Addition 4
Homework Answers
1. Remove the 10s, Jacks, Queens, Kings and Jokers from a set of cards and
shuffle the rest of the pack. Use Aces as 1s. (If you don’t have cards, use a 0-9
dice (roll again if you roll a 0) or 1-9 cards, or write 1-9 on pieces of paper
instead.)
Flip a coin to determine whether the number is positive (heads) or negative
(tails). Repeat to get another number either positive or negative.
Add the two numbers.
Write out five additions like this.
6 (negative)
4 (positive)
-6 + 4 = -2
6 (positive)
8 (negative)
2 (positive)
5 (positive)
6+2=8
-8 + 5 = -3
5 (negative)
9 (positive)
7 (positive)
3 (negative)
4 (negative)
1 (positive)
-5 + -3 = -8
9 + -4 = 5
7+1=8
2. Write groups of three numbers that add up to three in the spaces below.
1.3 + 0.6 + 1.1 = 3
E.g. 0.8 + 1.3 + 0.9 = 3
E.g. 1.2 + 1.5 + 0.3 = 3
E.g. 0.1 + 0.3 + 2.6 = 3
E.g. 1.1 + 0.7 + 1.2 = 3
E.g. 2.1 + 0.5 + 0.4 = 3
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Simmering Term 2
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Addition 4
Homework Answers
If you have internet access, try this
Play Circle 3 at bit.ly/13iTcyW.
Drag numbers into the sections of the circles so that
the total of the three numbers in each circle is 3.
When you complete a circle correctly, it turns
orange. When you complete the whole ring, it turns
red. How many times can you complete the ring?
I turned the ring red
__________
times
Play Soccer Maths at bit.ly/ZLbXwo.
Click the answer. (Tip: use estimation to help you
choose the correct answer.)
If you get the right answer, you get a chance to take a
penalty shot. Click on the ball to choose where to
shoot from and on the bar to determine the strength
of shot.
My highest score was
__________
This is a computer game.
just right
How did you find these problems?
too hard
too easy
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