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 LESSON TARGET:
Finds the missing value in a number
sentence involving multiplication or
division of whole numbers.
 ACTIVITY: EXPLORE AND
DISCOVER!
Paul, Sam, and James each borrowed a
paintbrush, a jar of paint, a sheet of paper, and a
pencil from the art room.

• How many pupils are there?

• How many items did they borrow?
• How many items did they borrow in all?
 3×4=12
• is the numerical expression of the word
problem
• It is commonly known as the number
sentence.
 What is a number sentence?
• A number sentence is a mathematical sentence,
made up of numbers and signs.
• Examples,
4+5=9 8–2=7
• A number sentence can use any of the
mathematical operations from addition,
subtraction, multiplication to division.
Other examples of a problem for number
sentence could be as follows:
-6=2
4 × n = 12
 To find a missing number in a number
sentence, we can use inspection and the
inverse operation.
Find the missing number: 38+A=45
Find the missing number: M+14=20
Find the missing number: 4 × n = 12
Find the missing number: 5xT=35
Find the missing number: -6=2
Find the missing number: b – 10 = 8
Find the missing number: 8 – T = 2
Find the missing number: N5=2
Find the missing number: 10N=2