Bags for sale

Bags for sale

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This task is about ordering numbers and place value.
These bags are for sale.

brown suitcase
Bag A $201
black luggage
Bag B $105
 
black handbag
Bag C $150
brown leather suitcase
Bag D $210

Question

a)  i)  Which bag costs the most? 

    • Bag A       suitcase-brown.png

    • Bag B   black-luggage-md.png

    • Bag C  man-handbag-black-md.png

    • Bag D  leather-suitcase-brown.png

Question

     ii)  Which bag costs the least?

    • Bag A       suitcase-brown.png

    • Bag B   black-luggage-md.png

    • Bag C  man-handbag-black-md.png

    • Bag D  leather-suitcase-brown.png

Question 2Change answer

b)  i)  How many $10 notes would you need to buy Bag C?  
     ii) How many $10 notes would you need to buy Bag D?  
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students).
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Knowledge
Keywords: 
place value, money, whole numbers, total value, ordering numbers
Description of task: 
Students demonstrate their understanding of place value by identifying smallest and largest 3-digit money values, and by calculating the number of 10s in given amounts.
Answers/responses: 
   

Y4 (11/98)
a) i)
ii)		 D [Accept 210]
B [Accept 105]		 very easy
very easy
b) i)
ii)		 15
21		 easy
moderate
Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common error Likely calculation Likely reason
b) i)
    ii)		 150
210		   Gives the price rather than the number of $10 notes.
b) ii) 30 20 + 10 20 (number of notes for $200) + 10.