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S tudy the problem O L V E
Underline the Question What does it want you to find? What type of Question is it? Algebra, Similar Figures, Data…
S O rganize the facts L V E
Underline all the numbers and key words Cross Out unnecessary facts Is there other information you need to know?
S O L ine up a plan V E
Think of a way to answer the problem Select an operation or equation
S O L V erify E
Answer your question.
S O L V E xamine the answer
Does your answer make sense? Do you have the units attached? Does it need to be in a different form?
The students in a science class observed that if they divided the number of chirps a cricket makes per minute (n) by 4 and added 37, the result was the temperature in degrees. Using this formula, what is the temperature in degrees if the cricket chirps 32 times in 1 minute?
A regular pentagon has sides 6.2 inches long. It is similar to a pentagon whose sides are three times as long. What is the perimeter of the larger pentagon?