SSAT Elementary Level Math : Operations

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #21 : Solve Word Problems Involving Money: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.C.8

If I have  dollar bill,  pennies, and  quarters, how much money do I have? 

 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Each dollar bill is worth , each penny is worth  and each quarter is worth .

We have  dollar bill,  pennies, and  quarters.

      

When we add dollars and cents, we add dollars to dollars and cents to cents. 

 

We have  and  which is written as 

Example Question #22 : Solve Word Problems Involving Money: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Md.C.8

If I have  dollar bills,  nickels, and  dimes, how much money do I have? 

 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Each dollar bill is worth , each nickel is worth  and each dime is worth .

We have  dollar bills,  nickels, and  dimes.

      

When we add dollars and cents, we add dollars to dollars and cents to cents. 

 

We have  and  which is written as 

Example Question #182 : How To Add

If I have  dollar bills,  nickels, and  dimes, how much money do I have? 

 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Each dollar bill is worth , each nickel is worth  and each dime is worth .

We have  dollar bills,  nickels, and  dimes.

      

When we add dollars and cents, we add dollars to dollars and cents to cents. 

 

We have  and  which is written as 

Example Question #1032 : Operations

If I have  dollar bill,  nickels, and  dimes, how much money do I have? 

 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Each dollar bill is worth , each nickel is worth  and each dime is worth .

We have   dollar bill,  nickels, and  dimes.

      

When we add dollars and cents, we add dollars to dollars and cents to cents. 

 

We have  and  which is written as 

Example Question #181 : How To Add

Fill in the blank. 

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This question is asking what can we add to  to get to 

We can count up from  until we get to , and count the number of numbers we had to add after 

We have to add  numbers to get from  to 

Or we can subtract to find the missing number. 

Example Question #121 : Working With Addition And Subtraction Equations

Fill in the blank. 

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This question is asking what can we add to  to get to 

We can count up from  until we get to , and count the number of numbers we had to add after 

We have to add  numbers to get from  to 

Or we can subtract to find the missing number. 

Example Question #192 : How To Add

Fill in the blank. 

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This question is asking what can we add to  to get to 

We can count up from  until we get to , and count the number of numbers we had to add after 

We have to add  numbers to get from  to 

Or we can subtract to find the missing number. 

Example Question #193 : How To Add

Fill in the blank. 

__________

 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This question is asking what can we add to  to get to 

We can count up from  until we get to , and count the number of numbers we had to add after 

We have to add  numbers to get from  to 

Or we can subtract to find the missing number. 

Example Question #194 : How To Add

Fill in the blank. 

__________

 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This question is asking what can we add to  to get to 

We can count up from  until we get to , and count the number of numbers we had to add after 

We have to add  numbers to get from  to 

Or we can subtract to find the missing number. 

Example Question #191 : How To Add

Fill in the blank. 

__________

 

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

 This question is asking what can we add to  to get to 

We can count up from  until we get to , and count the number of numbers we had to add after 

We have to add  numbers to get from  to 

Or we can subtract to find the missing number. 

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