You can discuss with other students about the ways to solve a math problem.
 

Discussing a problem and listening to each other will help you to understand a problem better. 
     You may agree or disagree on an answer, but by talking it out you can find out which answer is correct.

Here are some examples where two students discussed the way to solve a problem.

John and Kimberly are discussing the following problem.

John says there is $5, but Kimberly disagrees. 
 
Kimberly explains to John how she solved the problem.
First she added the money Jackie made, $7 + $5 = $12. 
Then she subtracted the amount she spent from the amount she made.

$12 - $6 = $6
Jackie has $6 left. 

This example helped John to understand how his answer was incorrect.
 

Jayda and Jack are discussing the following problem.

Jayda says that Keyon will have 2,260, but Jack is not sure. 
 
Jayda shows Jack how she solved the problem.
Jayda shows Jack the following strategy:

This example helped Jack to understand that Keyon had 2,260 baseball cards left.
 

Alyssa and Alex are discussing the following problem.

Alyssa says that there will be 8 sweater on each shelf, but Alex disagrees.

Alex shows Alyssa how he solved the problem. 
Alex shows Alyssa the following strategy.

36 4 = 9
Nora will put 9 sweater on each shelf.

This example helped Alyssa to understand how her answer was incorrect.