Publisher's Synopsis
This book includes 200 word problems with answers. Some tips and a few examples are provided in an Idea Center section at the back of the book. Several topics are included, such as:
- 11 age problems
- 15 rate problems
- 3 mixture problems that do not involve liquids (these more tangible mixtures involve rocks or balls, which allow students to develop an understanding of how the mixture concept works)
- 4 problems involving working together (or against)
- 4 problems that are similar to the classic handshaking problem
- several problems that involve ratios or proportions
- 7 problems that involve counting permutations or combinations
- 10 problems that involve calculating the likelihood of an event occurring
- several problems that feature geometric shapes
- 4 problems that require making predictions
- 3 problems that involve other number systems, like base 3 or 9
- several counting problems
- 10 comparison problems
- 5 remainder problems
- several problems that involve money
- several problems that involve fractions, decimals, or percents
- and a variety of other word problems
