This document provides steps for solving word problems in mathematics: (1) identify what is being asked, (2) determine what is given in the problem, (3) identify key words that indicate the operation, (4) select the appropriate operation such as addition or subtraction, and (5) solve to find the answer. An example problem is provided about a person named James picking 87 mangoes and 45 santols, asking how many total fruits he has.

1. Mathematics II
What are the steps in solving word problem?
1. Identify what is asked?
2. What are given in the problem?
3. What is the word clue?
4. What operation you are going
to use?
5. Solve for the answer,
James picked 87 mangoes and 45 santols yesterday.
How many mangoes and santols he have?

2. What figure is this?
Tell something about this figure.
How many sides is this figure?
How many corners is this triangle?

3. Write the number of sides and corners if of this figures.
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4. What can you say about this picture?
Describe this picture in three to five
sentences.

5. Who is in the picture?
Do you know them?