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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Math 6 Honors Periods 1, 6 & 7

Order of Operations 1-5
PEMDAS in my math class... PEMDAS in my math class... just follow the song and make sure you use the rules

Always perform the operation enclosed in the inner pair of group symbols ( such as parentheses and bracket [ ]) FIRST.
Then do all the exponents
Do all multiplication and division in order from left to right
Do all addition and subtractions in order from left to right.

A Problem Solving Model 1-6


make sure to glue in the "Plan for Solving Word Problems" into your spiral notebook

Read the problem carefully. Make sure that you understand what it says. You may need to read it more than once... That's okay!! It is great to re read things!!

Use questions like these in planning the solution:
What is asked for?
What facts are given?
Are there enough facts? Are there some unnecessary facts?
Determine which operation or operations can be used to solve the problem

Carry out the operations CAREFULLY!!
Check your results with the facts given in the problem.

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