Addition and subtraction word problems
Solve word problems involving lengths within 100, using addition and subtraction with drawings and equations
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If your child has a piece of rope 75 cm long and cuts off 28 cm, can they work out how much rope is left — and draw a number-line diagram to show it?
Solve word problems involving lengths within 100, using addition and subtraction with drawings and equations
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- Solve 'The rope is 45 cm long. I cut off 18 cm. How long is it now?'
- Draw a diagram (e.g. a ruler drawing) to represent a length word problem
- Write an equation with a symbol for the unknown to represent the problem
“If your child has a piece of rope 75 cm long and cuts off 28 cm, can they work out how much rope is left — and draw a number-line diagram to show it?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Measurement
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
Standards