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Kindergarten Science · Physical Science
Pushes and pulls
Use this for “Which push made the car roll farther? How many cubes farther?”
Picture
Rolled, hard push is 5 cubes longer than Rolled, gentle push.
This is an example. Type the numbers from your problem to start.
Rolled, hard push
example · cubes
Rolled, gentle push
example · cubes
Farther by
answer · cubes
Number sentences
9 − 4 = 5
Good to know
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A push or a pull makes a toy car move.
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A hard push makes it go farther.
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Measure how far it rolled with cubes.
Step-by-step
WE KNOW
Rolled, hard push: 9 cubes
Rolled, gentle push: 4 cubes
FIND
farther by
Step 1 · Find farther by
9 − 4 = ?
Count on from the smaller number to the bigger one. That is how much farther.
9 is farther than 4 (the hard push)
Count on from 4: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 → 5
Farther by: 5 cubes
Check
Put the numbers back in. Both sides should match.
9 − 4 = 5 ✓
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