1. A Plan for Problem Solving
NGSSS – MA.5.A.1.4

2. Understand
Find the Facts – first look for the numbers

3. What is the question asking me?

4. Look
for
Clue
Words
How much? How many? How far?

5. Plan
Think PEMDAS. What operation do I use? Do
I multiply, divide, add or subtract?

10. Estimate the
answer by
rounding to
nearest 10s.
This will help
you make
sense of your
answer when
you solve.

11. Solve

12. Check
Is the answer close
to what you
estimated?
Use the inverse
operation. If you
divided to get the
answer then
multiply.