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WorksheetsRepresent a change story using addition and subtraction symbols | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 4mins
Describe the change.
Positive change
Negative change
No change
Which of the these would result in a negative change to the number of marbles in the bag?
Put eight in, take three out.
Put three in, take eight out.
Add five, take away seven.
Add seven, take away five.
Put five in, remove nine.
Jun is adding in and taking out one pound coins from his piggy bank. Which of these would result in a negative difference to the amount of money in the piggy bank?
Put £3 in, take £5 out.
Put £5 in, take £3 out.
Add £7, take £9 out.
Add £9, take £7 out.
Put £13 in, take £20 out.
People are getting on and off a bus at different stops. The bus already has a number of passengers. Which of these would result in a negative change?
Nine got on, 13 got off.
13 got on, nine got off.
Nobody got on, three got off.
Three got on, nobody got off.
Nobody got on, nobody got off.
Jun and Sofia are playing the marbles game. They have used the equation 5 − 7 = −2. What does each of the numbers represent?
the number of marbles added to the bag
5
the number of marbles taken out of the bag
7
the change in the number of marbles
−2
Jun adds £4 to his piggy bank and takes £6 out. Which of the following equations describes this?
£6 − £4 = £2
£4 − £6 = −£2
−£2 = £4 − £6
£4 − £2 = −£6
