6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

Problem solvers are super sleuths. We invite you to become a

super sleuth by using these four stepswhen solving problems.

Sleuths use clues to find a solution

to a problem. When working

together to solve a problem, you

may choose to use one or more

of these strategiesas clues:

Dear Student,

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Use These Strategies

Work Backward

Make an Organized List

Use Drawings/Models

Combine Strategies

Write an Equation

Make a Table

Use These Strategies

Guess and Test

Interpret the Remainder

Use a Graph

Write a Number Sentence

Use Simpler Numbers

Use These Strategies

More Than One Solution

Logical Reasoning

Use a Diagram

Find a Pattern

Use More Than One Step

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