Solve It!
Can you solve these word problems?
Goal:
Goal:
Use the addition and subtraction mat, along with the pennies and counters, to solve these problems.
Question
Mike has 45 tickets. He needs 50 tickets so that he can get on every ride at the carnival. How many more tickets does he need?
If you put 50 counters on the triangle, the number of counters on both the circle and the square must equal 50. Put 45 counters on the circle. Put 50 counters on the triangle. The number of counters that should go on the square is the number of tickets Mike needs. It should be 5.
Question
There are 50 french fries on Tara's plate. She shares 10 fries with her sister Amy. How many french fries will Tara get to eat?
If you put 50 counters on the triangle and 10 counters on the square to represent the number of french fries that Tara shared, you should have 40 counters left to go on the circle. Therefore, Tara could eat 40 french fries.