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Example Questions
Example Question #671 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Use the triangles below to help you answer the subtraction problem.
We have triangles and we want to subtract triangles, which means the same thing as take them away. We can cross off the triangles that we are subtracting, and count the number that we have left. In this case we have triangles left. Subtraction is like counting backwards. We can start at and count back .
Example Question #671 : Numbers And Operations
Find the difference between and .
To find the difference, you need to subtract. When subtracting, always remember to put the greater number first!
When we try to subtract the ones place, we will need to cancel. For 22, the ones place becomes 12 and the tens place becomes 1.
The difference between 14 and 22 is 8.
Example Question #671 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Lucy bought a t-shirt and jeans from the store. With tax, she spent . The following day, she had to return the t-shirt. Her new total spent is now for the jeans. When she returned the t-shirt, how much money did she get back?
To find the difference, you must subtract. Line up the numbers vertically. Remember to use the rules of borrowing to subtract:
Lucy got back when she returned the t-shirt.
Example Question #1 : Number & Operations In Base Ten
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To find the missing piece of an addition problem, we can take the biggest number minus the smallest number.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #2 : Number & Operations In Base Ten
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To find the missing piece of an addition problem, we can take the biggest number minus the smallest number.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #3 : Number & Operations In Base Ten
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To find the missing piece of an addition problem, we can take the biggest number minus the smallest number.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #4 : Number & Operations In Base Ten
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To find the missing piece of an addition problem, we can take the biggest number minus the smallest number.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #5 : Number & Operations In Base Ten
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To find the missing piece of an addition problem, we can take the biggest number minus the smallest number.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #6 : Number & Operations In Base Ten
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To find the missing piece of an addition problem, we can take the biggest number minus the smallest number.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #7 : Number & Operations In Base Ten
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To find the missing piece of an addition problem, we can take the biggest number minus the smallest number.
We can start at and count back .
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