Math Drills
Finding the Position from the Total
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What this worksheet covers
- Topic
- Order and Position
- Worksheet
- Finding the Position from the Total
In a line whose size is already known, the number of children standing behind somebody is asked for, and the place counted from the front is asked for from the number behind. People Remaining and Position from the Total are the two kinds, both set only as word problems, half of them with a picture of the line and half without.
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Subtracting the place from the total gives what stands behind, but leaving oneself out of the count and subtracting the number in front instead pushes the answer one too high. In a line of ten, fourth from the front, the number to subtract is four rather than three. Position from the Total also brings the mix-up of taking the result for a place counted from the back.
Finding the Total from the Position hides the size of the line and has it built up from the numbers standing in front and behind. What is given and what is wanted trade places at that point.
- People Remaining (with Pictures)1 question
- People Remaining2 questions
- Position from the Total (with Pictures)1 question
- Position from the Total2 questions
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Problems and answers on this worksheet
These are the problems in “Order and Position”, shown with their answers.
(1)There are 10 people waiting their turn for the pool. Noah is 7th from the front. How many people are behind Noah? front back Answer □
Answer: 3people
(2)There are 8 people lined up for the roller coaster. Liam is 3rd from the front. How many people are behind Liam? Answer □
Answer: 5people
(3)There are 10 people lined up for the beanbag toss at sports day. Sam is 3rd from the front. How many people are behind Sam? Answer □
Answer: 7people
(4)There are 10 people lined up at the pool. There are 2 people behind Noah. What place from the front is Noah? Front Back Answer □
Answer: 8th
(5)There are 10 people lined up at the swing. There are 3 people behind Olivia. What place from the front is Olivia? Answer □
Answer: 7th
(6)There are 9 people lined up at the roller coaster. There are 4 people behind Liam. What place from the front is Liam? Answer □
Answer: 5th
