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Math Detectives

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Are your kids math detectives? Do they enjoy solving mysterious math problems? If they don't, they will! Here are two fun word problems set up as clues to a mystery. Students will need to use their math skills to solve these problems.
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Solving Polynomial Equations by Factoring

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students factor polynomial equations. In this algebra lesson, students apply the zero product property to factor quadratic equations. They solve real life scenarios by apply the concepts of parabolas.
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Systems - Money Problems

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
In this systems of equations instructional activity, students solve 9 word problems about money.  Students determine the number of nickels and dimes, quarters and half-dollars, and profit from ticket sales by writing a system of...
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Multiplication and Division Challenge Problems

For Students 4th - 5th
For this multiplication and division worksheet, pupils solve six word problems. They interact with two easy problems, two harder problems and two very hard problems.
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Solving Word Problems Involving Measurement

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Help your class convert fractions to decimals and assess the relationship between a mile and a kilometer. This slide-show is intended to assist learners as they solve word problems that involve measuring long distances.
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Ratio Problems and Bar/Block Models Two

For Students 5th - 8th
Learners complete word problems about ratios using fractions, money, and more. Pupils complete four problems.
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Too Much or Too Little Information problem solving 12.5

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this word problem worksheet, students follow the four step process of understanding how to solve a word problem. Students solve one word problem.
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Problem Solving and the Sports Page

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create and solve word problems using the boxscores from the sports section of the newspaper. The role play the sport, define abbreviations used and examine the fundamentals of scoring the sport.
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Focus on Problem-Solving: Explain Your Answer: Problem Solving

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this explaining answers worksheet, students read the word problem about a passenger helicopter and its speed abilities. Students use the understand, plan, solve, and look back method to solve the problem and then explain how they...
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Problem Solving: Write an Equation

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this equation worksheet, students read a simple word problem, write an equation to solve it, then write their own story problem and equation.
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Multi-Step Problems

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this multi-step problems worksheet, students use the numbers within the word problem and multi-step problems to solve the six word problems.
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Word Problem Solving Strategies Cookies

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this story problem worksheet, students read about Ralph and Sandra splitting up the cookies they baked. Students use division and multiplication to figure out how many cookies Ralph and Sandra started with. This worksheet contains 10...
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Problem-Solving Decision: Explain Your Solution: Reteach

For Students 4th - 5th
In this explaining solutions worksheet, students follow the steps of looking for information, modeling the information, and using the model to solve the problem to help them explain solutions to math problems. Students then solve two...
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Problem-Solving Decisions: Choose the Operation: Problem Solving

For Students 5th - 6th
For this math operations worksheet, students solve the word problem using the pie chart and following the steps of understand, plan, solve, and look back. Students then answer a final question by choosing the operation and solving.
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Problem Solvers for Life

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify and explore the components of solving a problem. Students conduct a survey to collect, analyze and interpret data based on a given problem. Also, 5th graders use a variety of strategies to solve math problems,...
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Word Problem Solving Strategies

For Students 6th
For this word problem strategy worksheet, 6th graders solve and complete 11 different problems and short answer questions related to double coins. First, they determine what they know and what is important information. Then, students...
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Problem Solving: Number Patterns

For Students 4th - 5th
In this number patterns worksheet, students use the patterns of numbers within each word problem to solve and answer the six word problems.
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Transformations

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify the types of transformations in their lives. As a class, they determine the ones they have control over and which ones they do not. They practice solving problems in math and oral communication that they are faced with...
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Make a Table - Reteach

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math tables worksheet, students read the word problem to understand the information. Students then picture the information in the table. Students use the table to help them solve the problem. Students then make a table to help...
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Problem-Solving Decisions: Reasonable Answers 13.6

For Students 4th - 5th
In this solving word problems worksheet, learners read a problem and write word answers for each step to find the solutions and then apply these steps to solve a word problem to determine if the answer is reasonable.
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Problem Solving: Percent Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
In this percent worksheet, students solve a set of 6 word problems; all problems relate to percent. Students are given "hints" to help solve problems 1 and 2.
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Multiplication Word Problems 2-3 Digit

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this multiplication instructional activity, students read and analyze 8 word problems. Students solve the problems using 2 or 3 digit multiplication.
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Money Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this money word problems worksheet, students solve 6 word problems that require them to add and subtract monetary values.
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Problem-Solving Application: Use Operations: Problem Solving

For Students 4th - 5th
In this mathematical operations worksheet, students read the word problem and use the math table to solve the problem. Students follow the steps understand, plan, solve, and look back to complete the problem.