Steps to solve even the toughest math problems

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It’s helpful to understand the kinds of question that are asked on a exam, because the response you need to come up with depends on the type of question. Understanding the question helps you activate appropriate strategies for formulating answers and reduce exam-taking anxiety.

Mathematics is a field where one can take multiple approaches to get to the solution of a problem. A simplified step-by-step approach will help you solve even the toughest math problem.

A simplified method that can help everyone to solve even the toughest maths problem is a three-step process. The following is the three step process that will help improve your mathematics overall skills.

• Visualize the problem
• Approach to be followed for that problem
• Lastly, solve the problem

Below are ways to solve any mathematics problems easily.

1.Read carefully, understand, and identify the type of problem
When you first start studying math, check the type of problem — whether it is a word problem, of concerning fractions, quadratic equations, or any other type.

Define the category in which your math problem fits in before you move forward as it will help with the best solution to solve it.

Reading the problem carefully and ensuring that you have understood the problem correctly is extremely important for taking the next steps.

2.Draw and review your problem

Once you have understood the problem, the next step could be to draw the problem as it will help you with the way forward. The drawing can be simple in form of shapes or shapes with numbers.

Here you could also probably look for patterns or make use of graphs. Once this entire process of understanding, reading and drawing is conducted you need to review the analysis you have made out of it.

This will help you to decide the type of problem and the method to solve it.

3.Develop the plan to solve it

One needs to figure out the formula you will need to solve the problem, spend some time reviewing the concepts in your textbooks which will help you solve the problem.

Write down your need in order to get the answer to your problem. In case there is an easier problem which is available then you could probably work on that first to solve it.

Sometimes, the formulas are repetitive for solving both the problems, this will give you some more time to solve the difficult problem.

4.Solve the problem

Once your strategy and method to solve the problem are ready you could start solving it. Ensure that all the steps which you had listed to solve the problem are completed. Cross check each of your answers to ensure that the accuracy is perfect.

Compare the answer with the estimates which you have listed after completion of each and every step. This will have you to save time in case the end result is not what you were looking for. Also check if you have completed all the steps carefully.

In case you realize in the middle that your plan isn’t working then you can always go back to the planning stage and make a new plan.

Sometimes due to common mistakes, this happens but you should learn to accept it and be ready with Plan B to solve it.

Once you have solved the problem correctly, you should go back and look at the process. Take a moment to reflect on the problem and the method through which you have solved it. This will help in identifying concepts that you need to learn while practicing.

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