Question

Chase and Matty started with the same amount of money and Matty has a certain amount of money left over. Move the red point so the green rectangle has the same length as three rubber duckies above it. This represents the amount of money that Matty has left over after buying two rubber duckies. How much does Matty have left over?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Krulik, Stephen; Rudnick, Jesse A.

Problem Solving: A Handbook for Elementary School

Teachers.

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*Cognitive Development; Curriculum Development;

Decision Making; Elementary Education; *Elementary

School Mathematics; Expert Systems; *Heuristics;

Instructional Materials; Learning Activities;

Learning Strategies; Logical Thinking; Mathematical

Applications; Mathematics Materials; Mathematics

Skills; *Problem Sets; *Problem Solving

This book combines suggestions for the teaching of

problem solving with activities and carefully discussed non-routine

problems which students should find interesting as they gain valuable

experience in problem solving. The over 300 activities and problems

have been gleaned from a variety of sources and have been classroom

tested by practicing teachers. Topics included are an explanation of

problem solving and heuristics, the pedagogy of problem solving,

strategy games, and non-routine problems. An extensive rumber of

problems and strategy game boards are given. A 50-item bibliography

of problem solving resources is included. (Author/MVL)