Transcript Problem Solving - Math On Monday

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Mental Math Problem Solving
Sharing Candies
Dirk M. Horton
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Turika brought 10 pieces of Japanese candy faces to school to share with
Good morning class!
friends Yoko and Sudoku. She gave Yoko 2 more candies than she
Let’s solve a math puzzle
gave to Sudoku. How
many
candies did
today.
It should
be each
fun!friend get from Turika?
Yoko
More
Turika
Suduku
How many does:
Where
do the
rest
of
How
many
faces
go
Yoko have?in
the
faces
go?
the more
box?have?
Sudoku
Turika
shared:
When you add two numbers their sum is 10. When
Let’s try another math
you subtract the little number from the big number
puzzle!
their difference is 2. What are the numbers?
Small Number
Sum
Big Number
Difference
What
number
goes
What
numbers
go inin 4
Small
Number?
the other
Difference
the
boxes?box? 4+2
6
Big Number?
4
10
8
4
2

Sum = 6+4 = 10
Difference = 6-4 = 2
Turika brought 10 pieces of Japanese candy faces to school to share with
Let’s
trygave
another
math 4 more candies than
friends Yoko and Sudoku
. She
Sudoku
puzzle!
she gave to Yoko. How many candies did each friend get from Turika?
Yoko
Suduku
Turika
More
How many does
Where
do the
rest
of
How
many
faces
go
Yoko have?in
the
faces
go?
the more
box?have?
Sudoku
Turika
shared:
When you add twoLet’s
numbers
their sum is 10. When
try another math
you subtract the little
number from the big number
puzzle!
their difference is 4. What are the numbers?
Small Number
Sum
Big Number
Difference
What
number
goes
What
numbers
go inin 3
Small
Number?
the other
Difference
the
boxes?box? 3+4
Big Number?
3
63
10
4

Sum = 7+3 = 10
Difference = 7-3 = 4
When you add two numbers their sum is 50. When
you subtract the little number from the big number
Let’s try another math
their difference is 10.
What are the numbers?
puzzle!
Small Number
Sum
Big Number
Difference
20
20
40
50
10

What
number
goes
What
numbers
go inin 20 Sum = 20+30 = 50
Small
Number?
Difference = 30-20= 10
the
Difference
box?
the other
boxes?
Big Number?
30
20+10