Word Problems Workbook

Practice: Word Problems mimics the verbal problems in each lesson at an average level.

Word Problem Practice includes additional practice in solving word problems that apply the concepts of the lesson.

Word Problem Practice includes additional practice in solving word problems that apply the concepts of the lesson.

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The Word Problems Quick Starts workbook progresses from basic to challenging and requires students to use a variety of problem-solving strategies and mathematical reasoning, such as working backwards, guess and check, drawing a diagram, and more. Topics covered include whole numbers, decimals, fractions, percents, money, measurement, geometry, and more. Each page features two to four quick starts that can be cut apart and used separately. The entire page may also be used as a whole-class or individual assignment. The Quick Starts Series provides students in grades 4 through 8+ with quick review activities in science, math, language arts, and social studies. The activities provide students with a quick start for the day’s lesson and help students build and maintain a powerful domain-specific vocabulary. Each book is correlated to current state, national, and provincial standards. Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, the product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

The author, Chris McMullen, Ph.D., has over twenty years of experience teaching word problems and math skills to physics students. He prepared this workbook (with full solutions to every problem) to share his strategies for solving algebra word problems. 30 fully-solved examples serve as a guide 70 practice exercises include full solutions a quick algebra refresher reviews essential skills a chapter on strategies and tips introduces the basic concepts A variety of word topics are covered, including: age problems problems with integers relating the digits of a number fractions, decimals, and percentages average values ratios and proportions problems with money simple interest problems rate problems two moving objects mixture problems people working together problems with levers perimeter and area