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Term A · Chapter 2 · Lesson 8

Word Problems — Part 1

Distinguish a total from one of its parts before choosing an operation.

MATH-3A-C02-L0835–45 minutes · flexible

Today's challenge

A school library has 781 books. 67 are on the front shelf. How many are elsewhere? Try your own method, then compare it with a model.

What you'll learn

  • Distinguish a total from one of its parts before choosing an operation.
  • Explain the connection between a diagram and a number sentence.
  • Solve a fresh application without step-by-step hints.

Before this lesson

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