Subtraction Word Problems

Article posted December 13, 2006 at 01:21 PM GMT0 • Reads 174

We looked at word problems taking away numbers.

First draw a number line,

then put the smallest number at the beginning and the largest at the other end.





56-8=



The first jump get to a ten, then jump in tens.



8 56

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add 2 to 10 then add 40 to 50 then add 6 to get to 56.



Add the numbers up 40+6+2 = 48





It was tricky.

Subrtaction on a line

Article posted December 13, 2006 at 01:26 PM GMT0 • Reads 94

We looked at word problems taking away numbers.

First draw a number line,

then put the smallest number at the beginning and the largest at the other end.





56-8=



The first jump get to a ten, then jump in tens.



8 56

-----------------------------------------------



add 2 to 10 then add 40 to 50 then add 6 to get to 56.



Add the numbers up 40+6+2 = 48





It was tricky.