Problem Solving involving
Word Problems;
Tim Whiteford PhD
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To solve the following problems, develop a good understnading of what is
physically happening in
the
problem. For example are two sums of money being joined together of compared? Is
one amount
of money being separated into two amounts.
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Addition,
Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division Problem Structures |
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2.
If
you had $12 and I gave you some more so that you had $18, |
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3.
You
have some money. I give you $6 and you now have $11. |
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4.
If
I have $16 and give you $3. How much do I have left? |
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5.You
have $8 but you give some to me. You now have $5. How |
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6.
You
have some money. You give me $7 which leaves you with |
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7.
If
I have $4 and you have $8. How much do we have altogether? |
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8.
If
we have $15 between us and I have $5, how many dollars do |
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9.
If
I have $2 and you have $16 how much more money do you |
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11.If
I have $6 and you have $12 more than me, how much money |
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12.
If
you have $9 and I have $3 less than you, how much money do |
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13.If
you have 4 bags of apples and there are 6 apples in each bag, |
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14.
If
you have 12 apples and you want to share them equally |
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15.
If
you have 15 apples and you can only get three in a bag, how |
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16.
I
have $5. If you have 4
times as much money as I do, how |
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17.
You
have $24 which is 6 times as much as I have. How much |
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18.
I
have $3 and you have $12. How many times more money do |
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19.
If
you have three pairs of pants and four jackets, how many |
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20.
There
are 10 different options of ice cream at the B ‘n J shop. If |
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21.
If
the carpet is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide, what is the area of |
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22.
If
the area of a rectangular piece of paper is 36 square inches, |
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Suggested Operations for each problem
| 1.Add | 2.Sub | 3.Sub | 4.Sub | 5.Sub | 6.Add | 7.Add | 8 Sub | 9. Sub | 10.Add | 11.Add |
| 12.Sub | 13.Mult. | 14.Div | 15.Div | 16.Mult | 17.Div | 18.Div | 19.Mult | 20.Mult | 21.Mult | 22.Div |
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