Question

There are \(11\) bird houses. \(6\) of them are red, and the rest are blue. How many are blue?

Answer 1

Say: Let's read the question.

Ask:
\(\bullet\) What do we have to do here?
Ans: We have to find the number of birdhouses that are blue.
\(\bullet\) What is the total number of bird houses?
Ans: \(11\)
\(\bullet\) How many birdhouses are red?
Ans: \(6\)
\(\bullet\) How will you find the number of birdhouses that are blue?
Ans: By subtracting the number of bird houses that are red, i.e., \(6\) from the total number of bird houses, i.e., \(11.\)
\(\bullet\) What equation will be framed?
Ans: \(11 – 6 = 5\)
\(\bullet\) So, how many birdhouses are blue?
Ans: \(5\)

Hence, Option C is correct.

WB: If required, use the whiteboard to represent the total number of bird houses and cross out the number of red bird houses as shown and write the subtraction equation.

Probing Question:
Q. If we subtract the number of birdhouses that are blue from the total number, what number would we arrive at?
A. If we subtract the number of bird houses that are blue, i.e., \(5\) from the total number, i.e., \(11,\) we would arrive at the number of birdhouses that are red, i.e., \(6.\)

Q. What equation would be framed?
A. \(11 – 5 = 6\)