MATH PROBLEM SOLVING

TOWER OF CUBES

• Using 20 cubes make 4 towers so that the first tower is half as tall as the second, the third tower is the same as the the second, and the fourth tower is two and a half times the second.

TECHNIQUES

• 1) Guess check
• 2) simpler related problem
• 3) discovering patterns
• 4) draw a picture or diagram
• 5) making a list or chart
• 6) working backwards
• 7) copy your friends answer
• Just kidding g:).

STEPS FOR PROBLEM SOLVING

• Read and reread it again
• I identify the important info
• Choose a strategy
• Solve problem
• Check answer

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HOW MUCH IS UNSHADED

• Each rectangle is half of the one before it. The whole square is one.

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TECHNIQUE

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TECHNIQUE

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THANKS FOR WATCHING

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