Brackets and adding across ten
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Work out: (6 + 4) + 7; 12 − (3 + 6); 9 − 2 + 8
17, 3, 15
2
Make ten to work out: 9 + 2, 8 + 7, 7 + 7, 6 + 8
11, 15, 14, 14
3
Draw how you worked out 8 + 5 (with a ten frame).
8 + 2 → a full frame (10), plus 3 outside → 13.
4
Problem: An aquarium had 9 fish. 4 more were added. How many now?
13
5
Problem: One group has 5 children, another 3, a third 6. Write a bracketed expression and work it out.
(5 + 3) + 6 = 14