Headline Story
Adding and Subtracting Larger Numbers, #3
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Introduction
Share the Headline Story with the class. Sometimes it helps children to review what they do know and what they don’t know. In this problem, they know that Celia has 4 coins. They also know that she wants to buy something that costs 56¢. They don’t know what 4 coins she has, so they don’t know the total amount of money she has.
Headline Story
Celia has 4 coins in her pocket. She wants to buy a juice for 56¢.
Possible student responses
- If Celia has 4 quarters, she would have $1.00 and she could buy the juice.
- If Celia has 4 dimes she would have 40¢ and could not buy the juice.
- Celia needs to have at least 1 quarter in her coins to have enough money.
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