All Common Core: 1st Grade Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #544 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Jess has t-shirts in her drawer. This week she has worn
of her t-shirts. How many are left in the drawer?
This is a subtraction problem because Jess has worn some of her shirts, so her total number of shirts in the drawer is decreasing.
We can start at and count back
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Example Question #1401 : Common Core Math: Grade 1
Cassie picked flowers outside. She gave
to her mom, and she wants to give the rest to her sister. How many does she have left for her sister?
This is a subtraction problem because Cassie gave some of her flowers away, so she will have less than what she started with.
We can start at and count back
.
Example Question #1402 : Common Core Math: Grade 1
Mark has coins in his pocket. When he gets them out, he drops all but
of them. How many coins did he drop?
This is a subtraction problem because Mark dropped some of his coins so he has less than what he started with.
We can start at and count back
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Example Question #1403 : Common Core Math: Grade 1
Toby has toys in his toy bin. At the end of the day, he has
toys remaining in the bin. How many did he take out?
This is a subtraction problem because Toby took toys out of the bin, so he is decreasing the number of toys in his bin.
We can start at and count back
.
Example Question #1404 : Common Core Math: Grade 1
Ally has pieces of her Halloween candy left. She decides to share
pieces with her sister. How many pieces does she have left?
This is a subtraction problem because Ally is giving some of her candy away, so she will have less than what she started with.
We can start at and count back
.
Example Question #1405 : Common Core Math: Grade 1
David sees apples on the apple tree. If he picks
of them, how many will be left?
This is a subtraction problem because David is taking away apples.
We can start at and count back
.
Example Question #552 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
On Christmas Eve morning, a tree lot had trees left to sell. By the end of the day, they had only
trees left. How many did they sell?
This is a subtraction problem because the tree lot is getting rid of trees, so they have less by the end of the day.
We can start at and count back
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Example Question #553 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
The pet store has goldfish in a tank. A teacher bought
fish for her school’s fish tank. How many goldfish does the pet store have left?
This is a subtraction problem because the pet store sold some of their fish, so they will have less fish.
We can start at and count back
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Example Question #554 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Spot has a box of treats with bones left. The box started off with
treats. How many treats has Spot eaten from the box?
This is a subtraction problem because Spot has eaten some of the bones, so he has less than what he started with.
We can start at and count back
.
Example Question #555 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
The baseball team has balls to practice with. There are
boys on the team. If they each take a ball, how many balls are left over?
This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many baseballs are left after the team members each take one.
We can start at and count back
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All Common Core: 1st Grade Math Resources
