SSAT Elementary Level Math : Operations

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #133 : How To Add

During a sleepover, Maggie and Alex want to play all the games in Alex’s toy closet. They play  games on Friday night and  games on Saturday. How many total games do they play? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total games Alex and Maggie played all together. We can either add  or  

Example Question #531 : Operations

This weekend is John’s birthday. He has a party on both Saturday and Sunday! On Saturday he got  gifts and on Sunday he got  gifts. How many total gifts did John get for his birthday? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total gifts John got for his birthday all together. We can either add  or  

Example Question #921 : Operations

Todd’s street is having a block party. Todd sees  families setting up tables and  families setting up games. How many total families does Todd see? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total families Todd sees all together. We can either add  or  

Example Question #141 : How To Add

Drew has homework in his English class and his science class. He has  chapters to read in his science book and  chapters to read in his English book. How many total chapters does Drew have to read? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total chapters Drew has to read all together. We can either add  or  

Example Question #142 : How To Add

There are  girls and  boys in the second grade. How many total students are in the second grade? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total students are in the second grade all together. We can add  or 

Example Question #81 : How To Add

For the school play, there are  singing parts and  talking parts. How many total parts are in the play? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total parts are in the play all together. We can either add  and  

Example Question #82 : How To Add

We ordered a large pizza and a medium pizza. The large pizza has  slices of pizza and the medium pizza has  slices of pizza. How many total slices of pizza are there? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total slices of pizzas they have all together. We can either add  or  

Example Question #143 : How To Add

Lauren has  pencils,  markers, and  notebooks in her backpack. How many total things does Lauren have in her backpack? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total things Lauren has in her backpack all together. We can add the numbers in any order, 

Example Question #144 : How To Add

Emily has  blueberries,  strawberries, and  raspberries on her plate. How many total pieces of fruit does she have? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pieces of fruit Emily has on her plate all together. We can add the numbers is any order,  

Example Question #2181 : Common Core Math: Grade 2

My candy basket has  suckers,  chocolate bars, and  gummies. How many total pieces of candy do I have? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pieces of candy I have all together. 

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