Learn problem solving with Smartick. Activities, exercises, tutorials, and word problems for elementary aged children. Here you will find posts about problem solving to make learning mathematics easier and more fun.
Oct19
Today we are going to look at problems involving the division of fractions. Are you ready to begin? Well, the first thing that we must remember is that in a problem with fractions we should follow all the necessary steps to solve any problem, only we have to add a step for the simplification of […]
Continue reading »Oct10
In today’s post, we are going to learn how to apply Singapore bars to problems with fractions. As we know, we can be asked for various amounts in problems with fractions….so let’s look at a few examples so it is very clear to us! Mind you, fractional numbers have become easy for us so they […]
Continue reading »Sep28
Children reach an important milestone in their education when they go from learning to read to reading to learn. Good reading comprehension opens the door to acquiring new knowledge. Better reading comprehension has a positive impact on a child’s academic performance in all subjects where reading is the main source of information – including mathematics. […]
Continue reading »Aug22
Are you good at solving word problems? Solving word problems is a very important part of mathematics because with them you understand and practice what you have learned to do (adding, subtracting, multiplying…) Today we are going to look at multiplication word problems: how we recognize them, what to do to solve them…all of which […]
Continue reading »Jun30
In today’s post, we are going to work on proportions. This time we will look at a way of solving direct and inverse proportions: the rule of 3. What is the rule of 3? The rule of 3 is an operation that helps us quickly solve both direct and inverse proportion word problems. In order […]
Continue reading »Jun23
Today we are going to look at some examples of word problems with fractions. Although they may seem more difficult, in reality, word problems involving fractions are just as easy as those involving whole numbers. The only thing we have to do is: Read the problem carefully. Think about what it is asking us to […]
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