My Favorite Math Problem!
The Handshake Problem
At a party, everyone shook hands with everybody else. There were 66 handshakes. How many people were at the party?
At a party, everyone shook hands with everybody else. There were 66 handshakes. How many people were at the party?
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You just bought TEN trees...
You want to plant them in FIVE rows with FOUR trees in each row
How are you going to do it?
How are you going to do it?
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How is math problem solving?
Learning how to solve problems in mathematics is knowing what to look for. Problem solving requires practice! The more you practice, the better you get. The first and most important skill to use when deciding on methods or strategies to solving problems in mathematics is to look for clues. The clues will lead you in the right answer to the problem.