YTO MATHS CENTRE BAR MODELLING PART 2

Chapter 9
Bar Modelling (Part 2)
Examples
1. Amy and John have 125 peanuts in total. John has 37
peanuts more than Amy. How many peanuts does Amy
have? (HKIMO)

2. Ko Htun receives 5 stickers from May Thae and 9

stickers from Nyi Lay. Then they will have equal number
of stickers.
(i) How many sticker(s) does Nyi Lay have more than
Ko Htun originally?
(ii) How many sticker(s) does May Thae have less than
Nyi Lay originally?

3. After Amy gives 6 apples to Andy and Andy gives 8

apples to Johnny, they will have equal number of apples.
How many apple(s) did Amy have more than Johnny
originally? (HKIMO)

4. After Aung Aung receives 4 pens from Lin Lin and Lin
Lin takes 2 pens from Phyo May, they will have equal
number of pens. What is the difference of pen(s) between
Aung Aung and Phyo May originally?

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Exercises
1. After Alice takes 10 peanuts and 8 peanuts from Peter
and Mary respectively, they will have equal number of
peanuts. How many peanut(s) did Mary have more than
Alice originally? (HKIMO)

2. Amy and John have 250 peanuts in total. John has 4

times than Amy. How many peanuts does John have?
(HKIMO)

3. The number of stamps Mg Mg has is 6 less than Ko

Thu’s. If the number of stamps Hla May has is half of
total number of stamps which Mg Mg and Ko Thu have,
how many stamps does Hla May have more than
Mg Mg?
4. Alice and Peter have 111 candies in total. Alice has 17
candies more than Peter. How many candies does Alice
have? (HKIMO)
5. Alice and Peter have 164 candies in total. Alice has 24
candies more than Peter. How many candies does Alice
have? (HKIMO)

6. After Phyu Phyu takes 2 beads from Hla Hla and gives 7
beads to Kathy, they will have equal number of beads.
What is the difference of bead(s) between Phyu Phyu and
Kathy originally?

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7. There are some fruits on Aung Khant’s table. The

number of strawberry is 4 less than that of oranges but is
3 more than that of apples. What is the difference
between the numbers of apples and that of oranges?

8. After Alice takes 11 peanuts and 6 peanuts from Peter

and Mary respectively, they will have equal number of
peanuts. How many peanut(s) did Peter have more than
Alice originally? (HKIMO)

9. After Amy gives 7 apples to Peter and takes 9 apples

from Mary, they will have equal number of apples. What
is the difference of apple(s) between Mary and Peter
originally? (HKIMO)

10. Alex Cho and Thanlwin Cho have 166 stickers in total.
Thanlwin Cho has 24 stickers less than Alex Cho. How
many stickers does Alex Cho have?

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