Headline Story
Addition and Subtraction with Place Value, #2
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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
Dionne has _____ pennies. This is the same amount of money as _____ dimes and _____ pennies.
Possible student responses
- If Dionne has 34 pennies, this is the same as 3 dimes and 4 pennies or 2 dimes and 14 pennies.
- If Dionne has 90 pennies, this is the same as 9 dimes and no pennies.
- If Dionne has 17 pennies, this is the same as 1 dime and 7 pennies.
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