First, we will model a problem for you. Don't forget to watch the introduction video first.
Guiding Question
Katie and Jaden's soccer team is selling candy bars to raise money for new uniforms. Katie sold 107 candy bars. Jaden sold 219 candy bars. How many candy bars did they sell in all?
Solving the Problem
We can use place value models to solve this problem.
Step 1: State the Problem To find out how many candy bars Katie and Jaden sold in all, we need to add. Our problem is: 107 + 219 = ?
Step 2: Use place value models to represent each number.
107 = 1 hundreds 0 tens 7 ones
219 = 2 hundreds 1 tens 9 ones
Step 3: Add the place value models together.
Together, we have = 3 hundreds 1 tens 16 ones
Step 4: Regroup to Solve the Problem
Since we have 16 ones, we can regroup our place value models to 3 hundreds 2 tens 6 ones