Read
Read the entire problem to learn what it is about. You may find it helpful
to
read the problem out loud, form a picture of the problem
in your mind, or
draw a picture of the problem.
Question
Find
the question to be answered in the problem. Often the question
is directly stated. When it is not
stated, you will have to identify the question
to be answered.
Write
Write the facts you need to answer the question.
It is helpful to cross out any facts
presented in the problem that are not needed to answer the question. Sometimes,
all of facts presented in the
problem are needed to answer the question.
Question
Ask
yourself “What
computations must I
do to answer the question?”
Compute
Set
up the problem on paper and do the
computations.
Check your computations for accuracy
and make any needed corrections. Once
you have done this, circle youranswer.
Question
Look
at your answer and ask yourself: “Is
my answer possible?” You
may find that your answer is not possible because
it does not fit with the facts presented in the problem. When
this happens, go back through the steps of RQWQCQ until
you arrive at an answer that is possible.
Use RQWQCQ to help you correctly solve math word problems.
