Toy Cars and Problem Solving

The video tutorial explains a math problem where Michelle has 16 toy cars and gives 9 to a friend. The teacher uses a visual method by drawing rectangles to represent each toy car. After marking the cars given away, the remaining cars are counted to find that Michelle has 7 toy cars left.

How many toy cars does Michelle start with?

• 12

• 9

• 16

• 7

What method does the narrator suggest to solve the problem?

• Guessing

• Writing an equation

• Drawing a picture

• Using a calculator

How many toy cars does Michelle give to her friend?

• 11

• 9

• 7

• 5

How many rectangles does the narrator draw to represent Michelle's toy cars?

• 9

• 20

• 16

• 12

After giving away some toy cars, how many does Michelle have left?

• 5

• 7

• 11

• 9