SSAT Elementary Level Math : Operations
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Example Question #41 : Operations
Max has 3 toy cars. Luke has 5 toy cars. How many more toy cars does Luke have than Max?
The term "how many more" is asking you to subtract. Since Luke has more toy cars 
Luke has two more cars than Max.
Example Question #41 : Operations
Example Question #42 : Operations
Subtract:
Write both fractions in terms of the least common denominator, in this case 10:
Example Question #43 : Operations
In 5 years, Eric will be 14 years old. How old is Eric now?
Subtract 5 from 14 to find Eric's current age: 14 - 5 = 9
Example Question #263 : Numbers And Operations
Morgan has 
Since Morgan is spending money, we need to subtract the cost of each candy item from her original amount of money.
Chocolate bar:
Gummy bears:
Lollipop:
Example Question #263 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Line up the digits by place value and subtract.
First digit:
Next digit:
Next digit:
Next digit:
Last digit:
Answer:
Example Question #264 : Numbers And Operations
Find the difference between 167 and 88.
To find the difference we need to subtract the smaller number form the bigger number.
To subtract the ones place, we will need to cancel.
Sine we cancelled, out tens place in 167 is now a 5. We will need to cancel again in order to subtract the tens.
Our final answer is 79.
Example Question #263 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Mikayla has 
Since Mikayla spent money on a new car, we need to subtract the cost of the car from the original amount of money in her bank account.
Example Question #45 : Operations
Josh has 4 marbles and Bill has 3 marbles. Bill gives one of his marbles to Josh. After the exchange, how many more marbles does Josh have than Bill?
3 marbles
4 marbles
1 marble
5 marbles
2 marbles
3 marbles
We can diagram this problem to help explain.
To start, Josh has 4 marbles and Bill has 3 marbles:
Josh: X X X X
Bill: X X X
Bill gives one marble to Josh. This means Bill loses one marble and Josh gains one marble.
Josh: X X X X X
Bill: X X
Now, Josh has 5 marbles and Bill has 2 marbles. Subtract to find how amny more marbles Josh has than Bill.
Josh has 3 more marbles than Bill.
Example Question #267 : Numbers And Operations
Samantha has a 
Since Samantha spent money on items at the toy store, we need to subtract the cost of the video game and board game from the original amount of money on her gift card.
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