Solving Multi-Step Word Problems

The video tutorial explains how to solve word problems that require multiple steps. It provides examples, such as calculating the cost of movie tickets and determining soccer goals scored by players. The tutorial emphasizes identifying clue words and using operations like addition, subtraction, and division to solve hidden questions within the problems.

What is the first step in solving a multi-step problem?

• Use a calculator

• Start with division

• Identify the operations needed

• Guess the answer

In the movie ticket problem, what operation is used to find the total number of kids?

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Addition

• Division

How do you determine the price of each ticket in the movie problem?

• Add the number of kids to the total cost

• Multiply the total cost by the number of kids

• Subtract the number of kids from the total cost

• Divide the total cost by the number of kids

What is the hidden question in the movie ticket problem?

• What was the price of each ticket?

• How many boys went to the movies?

• What was the total cost of the tickets?

• How many kids went to the movies?

In the soccer problem, how many goals did the three players score together?

• 12 goals

• 10 goals

• 8 goals

• 6 goals

What is the total number of goals scored by all the kids in the soccer problem?

• 15 goals

• 18 goals

• 20 goals

• 22 goals

How do you find out how many goals the other two players scored together?

• Add the goals of the three players to the total

• Subtract the goals of the three players from the total

• Multiply the goals of the three players by two

• Divide the total goals by the number of players

What operation is used to find how many goals each of the two players scored?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

How many goals did each of the two players score in the soccer problem?

• 7 goals

• 6 goals

• 8 goals

• 5 goals

What is a key strategy for solving multi-step word problems?

• Breaking down the problem into smaller parts

• Using only one operation

• Guessing the answer

• Ignoring unnecessary information