TIPS

 Name______________________________ TIPS  strategy for solving word problems:  READ THE PROBLEM CAREFULLY PAYING ATTENTION TO THE QUESTION BEING ASKED! Be sure you…  A T Q A  !! ( A  nswer   T  he   Q  uestion   A sked)  __ T __  T = THINK! What operation? <span style="line-height: 75%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Write the operation choices that could solve the problem: <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif';">   <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;">+ - x ÷  <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">(Circle those you think you will use) <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;"> __ I __<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">nformation Write down the information given in the problem <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">1. Check off the information as you use it <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Segoe UI'; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;">2. <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> Be sure to **__SHOW__** ALL WORK 3. USE LABELS!!!

<span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Work || __ P __<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">roblem <span style="line-height: 75%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;"> __ S __<span style="line-height: 75%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">olution in <span style="line-height: 75%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> a sentence || <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Write your answer in a complete sentence making sure you include a LABEL. || <span style="line-height: 75%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;">

<span style="line-height: 75%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Pam made fruit salad. She cut a watermelon into 57 pieces, a cantaloupe into 38 pieces, and a honeydew melon into 41 pieces. How many pieces of fruit were in the salad //altogether//? <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Algerian; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">T <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"> + - x ÷ Now circle the operation(s) needed to answer the question <span style="font-family: Algerian; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">I <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"> = 57 pieces of watermelon <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">= 38 pieces of cantaloupe <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"> = 41 pieces of honeydew <span style="font-family: Algerian; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif';">Name______________________________ <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">TIPS <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif';"> strategy for solving word problems: <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">READ THE PROBLEM CAREFULLY PAYING ATTENTION TO THE QUESTION BEING ASKED! Be sure you… <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Copperplate Gothic Bold', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI';">A T Q A <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">!! ( <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Copperplate Gothic Bold', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI';">A <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">nswer <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Copperplate Gothic Bold', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI';">T <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">he  <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Copperplate Gothic Bold', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI';">Q <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">uestion  <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Copperplate Gothic Bold', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI';">A <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">sked) <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif';"> THINK! What operation? || __ T __<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif';">    <span style="line-height: 75%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Write the operation choices that could solve the problem: <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif';">   <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;">+ - x ÷  <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">(Circle those you think you will use) <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;"> __ I __<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">nformation Write down the information given in the problem <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">1. Check off the information as you use it                <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Segoe UI'; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msolist: Ignore;">2. <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Be sure to **__SHOW__** ALL WORK <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">3. USE LABELS!!! ||
 * <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Example **<span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">:

<span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Work || __ P __<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">roblem <span style="line-height: 75%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;"> __ S __<span style="line-height: 75%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">olution in <span style="line-height: 75%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> a sentence || <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Write your answer in a complete sentence making sure you include a LABEL. || <span style="line-height: 75%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 24pt;">

<span style="line-height: 75%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Pam made fruit salad. She cut a watermelon into 57 pieces, a cantaloupe into 38 pieces, and a honeydew melon into 41 pieces. How many pieces of fruit were in the salad //altogether//? <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Algerian; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">T <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"> + - x ÷ Now circle the operation(s) needed to answer the question <span style="font-family: Algerian; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">I <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"> = 57 pieces of watermelon <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">= 38 pieces of cantaloupe <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"> = 41 pieces of honeydew <span style="font-family: Algerian; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">P <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"> 57 watermelon pieces <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"> 38 cantaloupe pieces
 * <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Example **<span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">:

Did you include a label???? ||

<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"> + 41 honeydew pieces <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Algerian; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">S <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"> There were _____ pieces of fruit in the salad.