SSAT Elementary Level Math : Operations

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #1891 : Operations

Uchenna has in her piggy bank. On Christmas, Uchenna receives another  from her grandmother and  from her uncle. How much total money does Uchenna have now?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since Uchenna is gaining money, we need to add all three values together.


Example Question #1892 : Operations

A mailman has  items to deliver and then learns he has to deliver an additional  items. What is the square root of the total amount of items he now has to deliver?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

. Take the square root of  to obtain .

Example Question #1893 : Operations

Pete baked  cookies today and  cookies yesterday. How many cookies did Pete makie in total over those two days?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

You add the number of cookies made in each day, so

Example Question #1894 : Operations

Find the sum of  and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the sum, we need to add the given numbers together.

Adding the ones place equals .

.

Carry the  to the tens place. Adding the tens place then equals .

Together, this gives us .

Example Question #1895 : Operations

Amy went to the store to buy three things.

 avocado costs her .

 carton of milk costs her .

 bag of marshmallows costs her .

How much will her grocery bill be?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Add up the cost of the items.

Amy will need  to buy all three items.

Example Question #2 : Decompose Numbers Less Than Or Equal To 10 Into Pairs: Ccss.Math.Content.K.Oa.A.3

Which equation equals ?

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

 and  both equal  so they are equal. 

Example Question #1896 : Operations

David is  inches taller than Alison. Alison is  inches tall. How tall is David? 

Possible Answers:

 inches

 inches

 inches

 inches

 inches

Correct answer:

 inches

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we have the difference in height from the question. Alison is  inches tall and David is  inches taller than her,  is our difference. We can add our difference to Alison's height to find out how tall David is. 

 

Example Question #104 : How To Add

David is  inches taller than Alison. Alison is  inches tall. How tall is David? 

Possible Answers:

 inches

 inches

 inches

 inches

 inches

Correct answer:

 inches

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we have the difference in height from the question. Alison is  inches tall and David is  inches taller than her,  is our difference. We can add our difference to Alison's height to find out how tall David is. 

 

Example Question #1052 : How To Add

The fence is  inches taller than the grill. The grill is  inches. How tall is the fence? 

Possible Answers:

 inches

 inches

 inches

 inches

 inches

Correct answer:

 inches

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we have the difference in height from the question. The grill is  inches tall and fence is  inches taller than the grill,  is our difference. We can add our difference to the grill's height to find out how tall the fence is. 

Example Question #2117 : Numbers And Operations

The couch is  inches longer than the pillow. The pillow is  inches long. How long is the couch?

Possible Answers:

 inches

 inches

 inches

 inches

 inches

Correct answer:

 inches

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we have the difference in length from the question. The pillow is  inches long and couch is  inches longer than the pillow,  is our difference. We can add our difference to the pillow's length to find out how long the couch is. 

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