Year 3

Using bar models to solve word problems (Part 2)

Year 3

Using bar models to solve word problems (Part 2)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will solve word problems using bar models as a visual tool to aid addition and money problems involving change.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Bia baked a cake. She added 55g of flour. Then she added 35g more. How much flour is there now?
20g
Correct answer: 90g
95g
Q2.
Alessandra had £33. She spent £17 on a toy car. How much money does she have now?
£15
Correct answer: £16
£50
Q3.
A packet of crisps costs 55p and a bottle of water costs 39p. How much do they both cost?
Correct answer: 94p
95p
96p
Q4.
A packet of sweets costs 34p and a bottle of juice costs 52p more. How much does the juice cost?
18p
52p
Correct answer: 86p
Q5.
Zidane cycles 34 metres to his bus stop but he walks 14 fewer metres to school. How far did he walk to school?
17m
Correct answer: 20m
34m

5 Questions

Q1.
Sharon had £20 to spend in the gift shop. She bought a tea towel for £8 and a mug for £7. How much change did he get?
£15
Correct answer: £5
Q2.
Julie had £10 to spend in the village shop. She bought a pack of flour for £2 and a bunch of flowers for £1. How much change did she get?
£3
Correct answer: £7
Q3.
Maddie had £20 to spend in Westfields. She bought a top for £4, a bag for £8 and a pair of earrings for £7. How much change did she get?
Correct answer: £1
£19
£2
Q4.
Josh had £30 to spend in the sports shop. After he bought two items he had £4 change. One item he bought was a football for £15. How much did the other item cost?
£10
Correct answer: £11
£12
£5
Q5.
Ricco had £30 to spend in the sports shop. After he bought three items he had £2 change. One item he bought was a t-shirt for £7.50, another was a pair of socks for £6.50 . How much did the other item cost?
£12
£13
Correct answer: £14
£15