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| Sometimes
you're given too much information in a word problem. What should
you do?
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| Step 1
What is the word problem asking you to do? Underline the
question. |
| Step 2
Determine what information (data) you need to solve this
problem. |
| Step 3
Solve. |
| Step 4
Does your answer make sense? |
Example A
Joe has
five more baseball cards
than Jack. Jack has 23 baseball cards and
Molly has seven. How many baseball cards does Joe have?
Step 1.
The problem is asking how many baseball cards does Joe have.
Step 2. The highlighted information
is the needed information to solve the problem.
Step 3. 5 + 23 = 28
Step 4. We only need the
information about Joe in relationship to Jack. Molly having
seven cards is not needed. |
Example B
Today, Roger
left Oswego at 8:45 A.M.
with three of his friends.
He got Albany at 1:00 P.M. How long did it take him to
get to Albany from Oswego?
Step 1.
The problem is asking how long did take him to get to Albany
from Oswego.
Step 2. The highlighted information
is the needed to solve the problem.
Step 3. Count the hours first 8:45
to 12:45. 9:45(1 hr.), 10:45(2hrs.),
11:45(3 hrs.), 12:45(4
hrs.) The number of hours is 4. Then count the minutes from 12:45 to 1:00
it is 15 minutes. That is a total of 4 hours and 15 minutes.
Step 4. We only need the
information about the time Roger left and what time he arrived.
How many friends he went with is not needed. |
Let's Practice
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