SSAT Elementary Level Math : Operations

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #83 : How To Add

The grocery store has  bottles of soda,  bottles of juice, and  bottles of water. How many total bottles do they have? 

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

Example Question #1 : Use Addition And Subtraction Within 100 To Solve One And Two Step Word Problems: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Oa.A.1

Lindsey’s family is going on vacation. She packs  things, her dad packs  things, and her mom packs  things. How many total things are they taking on their vacation? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total things that Lindsey’s family is bringing on vacation all together. We can add the numbers in any order,  

Example Question #2 : Use Addition And Subtraction Within 100 To Solve One And Two Step Word Problems: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Oa.A.1

Amy’s street has three houses on it. The first house has  rooms, the second house has  rooms, and the third house has  rooms. How many total rooms do the  houses have? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total rooms the houses have all together. We can add the numbers in any order, 

Example Question #84 : How To Add

Suzzy finds  coins under her couch,  in a drawer, and  sitting out on the table. How many total coins does she have? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total coins Suzzy found all together. We can add the numbers in any order, 

Example Question #85 : How To Add

The gumball machine has  red gumballs,  green gumballs, and  yellow gumballs. How many total gumballs are in the machine? 

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

Example Question #31 : Using Addition Within 100 To Solve Word Problems

There are  pots of flowers in Hannah’s yard. The first pot has  flowers, the second pot has  flowers, and the third pot as  flowers. How many flowers are in all  pots? 

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

Example Question #91 : How To Add

Brian loves balloons. For his birthday, his mom tied  balloons to the mailbox,  balloons to the door, and put  balloons in the house. How many total balloons does Brian have? 

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

Example Question #41 : Using Addition Within 100 To Solve Word Problems

During my hockey game, I scored  points in the first quarter, no points in the second quarter, and  points in the third quarter. How many total points did I score? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total points were scored during the game. We can add the numbers in any order,  

Example Question #41 : Use Addition And Subtraction Within 100 To Solve One And Two Step Word Problems: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Oa.A.1

Cindy has  sets of steps in her house. There are  steps to walk up to the front door,  steps to get upstairs, and  steps to get into the basement. How many total steps does Cindy have?  

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total steps are in Cindy’s house all together. We can add the numbers in any order, 

Example Question #92 : How To Add

The pet store sells bunnies, fish, and kittens. They have  bunnies,  fish, and  kittens. How many total animals do they have?

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total animals the pet store sells all together. 

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