Number items I

Number items I

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This task is about using +, –, × and ÷ with different numbers to make 6.

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Questions/instructions
There are many different ways to make numbers.
For example you can make the number 2 like this: 1 + 1 or 2 × 1 or 39 + 1 - 38.
 
Write down 10 different ways of making the number 6.
Try to make each one as different as possible.
1.    6.   
2.    7.   
3.    8.   
4.    9.   
5.    10.   
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This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online.
Level:
4
Key Competencies: 
Description of task: 
For this NEMP task students represent the number six in ten different ways using the four arithmetic operations.
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Answers/responses: 

   

Y8 (09/1997)

Number correct:
10 correct
9 correct
8 correct
6-7 correct
4-5 correct
0-3 correct
  
Diversity:
highly diverse and complex
moderately diverse and complex
low diversity/complexity
incomplete

  
55%
23%
7%
7%
3%
5%

  
32%
46%
20%
2%