The following is designed to help students visualise more than/less than questions by using comparison models.
These few questions may look identical
but these numbers given are representing different parts of the model.
Draw the comparison models and fill up all the empty boxes in each model
Q1)
Ali has $78.
Ben has $30 more than Ali.
How much do they have altogether?
Q2)
Ali has $78 more than Ben.
Ben has $30.
How much does Ali have?
Q3)
Ali has $30 less than Ben.
Ben has $78.
How much do they have altogether?
Q4)
Ali and Ben have $78 altogether.
Ali has $30 more than Ben.
How much does Ben have?
Q5)
Ben has $78 more than Ali.
Ali has $30.
How much do they have altogether?
Q6) Ali has $30 more than Ben. Ben has $78. How much money do they have altogether?
Q7) Ali and Ben have $78 altogether. Ben has $30. How much more money does Ali have than Ben?
Q8) Ali has $78. Ben has $30 How much more money does Ali have than Ben?
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| Draw this model for each question and fill up the blanks with information from the question |