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.
• Can you estimate the answer?
At the boat dock, the yellow boat is 7 meters long. The silver boat is 8 meters longer
than the yellow boat. The white boat is 3 meters shorter than the yellow boat. How long
is each boat?
3. CHOOSE
4. SOLVE
5. ANSWER
6. CHECK
POW#10
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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.
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