Making a model of a problem can help you to understand and "see"
what the problem looks like.
Read each
problem and look at the model.
Use the model to help answer the questions.
1. Paul bought 8 pencils at the
school
store, and then he gave 3 to his
friend.
The model
helps you to see that you
should .
How many
pencils does Paul have left?
2. Lilly helped her softball team win on
Saturday. She scored 2 runs in the
3rd inning and 4 runs in the 5th inning.
How many runs did Lilly score?
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The
model helps you to see that you
should .
How
many runs did Lilly score?
3. Nancy has to read a book by Monday.
The book has 146 pages and she has
read 22 so far. How many pages
does she have left to read?
The
model helps you to see that you
should .
How
many pages does Nancy still
have to read ?
4.
Ellen and Maggie are going to put
their money together to buy a gift
for their mother. Ellen has $10. 35
and Maggie has $10. 10. How much
money do they have to spend?
The
model helps you to see that you
should .
How much money do the girls
have to spend ?
5. Cindy is inviting 6 friends to her
party. She is making gift bags and
wants to put 3 toys in each bag. How
many toys does she need?
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