Problem-Solving Strategies

🔹 What Are Problem-Solving Strategies?

These are smart ways to solve word problems when they feel tricky.

🔑 Common Strategies:

1. Read and underline key facts
   
   

2. Draw a picture or diagram
   
   

3. Use a number sentence
   
   

4. Guess and check
   
   

5. Work backwards
   
   

6. Look for a pattern
   
   

7. Eliminate wrong answers
   
   

8. Use logical reasoning
   
   

🔹 Example Strategy: Draw a Picture

Sara has 12 apples. She gives 4 to each friend. How many friends get apples?

→ Draw 3 groups of 4
→ 3 × 4 = 12
→ Answer: 3 friends

💡 Why It Matters

Using strategies makes hard problems easier — and helps you become a confident math thinker.

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