Math Word Problems Demystified - A Self Teaching Guide

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CONTENTS vii ...

LESSON 1 Introduction to Solving Word Problems Preface ix Whole Numbers LESSON 2 Solving Word Problems Using REFRESHER I Deci ...

PREFACE What did one mathematics book say to another one? ‘‘Boy, do we have problems!’’ All mathematics books have problems, and ...

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LESSON 1 Introduction to Solving Word Problems In every area of mathematics, you will encounter ‘‘word’’ problems. Some students ...

problem. Next, decide what you are being asked to find. This step is called thegoal. Step 2. Select a strategy to solve the prob ...

IMPLEMENTATION: Subtract 2 from 13 to get 11. Add 3 to 11 to get 14. Hence, the next two numbers should be 11 and 14. EVALUATION ...

IMPLEMENTATION: 1 þ 1 ¼ 2 2 þ 2 ¼ 4 4 þ 3 ¼ 7 7 þ 4 ¼ 11 11 þ 5 ¼ 16 16 þ 6 ¼ 22 22 þ 7 ¼ 29 29 þ 8 ¼ 37 37 þ 9 ¼ 46 Hence, the ...

EVALUATION: Putting the two sequences together, you get ZBYDXFWHVJ. Now, you can try a few to see if you understand the problem- ...

2 LESSON Solving Word Problems Using Whole Numbers Most word problems in arithmetic and prealgebra can be solved by using one or ...