SSAT Elementary Level Math : Operations

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #331 : Operations

Mark has  coins in his pocket. When he gets them out, he drops all but  of them. How many coins did he drop? 

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Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because Mark dropped some of his coins so he has less than what he started with. 

We can start at  and count back .

Example Question #332 : Operations

Toby has  toys in his toy bin. At the end of the day, he has  toys remaining in the bin. How many did he take out? 

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Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because Toby took toys out of the bin, so he is decreasing the number of toys in his bin. 

We can start at  and count back .

 

Example Question #333 : Operations

Ally has  pieces of her Halloween candy left. She decides to share  pieces with her sister. How many pieces does she have left? 

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Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because Ally is giving some of her candy away, so she will have less than what she started with. 

We can start at  and count back .

Example Question #334 : Operations

David sees  apples on the apple tree. If he picks  of them, how many will be left? 

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Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because David is taking away apples. 

We can start at  and count back .

Example Question #335 : Operations

On Christmas Eve morning, a tree lot had  trees left to sell. By the end of the day, they had only  trees left. How many did they sell? 

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Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because the tree lot is getting rid of trees, so they have less by the end of the day. 

We can start at  and count back .

Example Question #11 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems

The pet store has  goldfish in a tank. A teacher bought  fish for her school’s fish tank. How many goldfish does the pet store have left? 

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Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because the pet store sold some of their fish, so they will have less fish. 

We can start at  and count back .

Example Question #12 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems

Spot has a box of treats with  bones left. The box started off with  treats. How many treats has Spot eaten from the box? 

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Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because Spot has eaten some of the bones, so he has less than what he started with. 

We can start at  and count back .

 

Example Question #13 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems

The baseball team has  balls to practice with. There are  boys on the team. If they each take a ball, how many balls are left over? 

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Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many baseballs are left after the team members each take one. 

We can start at  and count back .

Example Question #331 : How To Subtract

Jenny has  games. She let her friend use  of them for her birthday party. How many does Jenny have left? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many games Jenny has left after she gives some away. 

We can start at  and count back .

Example Question #15 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems

Sarah got  birthday gifts for her birthday. She’s opened  of them. How many does she have left to open? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many gifts Sarah has left to open after she's already opened some.

We can start at  and count back .

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