Worry Problems
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Worry Problems (aka Word-Story Problems) cause grief to students and teachers alike. The problem with word problems is that they're written in words, which can be very imprecise compared to math.
But once you learn the secrets to uncovering their hidden answers, word problems can be great fun!
If you're lucky, you'll come to see these challenging problems in a whole new light!

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Worry Problems Slides
Learn to translate words into math, convert units of measure, solve 2 equations with 2 unknowns, and discover cool techniques to solve percent and rate problems. These Slides are suitable for short lessons and classroom projection.


8 pages

 

 
For 20 more pages of Worry Problems, click on Algebra Antics then the Algebra Antics Funbook.
 
Percent-Of Prospecting (Q=PK)
Use a prospector's pick and gold-laden rocks to solve the three variations of "What percent of that is this?" problems.


3 pages

 
     

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