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UNRAAVEL a Math Problem Sure-Fire Steps to Becoming a Math Genius!. He bought two video games that cost $14.00 each.. N = Now PredictWhat Do You Think You Need to Do to Solve the Proble

UNRAAVEL a Math

Problem

Sure-Fire Steps to Becoming a Math Genius!

UNRAAVEL Strategy presented by Larry I

Bell

Fourth and Fifth Grade

Sometimes it can be difficult

to figure out what to do when

you are faced with a word problem.

Even Albert Einstein said:

“Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics I

can assure you mine are still

greater.”

If he had known about UNRAAVEL…

… he may have been able to do even more with

Math!

Are you ready to learn how to UNRAAVEL a math

problem?

U = Underline the

question

Find the question and

Underline it!

Allison is buying five sets of markers for each of her twelve art students

If each set of markers costs $5.75, how much will she spend on

markers?

Sid has $50.00 He bought two video games that cost $14.00 each He also bought a poster for $5.69 How much money did

he have left after his purchases?

The students are asked to put their booth fifteen feet from the entry way on the path to the parking lot The parking lot is sixty-two feet from the entry way How far is their

booth from the parking lot?

The soccer team scored six times

as many goals during the regular

season as they did during playoffs

The team scored forty-two goals

during the regular season How

many goals were scored during the

playoffs?

We are going to practice UNRAAVEL with this one!

N = Now Predict

What Do You Think You Need to Do

to Solve the Problem?

Do you think the answer

will be larger or smaller?

Do you think you will

need to add, subtract,

multiply, or divide? Are

there any hints that you

may need to estimate?

I predict that I will

need to subtract I saw the words: HAVE LEFT

in the question.

R = Read the Word Problem

Read the

entire problem!!!!

Read it, Dudes and

Dudettes!

Sid has $50.00 He bought two video games that cost

$14.00 each He also bought

a poster for $5.69 How

much money did he have left

after his purchases?

A = Are the Important Words Circled? ( especially the clue words?)

Sid has $50.00 He bought two video games that cost $14.00 each He also bought a poster for

$5.69 How much money did he have left after his purchases?

A = Apply the Steps You

Chose to Solve the Problem

$14.00

X 2

$28.00

$28.00

+ 5.69

$33.69

Video Games

Video Games Plus Poster

Total A

mount Spent

Sid has $50.00 He bought two video games that cost $14.00 each He also bought a poster for

$5.69 How much money did he have left after his purchases?

$ 50.00

$16.31

Sid ’s M

one y

Wh at

he sp

en t

Lefto ver!

Lefto ver!

V = Verify Your Answer ( Is it reasonable? Does it Make Sense?)

$16.31 IS reasonable because it is smaller than

$50.00 It would make sense to have this amount left after buying games and

a poster

E = Eliminate Wrong

Answers.

a $66.31

b $15.00

c $55.76

d $16.31

Too big.

Too big.

Can’t End in two Zeroes.

L = Let the Answer Stay or

Rework the Problem

I got that one correct, but I may have to rework the next one!

How do you UNRAAVEL?

U

U nderline the question

N

N ow predict what you think you need to do to

solve the problem

R

R ead the word problem

A

A re the important words circled?

(especially clue words)

A

A pply the step(s) you chose to solve the problem

V

V erify your answer (is it reasonable; does it

make sense?)

E

E liminate wrong answers

L

L et the answer stay or rework the problem

Double check your work!

UNRAAVEL Strategy Adapted from the Work and Property of Larry Bell ( http://www.larry-bell.com/ )

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Math Word Problems from Silver-Burdett Ginn Fifth

Grade Math Book.

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