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Math Ch.2

High School Algebra: Solving Math Word Problems

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Word problems - A few sentences describing a 'real-life' scenario where a problem needs to be solved by way of a mathematical calculation
Three simple steps to solve a word problem - Step 1: Visualize the Problem Step 2: Write Your Equations Step 3: Solve the Equations
Sam's rabbit recently had a litter of bunnies and so did Lucy's rabbit. Sam's rabbit gave birth to 4 boy and 3 girl bunnies. Lucy's rabbit gave birth to 2 boy and 8 girl bunnies. How many boy rabbits were born altogether? 6
Lucy's rabbit recently had a litter of bunnies and so did Sam's rabbit. Sam's rabbit gave birth to 4 boy and 3 girl bunnies. Lucy's rabbit gave birth to 2 boy and 8 girl bunnies. How many baby rabbits does Lucy have? What isn't important in this problem? Sam's rabbit gave birth to 4 boy and 3 girl bunnies
Sam has 4 RED balloons and 8 PURPLE balloons. Judy has 12 RED balloons and 4 ORANGE balloons. How many RED balloons do Sam and Judy have together? 16
What is the first step in solving word problems? Visualize the problem
Which of the following is the equation to solve the following word problem? Sam has 4 red balloons and 8 purple balloons. Judy has 12 red balloons and 4 orange balloons. How many red balloons do Sam and Judy have together? x = 4 + 12
Joe has four blue pens and three green pens. Sarah gives Joe four blue pens and two green pens. Sarah originally had 10 blue pens and 12 green pens. How many blue pens does Sarah now have? 6
Joe has 8 Dalmatians. Sarah has 3 fewer Dalmatians than Joe. How many Dalmatians do they have together? 13
Which of the following is an equation to solve this word problem? Joe has four blue pens and three green pens. Sarah gives Joe four blue pens and two green pens. Sarah originally had 10 blue pens and 12 green pens. How many blue pens does Sarah now have? x = 10 - 4
When solving a word problem, what should you do after visualizing the problem? Write the equations
What operations are needed to solve the word problem below? Joe has 8 Dalmatians. Sarah has 3 fewer Dalmatians than Joe. How many Dalmatians do they have together? Subtraction and addition
What is the first step in solving a word problem? Visualize it
What kinds of notes should you take? Important notes that will help you solve the problem
What parts of a word problem should be sketched? The important parts that will help answer the problem
Personalizing word problems - Restating the word problem using terms you're more familiar with
What important thing do you have to remember when restating word problems? The restated word problem must be essentially the same problem
Six lollipops are divided equally among three friends. If each friend now has 10 lollipops, how many lollipops did each friend originally have? 8
Which of the following word problems is the properly restated form of this word problem? Linda brings four apples and Joey brings six apples. How many apples does each friend get if there are five friends? When shopping for gifts, you see two gift boxes for sale. One contains four watches and the other contains six watches. If there are five friends and you buy both gift boxes, how many watches will each friend receive?
Joy takes a car and a boat to get to work. It takes Joy two hours to get to work each morning. If Joy spends 45 minutes on the boat, how long does she spend driving? 1 hour 15 minutes
Two trains meet each other in Treeport. One train comes from the east two hours away. The other train comes from the west three hours away. If both trains are each 120 miles away from Treeport, how much faster is the faster train traveling? 20 miles per hour faster
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