SSAT Elementary Level Math : Operations

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #14 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.2

A bag of marbles has  purple marbles,  black marbles, and  red marbles. How many marbles are in the bag? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total marbles are in the bag when we put 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 #17 : Representing And Solving Addition And Subtraction Problems

At the dog park there are  brown dogs,  white dogs, and  black dog. How many dogs are at the park? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total dogs are at the park altogether. When we put things together we are adding. 

We can start at  and count up .

Then we can count up .

Example Question #231 : How To Add

Jessica’s dog eats three times a day. In the morning he eats  cups of food, in the afternoon he eats  cup of food, and in the evening he eats  cups of food. How many total cups of food does Jessica’s dog eat each day? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many cups of food Jessica's dog gets altogether in a day. When we put things together we are adding. 

We can start at  and count up .

Then we can count up .

Example Question #19 : Representing And Solving Addition And Subtraction Problems

Cindy has three sets of steps in her house. There are  steps to walk up to the front door,  steps to get upstairs, and  steps to get into the basement. How many total steps does Cindy have?  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know the total number of steps in Cindy's house when we put all three sets of steps together. When we put things together we are adding. 

We can start at  and count up .

Then we can count up .

Example Question #13 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.2

Joe spent  minutes cleaning his room,  minutes cleaning his bathroom, and  minutes helping his mom clean the kitchen. How much time did Joe spend cleaning? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total minutes Joe spent cleaning 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 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 #3 : 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 .

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