1. READ
2. UNDERSTAND
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What are you trying to find out? Read the problem carefully.
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What is the important information – put a circle around it.
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Can you estimate the answer?
Draw and label possible shapes that have all of these properties.
It must be a polygon.
It must be symmetrical and have more than one line of symmetry.
It needs more than two sets of parallel sides.
It does not have more than ten sides.
What possible shapes have all of these characteristics?
3. CHOOSE
4. SOLVE
5. ANSWER
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Decide on a strategy to help you to find an answer to the
problem.
Solve the problem and remember to record all your thinking –
you can use words, numbers, diagrams or pictures.
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Check your answer (you may use a calculator). If you find
your answer is not correct try another way of solving the
problem.
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Write your answer in a sentence using mathematical language.
6. CHECK
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