Year 2

Applying knowledge of bar models to answer word problems

Year 2

Applying knowledge of bar models to answer word problems

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at applying our knowledge of bar models to a range of word problems.

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3 Questions

Q1.
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Joe had 60 vanilla cupcakes. Miss Mitchell had 20 fewer. How many chocolate cupcakes did Miss Mitchell have?
Miss Mitchell had 40 chocolate cupcakes. Joe had 20 more cupcakes. How many cupcakes did Joe have?
Correct answer: Miss Mitchell had 40 chocolate cupcakes. Joe had 60 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes did Joe have?
Q2.
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Joe had 60 vanilla cupcakes. Miss Mitchell had 20 fewer. How many chocolate cupcakes did Miss Mitchell have?
Miss Mitchell had 40 chocolate cupcakes. Joe had 20 more cupcakes. How many cupcakes did Joe have?
Miss Mitchell had 40 chocolate cupcakes. Joe had 60 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes did Joe have?
Q3.
An image in a quiz
Joe had 60 vanilla cupcakes. Miss Mitchell had 20 fewer. How many chocolate cupcakes did Miss Mitchell have?
Correct answer: Miss Mitchell had 40 chocolate cupcakes. Joe had 20 more cupcakes. How many cupcakes did Joe have?
Miss Mitchell had 40 chocolate cupcakes. Joe had 60 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes did Joe have?

4 Questions

Q1.
There are 28 apples and 31 oranges. How many pieces of fruit are there altogether?
57
58
Correct answer: 59
60
Q2.
There were 38 bananas at the fruit stall. 11 of them were green. How many were yellow?
11
Correct answer: 27
37
49
Q3.
There were 80 children in the school hall. 10 more children arrive in the hall. Then, 50 children leave the hall. How many children are in the school hall now?
Correct answer: 40
50
70
80
Q4.
James has 8 pens. Sheri has 3 less. How many pens does Sheri have?
11
3
Correct answer: 5
8