Predict and Test
I. A strategy for finding an answer by using your number sense (knowledge of math facts and relationships between numbers) to predict an answer.
II. Steps for predicting and testing
A. Figure out what you are being asked to find
B. Pay attention to ALL the information in the problem
C. Try to solve the problem by using your predicted answer
D. Test and adjust your prediction if you're incorrect
E. If you are unsuccessful try a different strategy for solving.
Try some practice problems on this page. You can print it out if you want.
Try more practice problems with this game from mathplayground.com. Get five questions right and you can shoot some hoops.
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