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MATH: PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES
Learners approach, understand, and solve mathematical problems. Explore these links and find strategies, techniques, and methods for problem solving. These web sites contain a number of problem solving strategies, word problems,...
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Whole Language Approach in Solving Word Problems
Young scholars explore the concept of word problems. In this word problems lesson, students read a version of the Three Little Pigs. Young scholars discuss what math vocabulary words such as 'in all' and 'many more' meant in the story.
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Working Backwards as a Problem-Solving Strategy
In this problem solving strategy instructional activity, 3rd graders roll a dice three times and record the number in the hundreds, tens and ones place on the chart, then solve an addition and subtraction problem with that number.
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Problem Solving Strategy: Logical Reasoning
For this problem solving strategy worksheet, students solve 6 math word problems that require them to use logical reasoning skills.
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Problem Solving Strategies: Pre Test
In this problem solving worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about math word problems and choosing the best strategy to solve them. Students answer 10 questions total.
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Problem Solving Strategy: Draw a picture
In this drawing a picture worksheet, students solve a math problem about a grocer stacking soup cans by drawing a picture. Students also answer 2 questions about how they solved it.
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Word Problems Using Addition and Subtraction
In this word problems worksheet, learners solve 11 addition or subtraction story problems about four children and their marbles. Students draw pictures or fill in the table to help solve the problems.
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Mixed Operations: Decimal Word Problems
In this mixed operations decimal word problem worksheet, students solve 5 word problems, checking on hint or answer buttons for feedback. Links to additional activities are given.
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Problem Solving 1
In this math worksheet, students solve nine word problems using addition and subtraction. Students are encouraged to show their work.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Work Backward: Homework
For this working backwards worksheet, students review the understand, plan, solve, and look back problem solving strategy to help them work backwards and solve the word problems.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Write a Number Sentence: Practice
In this number sentence worksheet, students solve the word problems by writing a number sentence for each problem. Students solve five word problems.
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Solving One-Step Linear Word Problems and Equations
In this solving equations worksheet, students solve twenty one-step linear word problems and linear equations. The solving linear equations problems are broken down into five steps each.
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Writing and Solving Equations
Fifth graders explore equations. In this solving equations activity, 5th graders examine visual examples of writing and solving equations. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
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Problem Solving Strategy: Make a Table
In this making a table worksheet, students solve money word problems by completing the table and answering short answer questions. Students complete 2 problems.
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Problem Solving: Too Much or Too Little Information
In this problem solving strategy worksheet, students use a given table to solve 3 word problems. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Word Addition Problems
In this word addition problems practice worksheet, learners use their problems solving skills to solve 5 math word problems that require them to add.
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Word Addition Problems #2
For this word addition problems practice worksheet, students use their problems solving skills to solve 5 math word problems that require them to add.
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Shape Problems
In this shape word problems worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 12 word problems that require them to add, subtract, divide, or multiply.
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Mixed Operations Math Word Problems
In this math word problems worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 5 story problems that require them to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
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Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
In this addition and subtraction word problems worksheet, students solve 22 word problems that require them to subtract using 2, 3, and 4-digit numbers.
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Math Word Problems
In this math word problems worksheet, 6th graders use their problem solving skills to respond to 1 problem that requires them to calculate volume.
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Menu Worksheet Problems #9
For this word problems worksheet, students read the word problems and use multiple operations to solve the problems. Students use the money answer in the word bank to complete the 10 problems.
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Winter Themed Math Word Problems - Up to 100
In this winter word problems worksheet, learners read the math story problems and use the work space provided to find the answer. There are 2 problems on this page to solve, and the worksheet has a winter theme.
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Solve Five Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
In this solving quadratic equations learning exercise, students solve five quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula. Students also review using the discriminant, solving by factoring, and solving by completing the...