Numbers and Operations - SSAT Elementary Level Quantitative
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A bag of marbles has
purple marbles,
black marbles, and
red marbles. How many marbles are in the bag?
A bag of marbles has purple marbles,
black marbles, and
red marbles. How many marbles are in the bag?
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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
.

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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 .
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At the dog park there are
brown dogs,
white dogs, and
black dog. How many dogs are at the park?
At the dog park there are brown dogs,
white dogs, and
black dog. How many dogs are at the park?
Tap to reveal answer
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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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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Joe spent
minutes cleaning his room,
minutes cleaning his bathroom, and
minutes helping his mom clean the kitchen. How much time did Joe spend cleaning?
Joe spent minutes cleaning his room,
minutes cleaning his bathroom, and
minutes helping his mom clean the kitchen. How much time did Joe spend cleaning?
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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total minutes Joe spent cleaning 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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This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total minutes Joe spent cleaning 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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At school we had a hotdog-eating contest. I ate
hotdogs, Mel ate
hotdogs, and Eric ate
hotdogs. How many total hotdogs did we eat?
At school we had a hotdog-eating contest. I ate hotdogs, Mel ate
hotdogs, and Eric ate
hotdogs. How many total hotdogs did we eat?
Tap to reveal answer
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many hotdogs we ate altogether. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at
and count up
.

Then we can count up
.

![\frac{\begin{array}[b]{r}3\ 2\+\ 3\end{array}}{ \ \ \ \space 8}](https://vt-vtwa-assets.varsitytutors.com/vt-vtwa/uploads/formula_image/image/462059/gif.latex)
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many hotdogs we ate 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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At the cakewalk there are
chocolate cakes,
yellow cakes, and
white cakes. How many total cakes are there?
At the cakewalk there are chocolate cakes,
yellow cakes, and
white cakes. How many total cakes are there?
Tap to reveal answer
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many cakes are at the cake walk altogether. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at
and count up
.

Then we can count up
.

![\frac{\begin{array}[b]{r}3\ 2\+\ 2\end{array}}{ \ \ \ \space 7}](https://vt-vtwa-assets.varsitytutors.com/vt-vtwa/uploads/formula_image/image/462104/gif.latex)
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many cakes are at the cake walk 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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At Linda’s birthday party there were
peperoni pizzas,
sausage pizzas, and
cheese pizzas. How many total pizzas were there?
At Linda’s birthday party there were peperoni pizzas,
sausage pizzas, and
cheese pizzas. How many total pizzas were there?
Tap to reveal answer
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pizzas we have when we put the pizzas altogether. When we put things together we are adding.
We can start at
and count up
.

Then we can count up
.

![\frac{\begin{array}[b]{r}6\ 3\+\ 7\end{array}}{ \ \ \space 16}](https://vt-vtwa-assets.varsitytutors.com/vt-vtwa/uploads/formula_image/image/462007/gif.latex)
This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total pizzas we have when we put the pizzas 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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If
, then

If , then
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This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
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If
, then

If , then
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This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
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If
, then

If , then
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This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
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If
, then

If , then
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This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
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If
, then

If , then
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This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
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If
, then

If , then
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This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
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If
, then

If , then
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This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
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If
, then

If , then
Tap to reveal answer
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
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If
, then

If , then
Tap to reveal answer
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
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If
, then

If , then
Tap to reveal answer
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
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If
, then

If , then
Tap to reveal answer
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
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If
, then

If , then
Tap to reveal answer
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
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If
, then

If , then
Tap to reveal answer
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
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If
, then

If , then
Tap to reveal answer
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
This is an example of commutative property. Commutative property of addition means that you can change the order of the smallest two numbers when adding, and it will always equal the biggest number.
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