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Grade 5 Math · Problem type
Move from point to point
Use this for “Start at (2, 3). Go right 4 and up 2. Where are you?”
Chart
From (2, 3) to (6, 5): 4 right, 2 up.
This is an example. Type your own values to start a new problem.
Start across
example
Start up
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Steps right
example
Steps up
example
End across
calculated
End up
calculated
Formulas
2 + 4 = 6
Start across + steps right = end across
3 + 2 = 5
Start up + steps up = end up
Assumptions
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Going right adds to the across number. Going up adds to the up number.
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The two moves are separate: right changes only across, up changes only up.
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Numbers to 10, the grid drawn: the end point stays on it.
Step-by-step
WE KNOW
Start across: 2
Start up: 3
Steps right: 4
Steps up: 2
FIND
end across, end up
Step 1 · Find end across
2 + 4 = ?
Start across + steps right = end across
Going right adds the steps to the across number.
End across = 6
Step 2 · Find end up
3 + 2 = ?
Start up + steps up = end up
Going up adds the steps to the up number.
End up = 5
Check
Put the numbers back in. Both sides should match.
2 + 4 = 6 ✓
3 + 2 = 5 ✓
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