Year 4
Representing 2-Step Word Problems
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will explore how to represent two-step word problems using bar models. We will learn how to identify bar models that represent division or multiplication equations.
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4 Questions
Q1.
What is the whole represented in the bar model?
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18
3
Q2.
How many equal parts are represented in the bar model?
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36
6
60
Q3.
The bar model represents the word problem. True or false?
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False
Q4.
Select the bar model that does not represent a division or multiplication problem.
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Option 2
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Option 3
5 Questions
Q1.
What is the whole represented in the bar model?
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10
18
6
Q2.
How many equal parts are represented here?
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17
7
72
Q3.
What calculation are we using to find the whole?
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10 - 5
5 + 8
Q4.
Select the bar model that does not represent a division or multiplication problem.
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Option 2
Q5.
To represent a two-step word problem, you need to draw two different bar models?
False