How do you solve math word problems?

Answer 1

The key thing to do is to look for numbers and read it slowly.

Replace what you're looking for with variables and pay attention to words:

"more than" means add

"less than" means subtract

and also underline the most important words or phrases.

e.g.:

'Susie had £5. She wanted to buy 10 packets of sweets, each costing 25p each. How much change did she get from that £5?'

So I would underline '£5', '10 packets' and 'each costing 25p'.

(by the way the answer to that very simple word problem is £2.50.)

There are lots of types of math word issues. Now they are going to see Issues Based on Time and work.

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Answer 2

The answer will depend A LOT on the specific problem.It helps to have a good understanding of the problem; to know how to convert word problems into equations (in case you are referring to word problems); and to learn how to solve different types of equations.

Answer 3

There is no single way: the answer will depend on what the problem is!