All SSAT Elementary Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #221 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Find the difference.
Subtract the ones , then the tens, then the hundres place. The difference is 414.
Example Question #221 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Example Question #5 : How To Subtract
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Example Question #222 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Find the difference.
Line up the digits vertically. When subtracting the digits in the ones place, you will need to borrow a ten, so the 8 in the tens place becomes a 7 and the 1 in the ones place becomes 11. Now subtract the digits in the ones place . Now subtract the digits in the tens place . The difference is 55.
Example Question #223 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Derrick saw nine birds sitting on a tree branch. Three flew away. Then two more flew away. How many birds are on the tree branch now?
Subtract; start with nine birds. Three flew away: .
Six are left, then two more flew away: .
Four birds are left on the branch.
Example Question #10 : How To Subtract
Find the difference between 327 and 531.
To find the difference, you need to subtract. When subtracting, always remember to put the greater number first!
Line the numbers up vertically.
Subtract each column, starting with the ones place and moving to the left. You will need to cancel in order to subtract the ones.
The difference between 327 and 531 is 204.
Example Question #11 : How To Subtract
Dan went to school on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The rest of the week he went to work. How many more days did Dan go to work than to school?
Dan went to school on three days. If there are seven days in the week, then he went to work for the difference between 7 days and 3 days.
Dan went to work on four days.
We want to know how many more days Dan was at work, so we find the difference between the days at work and the days at school.
Dan was at work for one more day than he was at school.
Example Question #224 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Subtract 34 from 75 and you get 41.