Module 3 Calculating
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Can I identify the stages involved in a two-step problem?

Example review questions

  • I cut two 30-cm pieces from 1 m of ribbon. How much ribbon is left? Wayne starts to solve this problem by working out 30 × 2 = 60.
    Which part of the problem does this answer? What does he need to do next?
  • Anna has a 50p coin and three 20p coins. How much money does she have altogether? What calculations do you need to do to work this out?
  • There are 42 cherries in a bag. 16 fall on the floor and are thrown away. Anna and Mary share the rest between them. How many cherries do they each get?
  • There are twelve 20p stamps in a sheet. If I buy a quarter of the sheet, how much does this cost? What is the first calculation you will do to solve this problem? What does this answer tell you? What will you do next?