Easy way to slove word problems?

Question

Does anyone know a fast way a fifth grader can solve word problems. she needs to know when you have to mutiply and divide. any good tips?

Answer 1

Here is a good site that should help.
http://www.mathstories.com/strategies.htm

Answer 2

A little logic is required to determine which calculation is required.
Example: If a problem said Bob had 3 pizzas and wanted to cut each into 5 pieces. How many pieces would he have? Draw the pizzas and show the pieces, then use some reasoning to determine how the answer is derived. Multiply!

Bob has 20 friends and he has 4 pizzas. How many slices should he cut the pizza into to give each person a slice? In this case when you draw the pizzas, you have no idea how many slices to show. How can you determine this? Divide!

It will take a little logic and experience to determine when to divide or multiply.

Answer 3

anything in like (#)(#) in mutiplying or with a dot also an X dividing is more of a fraction 30/10 is division

Answer 4

For multiplication:

The key words are OF, TIMES, MULTIPLIED BY, PRODUCT OF

For division:

The key words are PER, A, OUT OF, RATIO OF, QUOTIENT OF, PERCENT (divide by 100)

checkout site below for more guidelines...

hope this helps!

Answer 5

well if you see "product" anywhere it has to do with multiplication, if you see"quotient" its dividing, sorry i completely blanked out on any other words.

Answer 6

is - =
of - multiply
sum, and - add