Math Word Problems Demystified - A Self Teaching Guide
EXAMPLE:In a conference center, the Mountain View Room can seat 78 people, the Lake View Room can seat 32 people, and the Trail ...
SOLUTION: GOAL: You are being asked to find how much longer Lake Erie is than Lake Huron. STRATEGY: Since you are being asked ‘‘ ...
EXAMPLE: The shipping department of a business needs to ship 496 calculators. If they are packed 8 per box, how many boxes will ...
The length of Lake Ontario is 193 miles, the length of Lake Erie is 241 miles, and the length of Lake Huron is 206 miles. How f ...
REFRESHER I Decimals To add or subtract decimals, place the numbers in a vertical column and line up the decimal points. Add or ...
To multiply two decimals, multiply the numbers as is usually done. Count the number of digits to the right of the decimal points ...
Try These Add 42.6þ37.23þ3.215. Subtract 87.651.35. Multiply 625.12.7. Divide 276.345. Divide 4.8643.2. SOLUTIONS: 42.600 ...
3 LESSON Solving Word Problems Using Decimals If you need to review decimals, complete Refresher I. In order to solve word probl ...
STRATEGY: Since you need to find a total and you are given two different items (gallons and hours), you multiply. IMPLEMENTATION ...
IMPLEMENTATION: The cost of the keyboards is 6$149.97¼$899.82. The cost of the digital drums is 3$69.97¼$209.91. Add the two a ...
SOLUTIONS: 1. 6$29.95¼$179.70. 2. 73.5 8 68.8 8 ¼4.7 8. 3. $59.80 4 ¼$14.95. 6.32þ4.81þ15.3þ3.72þ5.1þ9.63¼44.88 miles. 26.3þ ...
II REFRESHER Fractions In a fraction, the top number is called thenumeratorand the bottom number is called thedenominator. To re ...
This can be written as 5 6 ¼ 5 4 6 4 ¼ 20 24 . Animproper fractionis a fraction whose numerator is greater than or equal to ...
To add or subtract fractions: Find the LCD. Change the fractions to higher terms. Add or subtract the numerators. Use the LCD. ...
SOLUTION: 3 8 4 9 ¼ 31 (^82) 41 (^93) ¼ 1 1 2 3 ¼ 1 6 To divide two fractions, invert (turn upside down) the fraction af ...
SOLUTION: 6 9 10 ¼ 6 27 30 2 2 3 ¼ 2 20 30 4 7 30 No borrowing is necessary here. When borrowing is necessary, take one away f ...
SOLUTION: 3 3 8 2 2 3 ¼ 279 (^81) 81 (^31) ¼ 9 1 ¼ 9 EXAMPLE:Divide 5 1 2 3 1 4 SOLUTION: 5 1 2 3 1 4 ¼ 11 2 13 4 ¼ 11 ...
Try These Reduce to lowest terms: 12 30 : Add 2 3 þ 3 4 þ 1 8 : Subtract 11 12 5 9 : Multiply 5 6 3 10 : Divide 8 ...
2 : 2 3 ¼ 16 24 3 4 ¼ 18 24 þ 1 8 ¼ 3 24 37 24 ¼ 1 13 24 3 : 11 12 ¼ 33 36 5 9 ¼ 20 36 13 36 4 : 5 6 3 10 ¼ 51 62 31 102 ¼ ...
8 : 3 3 4 2 2 5 ¼ 153 41 123 51 ¼ 9 1 ¼ 9 9 : 4 1 2 1 1 2 ¼ 9 2 3 2 ¼ 93 21 21 31 ¼ 3 1 ¼ 3 10 : 16 Þ 5 : 000 : (^3125 ...
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