1. WORD Problems?!?

2. I hate those things! Don’t worry! Help is on the way
- Just break it down into chunks!

3. Just use cubes C - Circle U - Underline B - Box E - Evaluate
Huh? Don’t worry!
C - Circle
U - Underline
B - Box
E - Evaluate
S – Solve & √

4. Circle
Circle the KEY NUMBERS
Read carefully,
Circle numbers

5. Underline Underline the QUESTION -What am I supposed to find?
- Usually at the very end or very start

6. BOX
Put a BOX around any math ‘action’ words

7. evaluate Evaluate what to do! - What steps should I take?
- Which functions do I need to use?

8. Solve & check
Plug numbers in CIRCLES into functions from BOXES and calculate the answer
-Reread the question and CHECK to see it makes sense!!!!