Equipment Calculator

Equipment Calculator

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This task is about creating 3 digit numbers on a calculator.

Use your calculator to answer a number of questions.

 

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a)     Use the calculator to show me the largest 3-digit number you can make.
 
 
b)     Use the calculator to show me the number that is between 256 and 258.
 
 
c)     Use the calculator to show me the number that is 10 less than 756.
 
 
d)     Use the calculator to show me the number that is 100 more than 234.
Task administration: 

This task is completed with pencil and paper, and other equipment.

Equipment: Calculator

  • This task is designed to be carried out with students individually or in small groups.
  • For this task students can be given the sheet with the questions or not.
  • In part b), the question is aimed at getting the smallest whole number, but accept ×001 if it is given.


Practical Task

Read the following instructions to the student. Check students' responses after each instruction.

a)     Use the calculator to show me the largest 3-digit number you can make.

b)     Use the calculator to show me the number that is between 256 and 258.

c)     Use the calculator to show me the number that is 10 less than 756.

d)     Use the calculator to show me the number that is 100 more than 234.

Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Knowledge
Keywords: 
whole numbers, place value, ordering numbers
Description of task: 
In this practical task students demonstrate their understanding of the meaning of 3 digit numbers by following oral instructions to create numbers on a calculator.
Answers/responses: 

a)

999

b)

257

c)

746

d)

334