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How many more?
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How many more?
The big ideaLine them up and find the extra bit.

How it works

To see how many more, line the two groups up.

The extra bit is how many more.

Take the small number from the big number.

Example 1: Find how many fewer

  1. Mia has 7 blocks. Her brother has 6 blocks. How many fewer blocks does her brother have than Mia?
  2. Line them up: 7 and 6.
  3. Take away the smaller: 7 − 6.
  4. So the answer is 1.

Example 2: More than a number

  1. Sam has 3 books. His sister has 11 more books than Sam. How many books does his sister have?
  2. The sister has 11 more than Sam, who has 3.
  3. More means add.
  4. So the answer is 14.

Example 3: The other way round

  1. Ava has 6 beads. Her brother has 18 beads. How many fewer beads does Ava have than her brother?
  2. Ava has 6 and her brother has 18.
  3. Take away to find how many fewer Ava has.
  4. So the answer is 12.

Words to know

more
A bigger number than another.
fewer
A smaller number than another.

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Try it

  1. Sam has 20 books. His sister has 5 books. How many fewer books does his sister have than Sam?
  2. Sam has 4 books. His sister has 8 more books than Sam. How many books does his sister have?
  3. Sam has 16 books. His sister has 4 fewer books than Sam. How many books does his sister have?
Answers: 1. 15 · 2. 12 · 3. 12
For grown-upsLine up two rows of toys and ask how many more are in one row.
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