Math Drills
Finding the Position from the Total
2Word Problems
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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
Questions & answers
Problems and answers on this worksheet
These are the problems in “Order and Position”, shown with their answers.
(1)There are 8 people lined up for school lunch. Riley is 5th from the front. How many people are behind Riley? front back Answer □
Answer: 3people
(2)There are 12 people lined up at the bakery. Henry is 4th from the front. How many people are behind Henry? Answer □
Answer: 8people
(3)There are 13 people lined up at the store register. Hannah is 5th from the front. How many people are behind Hannah? Answer □
Answer: 8people
(4)There are 9 people lined up at the checkout at the store. There are 5 people behind Hannah. What place from the front is Hannah? Front Back Answer □
Answer: 4th
(5)There are 12 people lined up at the store register. There are 3 people behind Hannah. What place from the front is Hannah? Answer □
Answer: 9th
(6)There are 11 people lined up on the school stairs. There are 5 people behind Chloe. What place from the front is Chloe? Answer □
Answer: 6th
