Are your class ready to challenge their subtracting from mixed numbers problem-solving skills? Set them the task of tackling our Year 5 Subtract from a Mixed Number - Breaking the Whole Discussion Problem. For this resource, children have two in-depth problems to solve by applying everything they know about mixed numbers, flexible partitioning and breaking the whole. Both can be completed multiple times due to the various outcomes involved.

Use this at the end of your lesson after you've used the other resources included in this lesson. We'd recommend using this resource with competent mathematicians, or you could open it up to a whole class discussion activity. With an example answer provided, children can easily compare their outcome to the one we've included.