SSAT Elementary Level Math : Numbers and Operations

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #451 : Adding And Subtracting Within 20

Joe has  total math problems to complete for homework tonight. He wants to get  done before dinner. How many will he have left to do after dinner? 

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Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many homework problems Joe will have left after he does some of them, so he will have less than what he started with. 

We can start at  and count back .

Example Question #851 : Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Mr. Bell has  desks in his classroom. He only needs  desks, how many extra desks does he have? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many extra desks Mr. Bell has after the  he needs are used. 

We can start at  and count back .

Example Question #1 : Representing And Solving Addition And Subtraction Problems

A large pizza has  slices. If we eat  slices, how many will be left? 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many slices will be left after we eat some. Since we are eating slices, or taking slices away, we will have less than what we started with. 

We can start at  and count back .

Example Question #11 : Adding And Subtracting Within 20

Fill in the blank: , , ,  __________

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In this series we are subtracting , or counting down by , and .

Example Question #12 : Adding And Subtracting Within 20

Fill in the blank: , ,__________, ,  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In this series we are subtracting by , or counting down by . , , , and .

Example Question #561 : Numbers And Operations

Fill in the blank: , , __________, ,  

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In this series we are subtracting , or counting down by , and .

Example Question #562 : Numbers And Operations

Fill in the blank: , __________, , ,  

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In this series we are subtracting by , or counting down by , , , and .

Example Question #13 : Adding And Subtracting Within 20

Fill in the blank: , __________, ,

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In this series we are subtracting , or counting down by , and .

Example Question #17 : Relate Counting To Addition And Subtraction: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.C.5

Fill in the blank: , __________, , ,

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In this series we are subtracting , or counting down by , , , and .

Example Question #14 : Adding And Subtracting Within 20

Fill in the blank: , , , __________,  

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In this series we are subtracting by , or counting down by , and .

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