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How to solve a math problem!
Step OneRead
the
problem
Step TwoFind out,
What am I supposed
to find out?
IF it’s too
complicated to understand the
1st time…
Read the
problem again and AGAIN!
Look for
clue
words
Step Three
To show you…
which operation
to use
Additionand…add…addend…plus…sum…more…more than…in all…total…all together…perimeter…combined
SubtractionMinuend…subtrahend
difference…subtract
minus…take away…
less than…remain…
are left…have left
how much more
fewer…are not…
decreased by…
how much change (money) is left
Multiplicationfactor…
product…times…of…
multiplied by…area…volume…each…
twice=2x…thrice=3x… …how many times more…
Divisiondividend…divisor…quotient…divided by…per…half = ÷ 2…separated…rate…ratio…fraction…decimal…part…percent…
Beware…Of red herrings!(false clues) In this
case, numbers that are just there to trick you, but are not needed to solve the problem.
What to do…if you’ve read
the question more than once, and you still don’t know which way to turn..
Then just do something!You know there are four operations and you’ll
have to do at least one of them. So pick one. You know you need to do that operation using at
least two numbers, so pick two of the numbers in the problem.
Then either add ‘em, subtract ‘em, multiply ‘em, or divide ‘em.
You may be wrong, but YOU MAY BE RIGHT!
Step FourSolve the problem
Step FiveNow think…Does this
answer make sense?
Would I expect this to be the answer?
Step SixAsk yourself…
Are there more parts to this question?
(Some questions have two or more parts!)
RememberIf you ONLY answer
half the question, EVEN if you get that half
100% right…That’s only 50% of the question...
And 50% is an F!
Step SevenCheck your work…
just work backwards, using the opposite operations and see if you end up where you began.
Congratulations!That’s how to solve a math problem. Some more clues for math sleuths…
Always try something.
Never try nothing.
Show your work and hand it in. Even if you don’t make it the whole way, you may have come close.
