Headline Story
Using Addition and Subtraction, #2
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Introduction
Share the Headline Story with the class. Encourage students to create problems that can be solved using information from the story.
Headline Story
How are these magic squares related to each other?
| A | B | |||||
| 5 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 9 | |
| 20 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 6 | |
| 17 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 21 | |
Possible student responses
- If you subtract 2 from every number in magic square A, you get the numbers in magic square B.
- Make another magic square using the same idea. Some examples include:
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