Older or younger? II

Older or younger? II

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This task is about understanding greater than, equal to and less than symbols.
These are all the children in the Tyson family and how old they are.
 

Moana

Tiare

Teina

Ngahuia

Tui

9

7

6

4

3

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Select the symbol =, < or > to make each sentence true.
 
a) Ngahuia's age =<> Teina's age.
 
b) Tiare's age =<> Tui's age.
 
c) Tui's age + Ngahuia's age =<> Tiare's age.
 
d) Teina's age + four years =<> Moana's age.
 
e) Moana's age – Tiare's age =<> Tui's age.
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Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Equations and expressions
Keywords: 
greater than, equal to, less than
Description of task: 
Students select the correct symbol (greater then, equal to, less than) to complete statements about the ages of some children.
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Using symbols and expressions to think mathematically, set 3
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Answers/responses: 
 

 

  

Y4 (11/2000)
3 marks
(all 5 correct)
or
2 marks
(4 correct)
or
1 mark
(3 correct)

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

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>

=

>

<

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easy