word problems – Mr. J’s Math Class

Dividing with decimals: example

In today’s lesson we reviewed how to work with decimal division, particularly how to read a word problem. Remember to read the problem three times, asking three different questions: 1. What is this story about? 2. What do I know? 3. What do I need to find out?

How to read word problems (and find the operations)

Today we spent time learning how to read a math problem – particularly a word problem. We saw how often the challenge is understanding or “disentangling” what the question means before we can solve. Being methodical and using these strategies will help. Our notes and practice today shows the steps to use when reading aContinue reading “How to read word problems (and find the operations)”