05.05.2020
WALT: solve addition and subtraction word problems
YOU DO NOT NEED TO SUBMIT TODAY’S WORK
Today you will practise more addition and subtraction word problems.
Example: I have 20 fruits in my kitchen. 5 of them are bananas. How many fruits do I have that are not bananas?
Sometimes it helps to draw a picture of the word problem. So you can understand what is happening.
5
20
?
20 – 5 = 15. There are 15 fruits that are not bananas.
Sometimes word problems require you to do two calculations. This is called a two-step word
problem.
For example:
Marcus had 15 sweets. He gave 5 to his friend, Jack. He ate 3 of them after dinner. How many
sweets does Marcus have now?
15 – 5 – 3 15 – 5 = 10 10 – 3 = 7
Marcus has 7 sweets left.
Remember RUCSAC when answering word problems and that you can always draw a picture to
help you.
Your Activity YOU DO NOT NEED TO SUBMIT TODAY’S WORK
Please do the questions on this link if you have flash player:
Challenge 1:
https://www.mathplayground.com/wpdatabase/02e.html
Challenge 2 and 3:https://www.mathplayground.com/wpdatabase/06a.html
If you do not have flash player then the questions are on the next page.
Challenge 1:
Challenge 2 and 3: