All SSAT Elementary Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1081 : Operations
Jessica’s dog eats three times a day. In the morning he eats cups of food, in the afternoon he eats cup of food, and in the evening he eats cups of food. How many total cups of food does Jessica’s dog eat each day?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many cups of food Jessica's dog gets altogether in a day. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Then we can count up .
Example Question #19 : Representing And Solving Addition And Subtraction Problems
Cindy has three 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?
This is an addition problem because we want to know the total number of steps in Cindy's house when we put all three sets of steps together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Then we can count up .
Example Question #13 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.2
Joe spent minutes cleaning his room, minutes cleaning his bathroom, and minutes helping his mom clean the kitchen. How much time did Joe spend cleaning?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total minutes Joe spent cleaning altogether. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Then we can count up .
Example Question #21 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.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?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many hotdogs we ate altogether. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Then we can count up .
Example Question #21 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.2
At the cakewalk there are chocolate cakes, yellow cakes, and white cakes. How many total cakes are there?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many cakes are at the cake walk altogether. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Then we can count up .
Example Question #1301 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
At Linda’s birthday party there were peperoni pizzas, sausage pizzas, and cheese pizzas. How many total pizzas were there?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pizzas we have when we put the pizzas altogether. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Then we can count up .
Example Question #1 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.2
Lindsey’s family is going on vacation. She packs bags, her dad packs bag, and her mom packs bags. How many total bags are they taking on their vacation?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total bags the family has altogether. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Then we can count up .
Example Question #3 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.2
Amy’s street has three houses on it. The first house has bedrooms, the second house has bedrooms, and the third house has bedrooms. How many total bedrooms do the three houses have?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total rooms are in the three houses altogether. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Then we can count up .
Example Question #1302 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
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?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total balloons there are when we put the balloons on the mailbox, door, and in the house altogether. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up .
Then we can count up .
Example Question #1092 : Operations
If , then __________
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
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