Sharing Apples and Apple Pie

  1. Find the sums or differences.
    1. pie + pie =
    2. apple + apple =
    3. pie + pie =
    4. apple − apple =
    5. pie − pie =
    6. 1 apple − apple =
  2. Emily solves pie − pie this way:
    1. Solve Emily's way.
    2. Solve Emily's way.
  3. Emily solves pie − pie this way:
    1. Solve Emily's way.
    2. Solve Emily's way.
  4. Jessie's mom baked an apple pie for dessert. The family ate of the pie the first night. They ate of the pie the next night.
    1. Did they eat more or less than half of the pie?
    2. Model the problem with circle pieces to find out how much of the pie was eaten.
    3. Is your answer reasonable? How do you know?
    4. What single color of circle pieces can you use to solve the problem?