ken

+ =

3 BALLS 1 BALL 4 BALLS

patrick + =

2 BALLS 2 BALLS 4 BALLS

3+1=4
2+2=4
Ways of expressing the Number/
number using addition sum
3 + 2 = 5
4 + 1 = 5 EQUIVALENT NUMBER EXPRESSION
5 + 1 = 6
3
4
+
+
3
2
=
=
6
6
- Equivalent expressions are
3
2
+
+
5
6
=
=
8
8
expressions that work the same
4
7
+
+
4
1
=
=
8
8
even though they look different.
8 + 0 = 8
5 + 4 = 9
6 + 3 = 9 - Equivalent expressions are
7 + 2 = 9
8 + 1 = 9 expressions with the same answer.
9 + 0 = 9
4 + 6 = 10
5 + 5 = 10
2 + 8 = 10 - Different solution (#) with the same
7 + 3 = 10
10 + 0 = 10 answer.
9 + 1 = 10