All SSAT Elementary Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1891 : Operations
Uchenna has in her piggy bank. On Christmas, Uchenna receives another
from her grandmother and
from her uncle. How much total money does Uchenna have now?
Since Uchenna is gaining money, we need to add all three values together.
Example Question #1892 : Operations
A mailman has items to deliver and then learns he has to deliver an additional
items. What is the square root of the total amount of items he now has to deliver?
. Take the square root of
to obtain
.
Example Question #1893 : Operations
Pete baked cookies today and
cookies yesterday. How many cookies did Pete makie in total over those two days?
You add the number of cookies made in each day, so
Example Question #1894 : Operations
Find the sum of and
.
To find the sum, we need to add the given numbers together.
Adding the ones place equals .
.
Carry the to the tens place. Adding the tens place then equals
.
Together, this gives us .
Example Question #1895 : Operations
Amy went to the store to buy three things.
avocado costs her
.
carton of milk costs her
.
bag of marshmallows costs her
.
How much will her grocery bill be?
Add up the cost of the items.
Amy will need to buy all three items.
Example Question #59 : Understanding Addition And Subtraction
Which equation equals ?
and
both equal
so they are equal.
Example Question #1896 : Operations
David is inches taller than Alison. Alison is
inches tall. How tall is David?
inches
inches
inches
inches
inches
inches
This is an addition problem because we have the difference in height from the question. Alison is inches tall and David is
inches taller than her,
is our difference. We can add our difference to Alison's height to find out how tall David is.
Example Question #1051 : How To Add
David is inches taller than Alison. Alison is
inches tall. How tall is David?
inches
inches
inches
inches
inches
inches
This is an addition problem because we have the difference in height from the question. Alison is inches tall and David is
inches taller than her,
is our difference. We can add our difference to Alison's height to find out how tall David is.
Example Question #2116 : Numbers And Operations
The fence is inches taller than the grill. The grill is
inches. How tall is the fence?
inches
inches
inches
inches
inches
inches
This is an addition problem because we have the difference in height from the question. The grill is inches tall and fence is
inches taller than the grill,
is our difference. We can add our difference to the grill's height to find out how tall the fence is.
Example Question #2117 : Numbers And Operations
The couch is inches longer than the pillow. The pillow is
inches long. How long is the couch?
inches
inches
inches
inches
inches
inches
This is an addition problem because we have the difference in length from the question. The pillow is inches long and couch is
inches longer than the pillow,
is our difference. We can add our difference to the pillow's length to find out how long the couch is.
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