Can any one explain what a 'number sentence' is in the context of my son's homework?

[WideWebWitch]

God, he's only 7 and I already don't understand his homework ffs! He's been asked to work out a calculation, which he's done and underneath it says 'write out the number sentence' What is this? Anyone know? Is it a sentence explaining how you did the calculation? If so, why can't they say that? TIA.

[Avalon]

Guessing but - two plus two equals four. Or whatever.

[zephyrcat]

do you think its meant to say sequence ie; 2+2=4?

[KBear]

I've heard it called a sentence - they just mean 1 + 2 = 3, for example.

[jampot]

is it a=1, b=2, c=3 etc?

eg. dog would be d+o+g = z
4+15+7 = 26

Just a thought?

[dogwalker]

Yes that's the terminology used these days www, any kind of "sum" as we knew them.

[WideWebWitch]

Oh thanks guys. It also says 'what calculation do I need to do' so I'd have thought that was where 1+1 = 2 ought to go but maybe not.

[dogwalker]

I think the calculation will be the +, - etc. Also known as the operation. Some number sentences are like this;

1 + ? = 2

? + 5 = 10

etc .

[beansmum]

I think number sentence means you write it horizontally as 2 + 2 = 4, not
2
2
4

[aloha]

Oh bloody hell, not maths jargon to decode as well as horrible sums to do. How ghastly. I would be as baffled as you WWW. Why they can't just put things in simple, straightforward English I cannot imagine. Sigh,.

[WideWebWitch]

Well, exactly, aloha, what's wrong with plain English? (she said, sounding like her grandmother)

[suedonim]

Hear, hear, Aloha and WWW. Terminology changed completely between dd1 and dd2 going to school and I don't understand the half of it. Same as I don't understand any govt literature these days because they're couched in such weird English. The council where my mum lives has just changed the name of bus shelters to 'Commuter Ports'. What's all that about??? GRRRRR

[popsycal]

a number sentence is just a sum.......
so the sum with the answer would be the number sentence and the calcuation....
give me a shout if you need more info - online most of this eneving

[Caligula]

It's a bewildering world isn't it? When I were a nipper, it was called cheating when your parents helped you with your homework, now parents are supposed to help you, but they don't speak the same language as the teachers! (Even where they do both speak English!)

PMSL at commuter ports! I'm going to confuse my Mum with that one tomorrow! ("I'll meet you at the commuter port...")

[suedonim]

Caligula!

[blossomhill]

My ds who is nearly 7 is learning to do his sums like this:-

So for example if it is 12 + 35

He adds the tens together first so:
10 + 30 = 40

Then the units:
2 + 5 = 7

Then adds then together:

10 + 30 = 40
2 + 5 = 7
40 + 7 = 47

[Caligula]

Blimey. That's complicated. I was taught to do it this way:

Take the biggest number first

35
Then take 10 from the next biggest number 45 and add the remainder
47

Is that wrong now? Thank god they invented calculators. Apparantly younger darts players are crap, because they can't do the mental arithmetic anymore.