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Check these links to rewatch videos about graphing linear functions using the TI 83 and TI 84 calculators, and Microsoft Excel software.
Problem solving strategies
Often there is more than one way to solve a problem. If you are not sure how to solve a problem, consider using one or more of the following strategies.
Strategy Application
Strategy Application
- Break the problem into parts When intermediate steps are needed
- Guess, check, and revise When you do not seem to have all the needed information
- Identify pattern When you can identify several patterns
- Make an organized list When organizing information helps you solve the problem
- Make a diagram When words describe a picture
- Solve a simpler problem When simpler numbers help you solve the problem
- Use a formula When you recognize a known relationship
- Use logical reasoning When you use the facts to reach a conclusion
- Work backward When you are looking for a fact leading to a known result
Check this video on You Tube made by myself about measuring a ramp for students with disabilities