Comparison Bar Model for Subtraction

As promised, here's a video demonstration using a comparison bar model to represent a subtraction word problem.




In the next videos, we'll look at how bar models can be used to represent word problems involving multiplication and division.

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Part-Whole Bar Model - Subtraction

Help students visualise subtraction word problems using a part-whole bar model.

The video was produced using the Matholia Bar Model Maker. You'll find this tool along with more than 50 other interactive maths tools on the matholia portal (www.matholia.com).