All SSAT Elementary Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #3 : Using Subtraction Within 100 To Solve Word Problems
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?
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. .
Example Question #841 : How To Subtract
Fill in the blank.
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This question is asking what we take away from to get .
We can add to find the missing number.
Example Question #842 : How To Subtract
Solve the following:
When we subtract from a two digit number, the only number that changes in our answer is the tens position, and it will always go down by . Mentally, we can subtract from the number in the tens place to find our answer.
Example Question #3 : Subtract Multiples Of 10 From Multiples Of 10: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Nbt.C.6
Solve the following:
When we subtract two digit numbers, we always start with the ones place, on the right, and work our way to the left.
Example Question #4 : Subtract Multiples Of 10 From Multiples Of 10: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Nbt.C.6
When we subtract two digit numbers, we always start with the ones place, on the right, and work our way to the left.
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