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What is the four letter Acronym for how to solve word problems?
What is KNSA
100
Write an explicit rule for this pattern: 5, 10, 15, 20...
What is 5x
100
Which problem solving strategy is best for a problem that includes a set of numbers like this...7, 14, 21...
What is Find a pattern.
100
The word that means "Answer to a multiplication problem"
What is product.
100
When adding decimals - start by setting up the numbers this way...
What is line up the decimal points
200
When faced with a word problem, what's a good first step (aside from reading it)?
What is figuring out what you know
200
Write an explicit rule for this pattern: 8, 15, 22, 29...
What is 7x+1
200
Which strategy is best for a problem like this one... Mary was playing football. She ended up on the 20 yard line. During the game she gained 10 yards, lost 24, gained 8, and lost 3. Where did she start?
What is Work backward
200
3.75 * 9.1
What is 31.125
200
7.004 + 0.35
What is 7.354
300
After writing what you know - what's the next part of solving word problems?
What is need to know
300
What is the next number in this pattern: 9, 18, 27...
What is 36
300
When you have data to organize - which problem solving strategy makes the most sense?
What is make a table or chart
300
7.4/6
What is 1.233...
300
85.123-63.07
What is 22.053
400
After solving a word problem, what is the final step?
What is Assess or check the answer.
400
What is the 20th term in this pattern: 3, 8, 13, 18...
What is 98 (5x-2)
400
To catch a bus at 9:30, Chaz needs to get up by 7:25. He needs this much time to get ready.
What is 2 hours and 5 minutes or 125 minutes
400
14/4
What is 3.5
400
14 - 6.452
What is 7.548
500
Hannah had 24 cats to walk. They would only walk in groups of prime numbers. What is the least number of walks Hannah will have to take to walk all the cats? Remember 1 is not a prime number.
What is 2 - 19 cats on the first walk, 5 on the second.
500
A theatre charges $15 group fee, and $13 per ticket. How much will it cost to bring a group of 15 to see a play?
What is $210
500
This strategy is best for those weird problems Ms. Dittbenner gives like the digits problem at the beginning of the year.
What is Guess and Check
500
650/8
What is 81.25
500
54 - 52.9
What is 1.1