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ACARA AC9M3A01, Find unknowns in equations

Year 3 ยท Algebra

Find missing values in addition and subtraction equations using what they know about numbers and operations.

Below are free printable maths worksheets that support AC9M3A01. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every maths answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.

Teaching guide

What students learn

Find missing values in addition and subtraction equations using what they know about numbers and operations.

How to teach it

Show pairs that make a target (all the ways to make 10) with counters split into two parts, then record as facts. Learn bonds to 10 by heart.

Worked example
4 + ___ = 10
Answer: 6

Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.

Watch out for

Treating each fact as separate rather than using the commutative link (3 + 7 and 7 + 3).

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