alleryStart learning →The first step of the problem-solving strategy for word problems is to:
ARead the problem
BRent the projector
CRing the principal
DRank the problems
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Read the problem
1. The strategy is a fixed order of seven steps.
2. Nothing can be identified or named before the situation is understood.
3. Step one is to read the problem and make sure all the words are understood.
4. So reading comes first.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'Math Models', sections 3.1-3.5_
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