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Activity 2: Work in groups.
            Draw a straight line and number it as shown below.




                   1    2     3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10
            The line drawn above is called number line.

            Start at number four and count two steps to the right.
            Where do you stop? At number 6.

            4 +2 steps = 6
            Start again at number seven. And count 4 steps to the

            left. Where do you stop? At number 7-4 =3


                   Activity 2: Work in pairs.
            Add these numbers using a number line.


               a) 3 + 2 = 5




                                     1        2       3       4        5       6        7        8


               b) 4 +1=


                                     1       2        3        4        5       6         7


               c) 2 + 3 =

                              1        2       3        4        5       6        7         8




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