Real-World to Maths Connections

Question 1

You see 4 red blocks and 1 blue block together on the table. Which story could have created this group of blocks?

Accepted Answer

You added 4 blocks to 1 more block.

Answer

You took away 1 block from 4 blocks.

Answer

You added 1 block to 2 more blocks.

Answer

You took away 4 blocks from 1 block.

Question 2

Tom has 3 orange marbles. He finds 4 more marbles on the playground and puts them with his marbles. Later his sister gives him 2 blue marbles that he also puts together with the others. How many marbles does Tom have now?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

7

Answer

6

Answer

14

Question 3

You see 4 green cubes and 1 yellow cube on the table. Which short story could explain how you got exactly these cubes?

Accepted Answer

There were 4 green cubes, and then 1 yellow cube was added.

Answer

There were 4 green cubes, and then 1 more green cube was added.

Answer

There were 5 cubes, and then 1 green cube was taken away.

Answer

There was 1 yellow cube, and then 4 green cubes were taken away.

Try three questions

You see 4 red blocks and 1 blue block together on the table. Which story could have created this group of blocks?

Tom has 3 orange marbles. He finds 4 more marbles on the playground and puts them with his marbles. Later his sister gives him 2 blue marbles that he also puts together with the others. How many marbles does Tom have now?

You see 4 green cubes and 1 yellow cube on the table. Which short story could explain how you got exactly these cubes?

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