The following is designed to help students visualise subtraction and addition by using part/whole models.
These few questions may look identical
but these numbers given are representing different parts of the model.
Draw the part/whole models and fill up all the empty boxes in each model
Q1)
Bella has $100.
She bought a book and had $15 left.
How much was the book?
Q2)
Bella spent $15 to buy a magazine and has $100 left.
How much did she have at first?
Q3)
Bella has some money at first.
She received $15 from her father and now she has $100.
How much money did Bella have at first?
Q4)
Bella wanted to buy a bag that costs $15.
How much change would she get if she gave the cashier a $100 note?
Q5)
Bella paid for the pair of shoes with $100 and received $15 change.
How much did the pair of shoes cost?
Q6) Bella bought a chair that costs $15. She also bought a table that costs $100. How much did she pay for the 2 items altogether?
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| Draw this above model for each question and fill up the blanks with information from the question |