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Headline Story

Using Addition and Subtraction, #4

Grade 3

Headline Story

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Introduction

Share the Headline Story with the class. Encourage them to think about what can be concluded from the information in the story.

Headline Story

Cookies cost 4¢ each. You have a dime and a quarter.

Possible student responses

I could spend 0¢, 4¢, 8¢, 12¢, 20¢, 24¢, 28¢, or 32¢.
If I buy 8 cookies, I could use my dime and my quarter and get 3 pennies in change.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF Grant No. DRL-1934161 (Think Math+C), NSF Grant No. DRL-1741792 (Math+C), and NSF Grant No. ESI-0099093 (Think Math).

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