All SSAT Elementary Level Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #3 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.2
The carnival game has different sizes of bears for prizes.
small bears,
medium bears, and
large bears. How many total bears does the carnival game have?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total bears the carnival game has when we put the three sizes together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
Example Question #1291 : Numbers And Operations
The gumball machine has red gumballs,
green gumballs, and
yellow gumballs. How many total gumballs are in the machine?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total gumballs there are when we put all the colors together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
Example Question #4 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.2
There are three pots of flowers in Hannah’s yard. The first pot has flowers, the second pot has
flowers, and the third pot as
flowers. How many flowers are in all three pots?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total flowers there are in all the pots put together. 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
My candy basket has sucker,
chocolate bars, and
gummies. How many total pieces of candy do I have?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many pieces of candy when I put the sucker, chocolate and gummies together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
Example Question #83 : Operations & Algebraic Thinking
The pet store sells bunnies, fish, and kittens. They have bunnies,
fish, and
kittens. How many total animals do they have?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many pets the store has when we put the fish, kittens, and bunnies 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
Rick, his mom, and dad went to the batting cages. Rick hit balls, his dad hit
balls, and his mom hit
balls. How many total balls did they hit?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total balls the family hit together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
Example Question #14 : Representing And Solving Addition And Subtraction Problems
At the store, Megan bought a bag of apples, a bag of
oranges, and
bananas. How many pieces of fruit did Megan buy?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pieces of fruit Megan has when we put the apples, organes, and bananas together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
Example Question #15 : Representing And Solving Addition And Subtraction Problems
For a project, Tim needs pieces of blue paper,
pieces of yellow paper, and
pieces of green paper. How many pieces of paper does Tim need?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many pieces of paper Tim needs when we put the three colors together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
Example Question #14 : Word Problems: Addition Of Three Whole Numbers Whose Sum Is 20 Or Less: Ccss.Math.Content.1.Oa.A.2
A bag of marbles has purple marbles,
black marbles, and
red marbles. How many marbles are in the bag?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total marbles are in the bag when we put the colors together. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
Example Question #17 : Representing And Solving Addition And Subtraction Problems
At the dog park there are brown dogs,
white dogs, and
black dog. How many dogs are at the park?
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total dogs are at the park altogether. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at and count up
.
Then we can count up .
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