Digit Dog has been eating his Easter mini eggs.
He has 2 eggs left.
Calculating Cat is wondering how many eggs he could have had to start with and how many he could have eaten to be left with 2.
How many eggs could he have had at the start? What if it was 6? How many would he have eaten to be left with 2?
What other numbers could he have started with?
What number do you know he couldn’t have had at the start?
How many different solutions can you find?
How did you work it out? Explain your reasoning.
Can you record your solutions?
Can you put your solutions in order?
What if………..
……………he had a different number of eggs left?
………….he was eating bones not eggs?
………..you made up a problem like this about your Easter eggs?
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