Redistribution is where part of one addend is moved to another addend. It is sometimes known as the same sum rule.

A decimal fraction is a fraction written as a decimal. A decimal point separates whole numbers from decimal fractions.

The whole is all the parts or everything, the total amount.

Using redistribution with addition of decimal fractions

Maths

In this unit pupils used the concept of same sum to simplify and solve addition problems. In the future unit pupils will solve calculations with missing addends and use the same difference rule to balance equations. They will explain how increasing or decreasing the minuend affects the difference.

In the prior unit pupils identified structures within stories using their knowledge of structures to create stories. They used their knowledge of additive structures to solve problems. In this unit pupils used the concept of same sum to simplify and solve addition problems

Use equivalence and compensation to simplify and solve addition calculations

Is the question mark on the bar model a part or whole?

Use the mental strategy of redistribution to calculate the whole. 3.1 + 3.6 = {{ }}

Use the mental strategy of redistribution to calculate the whole. 5.9 + 6.6 = {{ }}

Use the mental strategy of redistribution to calculate the whole. 4.99 + 3.45 = {{ }}

Which of the following additions do you think was most likely to have been solved using redistribution?

Which inequality symbol should be placed between these two addition expressions? Use redistribution to help.
2.02 + 5.79 {{ }} 5.81 + 1.95

What is the missing part in this bar model?

Jun buys two packs of oranges which cost £1.49 each. How much does he spend altogether? £{{ }}

Sofia has £10 to spend. She buys a souvenir bear for £4.50   How much change should she receive? £{{ }}

Sam thinks of a 2-digit number. She adds 7 before halving it to finish with the number 25
What was her starting number?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Using redistribution with addition of decimal fractions

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.