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?
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Decide on a strategy to help you to find an answer to the
problem.
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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.
Jason wrote down a three digit number and dared the class to guess what it was.
See if you can guess the number. He gave them a few clues:
A) The hundreds place digit is 8 greater than the ones place digit.
B) The tens place digit is 4 greater than the ones place digit.
C) The ones place digit is less one less than two.
D) The sum of all three places values is 15.
3. CHOOSE
4. SOLVE
5. ANSWER
6. CHECK
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