Position Within a Set

Your students will have no problem relating to this word problem involving a toy car race: there are three cars, and they come in first, second, and third place in a race down the driveway. Learners analyze the data by writing the position each car came in on a table. Then, they record how many cars were in the race and name the cars in the order they placed. Finally, learners consider how many cars would be in the race if four new ones were added.