The Queen of Hearts made 20 tarts.
She arranged the tarts on some plates. Some of the plates had five tarts on and some
of the plates had two tarts on.
How many
plates did she use?
Hint: Find twenty objects to represent the tarts
(or even make some playdoh tarts) and have a small pile of plates. Have
your child try different combinations until he/she is able to find the solution.
For older children, you might be able to talk
about odd and even numbers.
Solution:
7 plates are needed - 5 plates with 2 tarts and 2 plates with 5 tarts.
7 plates are needed - 5 plates with 2 tarts and 2 plates with 5 tarts.
