Headline Story
Adding and Subtracting Larger Numbers, #5
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Introduction
The goal of Headline Stories is for children to translate situations and information into problems that can be answered mathematically. Discuss with children what information they know, and what information is missing, from the story.
Headline Story
Cara has $1.00, all in nickels. She gives me _____ nickels, and then she has _____¢ left.
Possible student responses
- She gives me 20 nickels and has 0¢ left.
- If she gives me 10 nickels, she’ll have 50¢ left and that’s a fair share.
- She gives me 3 nickels and has 85¢ left.
- We could make a table of different ways.
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