Adult learners are a challenging group to reach when teaching basic mathematical skills. This guide presents ideas and worksheets for teaching them how to solve word problems.

Area word problems using a real world context pose new mathematical challenges for students to negotiate.

Students will solve a word problem with various outcomes by creating a meaningful representation of the problem by using objects, pictures, or equations. An explanation is provided.

Students are given a word problem with multiple solutions. They are challenged to solve the problem using manipulatives, to draw a picture to represent their work, and possibly record their responses using equations. Examples of...

Young scholars are asked to solve a word problem with both addends unknown. They will write an equation and draw a picture to use to explain their answer.

This word problem focuses on the Put Together/Take Apart contexts for addition and subtraction. Students may use objects, pictures, or equations to represent their solutions. Examples and explanations are provided.

Students learn the basics of "Modeling with Mathematics" (CCSS.MP.4) as they practice putting their thinking on paper in this beginning of year lesson. This lesson includes a video tutorial, differentiated worksheets based on skill...

In this lesson plan students solve word problems involving money and use the symbols correctly.

In this lesson plan students count the money and use symbols correctly to solve the word problem.

For this lesson plan students solve word problems involving money and use symbols correctly.

Learners will learn that there are multiple ways to solve math problems, such as drawing a picture, using counters, using fingers, using a number line, and memorizing facts. The teacher writes a simple addition problem on the whiteboard...

Challenge yourself and see if you can solve these math problems using Egyptian hieroglyphics. Egyptians excelled in mathematics and this lesson will help you understand hieroglyphic numbers. A podcast is included that explains the Rhind...

Seventh graders use proportional reasoning to solve word problems regarding an election.

In this lesson plan students explore place value usin real world word problems.

In this lesson plan, 7th graders answer word problems to determine the area of a circle.

In this instructional activity, 7th graders add and subtract rational numbers to solve word problems.

A multi-step performance task word problem: In a poll of Mr. Briggs's math class, 67% of the students say that math is their favorite academic subject. The editor of the school paper is in the class, and he wants to write an article for...

In this lesson, 7th graders solve real world problems using the four operations.

For this lesson plan the teacher reads a book to students and explore money.

In this lesson plan students are to answer questions based off the table with money values.

A lesson plan for helping students to solve real world problems by using their mathematical tools.

This lesson expands your knowledge about circles by learning about the segment of a circle, which will include its mathematical definition, area of the segment, types of segments in a circle, theorems based on a segment of a circle, and...

Read through this explanation of how to add three digit numbers. Use the online game to practice this skill. The game will keep running totals of your correct and incorrect answers. It will also show you a percent score of the correct...

This resource discusses translating verbal expressions to variable expressions. It explains how to look for key words, then gives an example of the process in great detail.