How it works
Split a number into two piles. There is more than one way.
5 can be 1 and 4, 2 and 3, 3 and 2, or 4 and 1.
The two piles always add back to the number.
Worked examples
Split 5
- 5 counters.
- Put 2 in one pile and 3 in the other.
- 2 + 3 = 5.
Another way
- Put 4 in one pile and 1 in the other.
- That is a different split.
- 4 + 1 = 5.
Check
- Put the piles back together.
- Count all.
- You get 5 again.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- 6 = 5 + ___
- 5 stars are in two piles. One pile has 3. How many in the other?
- 3 = 2 + ___
- Can 4 be split into 2 and 2?
- Is 3 + 3 the same as 5?
Words to know
- split
- To break into two parts.
- pile
- A group of things together.
Watch out for
- There is more than one way.
- The two piles add to the whole.
- Check by counting all.