Math Grade 2-3

Reading and Drawing Bar Models for Word Problems

Use part-whole and comparison bars to solve story problems

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Use part-whole and comparison bars to solve story problems

Math - Grade 2-3

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Use the bar model to help you find the answer. Show your work in the space provided.
  1. 1
    A two-part bar model with red and blue sections representing stickers.

    Mia has 12 red stickers and 7 blue stickers. Draw a bar model to show the two parts. How many stickers does Mia have in all?

  2. 2
    A bar model showing one known part and one missing part.

    A bar model has a total of 25. One part is 9. The other part is missing. What is the missing part?

  3. 3
    An open book and a two-part bar model for pages read on two days.

    Leo read 18 pages on Monday and 14 pages on Tuesday. Use a bar model to find how many pages he read altogether.

  4. 4
    A crayon sharing scene with a bar model showing given away and left parts.

    Nora has 30 crayons. She gives 8 crayons to her brother. Draw a bar model to show the whole and the part she gave away. How many crayons does Nora have left?

  5. 5
    Two comparison bars with the extra part highlighted, surrounded by shells.

    Read the bar model: One bar is labeled Sam: 16. A longer bar is labeled Ava: 23. How many more shells does Ava have than Sam?

  6. 6
    A comparison bar model showing one amount and another amount with extra toy cars.

    Ben has 11 toy cars. Max has 6 more toy cars than Ben. Draw a comparison bar model. How many toy cars does Max have?

  7. 7
    A basket of apples with a bar model showing green apples and missing red apples.

    There are 21 apples in a basket. 13 apples are green, and the rest are red. Use a bar model to find how many apples are red.

  8. 8
    A classroom group and a two-part bar model for girls and boys.

    A class has 15 girls and 12 boys. Draw a part-whole bar model. How many students are in the class?

  9. 9
    A stack of books and a bar model with one read part and one missing unread part.

    Read the bar model: The whole is 40. One part is 18 books read. The missing part is books not read yet. How many books are not read yet?

  10. 10
    A comparison bar model for two leaf collections, with the shorter amount shown.

    Ella collected 24 leaves. Jay collected 9 fewer leaves than Ella. Draw a comparison bar model. How many leaves did Jay collect?

  11. 11
    A soccer scene with a bar model showing first-half goals and an unknown second-half part.

    A soccer team scored 10 goals in the first half and some more goals in the second half. They scored 18 goals in all. Use a bar model to find how many goals they scored in the second half.

  12. 12
    A comparison bar model showing two marble amounts and the extra part.

    Liam has 27 marbles. Olivia has 19 marbles. Use a comparison bar model to find how many more marbles Liam has than Olivia.

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