Algebra: Chapter 1-10
Reasoning Strategies – or Try, Test and Revise
- UNDERSTAND the Problem
- Develop and carry out a PLAN
- Find the ANSWER and CHECK
Strategies look like:
- Draw a diagram
- Make an Organized list
- Look for a Pattern
- Try, Test and Revise
- Use Logical Reasoning
- Simplify the Problem
- Write an Equation
- Make a Table
- Work Backwards
Intro to Algebra: Chapter 1-6
Writing Expressions
Here is a table of words used in math operations
- Add: More than; sum of; greater than; added to;
- Subtract: Less than; fewer than; subtracted from; minus; difference of
- Multiply: Times; product of; multiplied by; “double” means 2 times; half of;
- Divide: Divided by; quotient of;