In this video, Sal solves a word problem sent in by a listener with two cyclists riding towards each other over a given time. It is an interesting problem regarding ratios and the relationship between distance, rate, and time. He shows...

Word problems are full of information waiting to be deciphered. This animated video explains how to look for the important parts and how to translate those word cues into the correct signs. Go through a problem from start to finish and...

Work through a word problem with the help of a video tutor. You'll learn how equivalent ratios are just like equivalent fractions. Write a ratio as a fraction, reduce each ratio, then determine if they are the same. It's as simple as that!

How do you find an average of something? Watch this video and see how you can add up all your elements then divide by the number of elements you added up. So simple!

Word problems can be tricky. Lucky for you there are key words that can help you identify the operation needed to successfully complete any word problem. This tutorial helps you pick out key words and what those words indicate in terms...

Sometimes all you need is an image to help solve a word problem. This tutorial shows how drawing picture can help you determine a correct number of possibilities with given data. You can also use the FCP or fundamental counting principle...

Here is a real-life subtraction word problem that not only shows how to analyze a word problem but thoroughly describes the subtraction process. This is a fantastic video perfect for introducing both subtraction and problem solving...

By working through word problems involving subtraction and using numbers in the hundreds, the instructor uses visual cues to help viewers understand how to solve the problem. The instructor's method for solving the problem involves...

Review how to calculate ratios using this film. The instructor works through word problems involving a ratio. This is a wonderful way to make ratios easier to understand.

Solving two-step word problems is a great way to build strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. This video showcases three-word problems involving multi-digit addition or subtraction. Sal highlights essential...

Sal solves several practice problems in several ways to reinforce four-digit subtraction. He then takes viewers through solving word problems with four-digit subtraction, which requires regrouping. Use these problems as a class challenge...

Using three-digit numbers, this video discusses the process used to add and subtract with regrouping. The instructor also focuses on determining when and when not to regroup. It describes precisely what is happening when a problem...

Are you worried about the MTEL? Never fear—Sal is here! Designed for adults seeking their teaching credentials in Massachusetts, this series of videos guides future teachers through a practice test for the Math MTEL. The valuable...

The instructor makes several lists on the whiteboard. Get out notepaper and write these down. She is identifying words that indicate mathematical expressions and she is putting them into categories: addition, subtraction, multiplication,...

Oh my, five types of bread, eight kinds of lunchmeat, and six choices of cheeses. How many different combinations of sandwiches can be made? That's going to take a long time to figure out. No, it's not. Just use the Fundamental Counting...

A young women shares her method for determining which words are important when solving a word problem. She reads two different problems then circles the words that let her know what operation to use to complete each problem.

Here is a tutorial video made just for parents who home school their children. The clip shows how a parent can teach basic addition skills through story problems and drawings.

Use the Singapore math methods to work through simple problems. Visual representations of word problems allow viewers to start making predictions and estimating the answers. This is a good way for class members to use various methods to...