SSAT Elementary Level Math : Operations

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #941 : Operations

Jessica’s dog gets  walks a day. In the morning he goes for a -minute walk, in the afternoon he goes for a -minute walk, and in the evening he goes for a -minute walk. How many total minutes does Jessica’s dog walk each day? 

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Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total minutes Jessica’s dog walks all together in a day. We can add the numbers in any order,  

Example Question #93 : How To Add

Rick, his mom, and dad went to the batting cages. Rick hits  balls, his dad hits  balls, and his mom hits  balls. How many total balls did they hit? 

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Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total balls Rick and his parents hit all together at the batting cages. We can add the numbers in any order,  

Example Question #42 : Use Addition And Subtraction Within 100 To Solve One And Two Step Word Problems: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Oa.A.1

At the store, Megan bought a bag of  apples, a bag of  oranges, and  bananas. How many pieces of fruit did Megan buy? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pieces of fruit Megan bought all together. We can add the numbers in any order,  

Example Question #43 : Use Addition And Subtraction Within 100 To Solve One And Two Step Word Problems: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Oa.A.1

For a project, Tim needs  pieces of blue paper,  pieces of yellow paper, and  pieces of green paper. How many pieces of paper does Tim need? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pieces of paper Tim needs all together. We can add the numbers is any order, 

Example Question #94 : How To Add

A bag of marbles has  purple marbles,  black marbles, and  red marbles. How many marbles are in the bag? 

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Explanation:

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

Example Question #5 : Use Addition And Subtraction Within 100 To Solve One And Two Step Word Problems: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Oa.A.1

At the dog park there are  brown dogs,  white dogs, and  black dogs. How many dogs are at the park? 

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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total dogs are at the park all together. We can add the numbers in any order, 

Example Question #2151 : Common Core Math: Grade 2

At school we had a hotdog-eating contest. I ate  hotdogs, Mel ate  hotdogs, and Eric ate  hotdogs. How many total hotdogs did we eat?

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Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total hotdogs were eaten all together. We can add the numbers up in any order, 

Example Question #3 : Using Addition Within 100 To Solve Word Problems

At the cakewalk there are  chocolate cakes,  yellow cakes, and  white cakes. How many total cakes are there? 

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Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total cakes are at the cakewalk 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

At Linda’s birthday party there were  peperoni pizzas,  sausage pizzas, and  cheese pizzas. How many total pizzas were there? 

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

Example Question #1 : Use Addition To Determine Number Of Objects In A Rectangular Array: Ccss.Math.Content.2.Oa.C.4

What is the equation that shows the sum of the squares represented by this rectangular array? 

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Explanation:

 When we count the number of squares in this picture we get . We have  rows with  squares in each row. Our math equation for this set could be written as

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