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Steps to Solve Word Problems - What is the Process?
Tips for Understanding & Solving Word Problems
Word Problem Example
Communicating Your Answer
Restate the Question
Communicating the Process, Your Reasoning & the Answer
Problem-Solving Strategies
Make Tables, Charts, or Graphs
Work Backward
Solve with a Ratio
Solve a Simpler Problem
Solve Using Similar Figures
Make a Drawing
Find a Pattern
Use Logical Reasoning
Solve with an Equation
Guess & Check
Solve with a Proportion
Act it Out
Make an Organized List
Eliminate Possibilities
Avoiding Common Errors
Estimate or Actual Answer?
Check for Reasonable Answers
Know Your Formulas-or Where to Find Them!
Are There Multiple Answers?
Translating Word Problems
Types of Word Problems
Percent
Probability
Venn Diagrams
Average
Work Rate
Two-Variable Equations
Inequality
Three-Variable Equations
Mixture
Geometry
Truth Tables
Biconditional & Conditional Statement
Conjunction & Disjunction
Hypothesis & Conclusion
Converse & Inverse
Contrapositive