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Bar Model Addition
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Bar Model Addition
Use the bars to show how two parts combine to make a total. Write an equation for each problem and show your thinking where there is space.
Read and complete the bars
1.A bar has two parts labelled 17 and 14. Write an addition equation to find the whole amount.
2.Complete the two-part bar for 26 + 13. Write each part and the total.
3.A bar is split into parts of 19 and 24. What number is the whole bar?
Make a bar model
4.Draw a bar model for 36 + 27. Label both parts, then find the total.
5.At a bike repair shop, Anahera has 28 spare reflectors and Freya brings 16 more. Draw a bar model and work out how many reflectors there are altogether.
6.Create a labelled bar model for 43 + 29 and calculate the total.
Addition in situations
7.A bike workshop repaired 35 bikes in the morning and 27 in the afternoon. Draw a bar model, write an addition equation, and find the number repaired that day.
8.Tevita counted 26 blue bike bells and 38 silver bike bells in the shop. Use a bar model to show the two amounts and find how many bells there are altogether.
Choose and think
9.A bar model has parts labelled 24 and 39. Which equation gives its total?
- 24 + 39 = 63
- 24 + 39 = 53
- 29 + 34 = 63
- 39 + 24 = 53
10.In an addition bar model, what does the whole bar show?
- The total of the parts
- The difference between the parts
- Only the larger part
- How many groups there are
11.A bar model has a whole of 86. One part is 49. What is the missing part? Write an addition equation to check your answer.
12.A bike shop has 34 red handlebar grips and 28 black grips. How many grips are there altogether? Write an equation and the total.
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