GRADE 2 · MATHEMATICS · TOPIC 12

Shapes and Picture Graphs

Shapes have sides and corners; graphs show amounts by categories.

CONCEPT EXPLAINED

Understand the concept

Shapes have sides and corners; graphs show amounts by categories.

SOLVED EXAMPLE

A chart has 6 apples and 4 pears. How many more apples?

  1. Step 1: Count apples and pears
  2. Step 2: Subtract 6 − 4.

Final answer: 2

PRACTISE YOURSELF

If 8 children choose blue and 5 choose red, difference?

Show the answer

3

Try another similar question and explain each step aloud. Refer to your school syllabus for topic level and notation.