Close to 50 - A Math Game for Number Strings and Missing Addends

This game requires a deck of primary number cards or playing cards with the face cards removed. Students will work in small groups and draw a series of 10 cards and record their values. Each student will independently select the 7 numbers that, when added together, equal the sum closest to 50. Then students will determine how far their sum was from the target. This is their score for the round. At the end of the game, the student with the lowest score is the winner.

The file includes a single page with instructions and a recording sheet for students.