All SSAT Elementary Level Math Resources
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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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