All SSAT Elementary Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #12 : How To Subtract
FInd the difference.
To find the difference, you must subtract. Line up the numbers vertically. Remember to use the rules of borrowing to subtract.
The difference is 23.
Example Question #14 : How To Subtract
Line up the numbers vertically so the ones and tens places of each number are aligned.
For , we need to borrow from the in
Example Question #1 : Fluently Add, Subtract, Multiply, And Divide Multi Digit Decimals: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Ns.B.3
What number is in the hundredths place of
. The hundredths place is occupied by 7.
Example Question #13 : How To Subtract
Mikayla had $181. She spent $12 on a pair of gloves, and $87 on a pair of boots. How much money does Mikayla have left after shopping?
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94
99
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82
82
Mikayla started with $181. The word "spent" in the problem means that we need to subtract the cost of the gloves and the boots from Mikayla's original amount of money. First, we should subtract $12 from $181 ($181 - $12), which equals $169. Next, we need to subtract $87 from $169 ($169 - $87), which equals $82.
Example Question #13 : How To Subtract
Sam had 20 cupcakes at his birthday party. If he gave one cupcake to each of his 12 guests and he ate one, how many cupcakes remained?
Sam and his guests consumed a total of 13 cupcakes. Thus you must subtract 13 from 20 to determine how many cupcakes remained. The correct answer is 7.
Example Question #14 : How To Subtract
Find the difference.
The correct answer is 127. In the ones column, in order to subtract 6 from 3 we must carry over a 1 from the 4. This changes our columns in 143 to 1 - 3 - 13. Now we can subtract 6 from 13 to get 7. Next we subtract 1 from 3 (remember it's 3 now not 4) to get 2 and finally subtract 0 from 1 to get 1. This gives us a final answer of 127.
Example Question #15 : How To Subtract
Treyvon has $90 to buy christmas presents for his parents. He buys a $45 sweater for his father, and a $38 wallet for his mother. How much money does Treyvon have left over?
Since Treyvon is spending money, we need to subtract from his original total.
$90 [original total] - $45 [sweater cost] - $38 [wallet cost] = $7 [money left over]
Example Question #14 : Operations
Find the difference between 734 and 861.
133
127
126
172
127
To find the difference, you need to subtract. When subtracting, always remember to put the greater number first! Also, don’t forget the rules of borrowing!
Therefore, the difference between 734 and 861 is 127.
Example Question #236 : Numbers And Operations
Fred is waiting at the back of a line. There are people in front of him. Fred leaves the line to use the bathroom, then returns. While he was in the bathroom, people left the line and new people joined the line. How many people are now in front of Fred?
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There were people in line before Fred went to the bathroom. of them left, so the number remaining would be , which equals . To account for the new people that showed up, add to this. gives the total number of people now in front of Fred.
Example Question #236 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Shawn bought two coats at the jacket store for . He returned one of the two coats the next day and received back on his credit card. How much did the other coat cost?
In order to find the cost of the coat that Shawn kept you must subtract the amount of money that went back on his credit card from the total that he spent on the two coats.
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