Problem Solving
Steps for solving Problems
- Read the question carefully
- Decide what you are asked to find
- Look for information that might be helpful
- Decide on the method you will use
- Set out your solution clearly
- Make use that your answer makes sense
- Will the answers be big or small
- How big? How small?
- Will the answer be a whole number
- Does my estimate make sense?
- Is it reasonable?
- Making a list, chart, table or tally
- Eliminating possibilities
- Working backwards
- Acting it out
- Looking for patterns
- Solving a simpler problem
- Guess, check and refine
- Making a drawing diagram or model