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Subtraction
Example:
Ishana has 16 stickers. Shanya has twice as many stickers as Ishana.
How many stickers do they have altogether?
Read and understand the question.
Underline the key details.
Ishana has 16 stickers. Shanya has twice as many stickers as Ishana.
How many stickers do they have altogether?
What is the question?
How many stickers do they have altogether?
Show the relationship? (You can also use a diagram)
What steps are needed?
Find the sum of stickers, that is 16 + 16 + 16
Perform the calculation:
16 + 16 + 16 = 48
They have 48 stickers altogether
Check if the answer is correct.
Re-read question, verify all steps or work backwards.
16
16 16
Laxmi
Lea
twice as Laxmi
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