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Read and study the problem
Mrs. Mercedes, a plantita, is preparing a flower box for her newly
bought plants. The flower box is a rectangular prism that is 5.6 m
lons 0.8 m wide, and 0.5 m high How many cubic meters of soil will
fill the flower box?
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0.5m
0.8m
5.6m
Before we can answer the word problem, let us first review the steps
in solving word problems.
Polya's 4-Step Plan in Solving Word Problems:
Understand
a. What is asked in the problem?
What are the given facts?
What are the hidden questions, if any.
a. What operations or strategy or formula should be used?
b. What is the mathematical) number sentence?
Step 3 - Carry Out the Plan / Solve
Step 4- Check and Look back​