether. When we put things together we are adding. 

We can start at  and count up .

Then we can 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

Amy’s street has three houses on it. The first house has  bedrooms, the second house has  bedrooms, and the third house has  bedrooms. How many total bedrooms do the three houses have? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total rooms are in the three houses altogether. When we put things together we are adding. 

We can start at  and count up .

Then we can count up .

Example Question #81 : Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Brian loves balloons. For his birthday, his mom tied  balloons to the mailbox,  balloons to the door, and put  balloons in the house. How many total balloons does Brian have? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total balloons there are when we put the balloons on the mailbox, door, and in the house altogether. When we put things together we are adding. 

We can start at  and count up .

Then we can count up .

Example Question #241 : How To Add

If , then __________ 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.

Example Question #242 : How To Add

If , then __________ 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.

Example Question #243 : How To Add

If , then __________ 

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.

Example Question #244 : How To Add

If , then __________ 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.

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