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Question P1 Units and parts

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add several single-digit numbers

Calculate 6 + 2 + 7.

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Units and parts

Cut one amount into equal shares. One number tells you what a share is worth.

In this one. Changing the grouping can make several additions easier.

In allone share

How to spot it

A single amount is split by a ratio, a fraction or a percentage. One extra number gives you the leftover, the difference, or the value of one share.

Common mistake

Children match the given number to the wrong number of shares, using the whole bar when the number covers only the leftover or the difference between two people's shares.

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