Meerkat Maths - subtraction as difference
Solve 2-digit subtraction using difference.
Age 7+
Instructions:
- We're solving 2-digit subtraction but as difference; an informal method.
- Aim: to rob the Mole Bank of all 5 treasures.
- The player must work out the jump from the Subtrahend to the next ten.
- Then how many jumps of ten.
- Then the jump to the Minuend
- Finally add up all the jumps to gain the Difference.
- The game is over when the Rhino Police chase off the robbers.
Have fun!
Acknowledgments:
My favourite game of all time has to be "Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee" from GT Interactive Software, (1997). I hope they don't mind, there was no better pipe noise than theirs. The sound remains their copyright. Thank you for so much fun!