Space Word Problems Starring Ratios and Proportions: Math Word Problems Solved

Are you having trouble with word problems? How can you tell whether there is enough information to solve a word problem? Learn all the steps needed to solve word problems-the mystery of word problems will be solved!

Children's Literature

Readers follow the four basic steps to learn how to tackle word problems involving ratios and proportions. Each step narrates a way to solve the math problem and utilizes a question and answer format to guide the reader through each step in the process. Different plans or ways (i.e. estimation, equations, and tables) to solve the word problem are also utilized. Besides solving the problem, the last step includes checking the answer to see that it is reasonable. The theme of the word problems involves space. The color illustrations provide limited support. Students may require additional help to understand how to utilize this informational text. For further resources, there is a list of books and websites; the publisher's website has more ratio and proportion word problems to solve. This book is part of the "Math Word Problems Solved" series which covers other math areas (addition and subtraction, fractions, decimals and percents, multiplication and division, and pre-algebra). The books in the series follow a similar presentation. Reviewer: Carrie Hane Hung