Learning Task 4. Identify the following word problems below as A. Rou- tine B. Non-routine C. Multi-step Routine D. Multi-step Non- routine. Write the letter in your notebook.
1. Jenny saves P 107.65 a week. How long will it take her to save P1,614.75?
2. The product of two numbers is 132. If one factor is 6, what is the other factor?
3. I am thinking of a number. Thrice my number minus 4 equals 44. What is my number?
4. There are 20 girls and 19 boys who will equally share the expenses for a bus trip that costs P 4 504.50. How much will each pay?
5. Lei has a necklace 8.3 grams, a ring 6.5 grams, a bracelet 10grams and an earring 5.5 grams. If she sold these to an amount of P15,300.00, how much does each gram cost?
Answers & Comments
Routine, Non - Routine, and Multi - Step Problems
Routine problems are using at least one of the four arithmetic operations. It is practical in nature. Non - routine problems are concerned on developing the student's mathematical reasoning power. Multi - step problems are problems that have more than one operation. It is like a puzzle with lots of pieces.
Answers:
1.A.
2.B.
3.B.
4.D.
5.D.
Things to Remember:
Routine problem solving concerns to a large degree the kind of problem solving that serves a socially useful function that has immediate and future payoff.
Solving routine problems should at some point involve solving complex problems.
Non - routine problem solving can be challenging and interesting.
Multi-step word problems may seem tough to solve at first, but they are actually pretty easy.
Multi-step word problems are math problems that have more than one operation. An operation is addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. Multi-step word problems can have any combination of these operations.
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