Maths in a story sum

Maths is a Story Sum 21 March 2013

This is what I learnt from maths in a story sum

WALT:do maths in a story

1. Alisi found 13 shells on Monday, 15 shells on Tuesday and 12 shells on Wednesday.  How many shells does she have altogether?

find: How many shells

operation: addition (+)

answer: 13+15+12=40

strategy:20+20=40

statement: Alisi has 40 shells.

2. Fana bought 18 bottles of cooldrinks.  He drank 9 bottles last week.  How many bottles of cool drinks does he have left?

find:how many bottles

operation:take away (-)

answer:18-9=9

strategy:18-8-1=9

statement:He has 9 bottles of cool drinks left.

3. Havea planted 10 trees in a row.  He planted 8 rows.  How many trees did he plant altogether?

find: how many trees are there

operation:tims (x)

answer:10x8=80

statement:Havea planted 80 trees

4. Jazire had 25 lollies.  She shared them amongst her 5 friends.  How many lollies did each friend receive?

find:how many lollies did they get

operation:division

answer:25÷5=5

5. Lusa ran 12 kilometres on Monday and 15 kilometres on Tuesday.  How many kilometres did she run altogether?

find:how many kilometres

operation:plus (+)

answer:12+15=27

statement:7+10+10=27