Ch 13: NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Solving Word Problems
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NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Solving Word Problems - Chapter Summary
Picking up strategies for solving word problems is made easy thanks to the brief and effective lessons in this chapter. To help you get ready for similar questions on the NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II exam, these lessons will address the following:
- Multiple steps to solve word problems
- Solving word problems that involve time and money
- Converting between math symbols and words
Online instructors help sharpen your skills at solving word problems, which gives you ample preparation for the exam. See if the studying is working by using the self-assessment quizzes at the end of the chapter. If you still need to study a particular topic, use the video tags that will help you quickly navigate to a certain section of a lesson.

1. Solving Word Problems: Steps & Examples
Watch this video lesson to learn how you can solve word problems by following this 3-step process. Learn how to visualize your problem so you fully understand it. Then learn how to write and solve your equations.

2. Solving Word Problems with Multiple Steps
Not all word problems are so straightforward that they only require you to do one operation and you're done. Some are more complicated, requiring several steps. Watch this video lesson to learn how to solve these kinds of problems.

3. How to Solve Problems with Time
It's amazing how much time can be saved when people work together. In this lesson, we'll practice figuring out just how much time we're talking about as we solve problems involving time.

4. How to Solve Problems with Money
Money matters, and knowing how much things cost will be useful no matter where you go. In this lesson, we'll learn the steps for solving word problems involving money.

5. Translating Words Into Math Symbols
Math is its own language, which can make solving problems difficult. This lesson will help you translate words into math symbols, so you can easily solve word problems.
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Other Chapters
Other chapters within the NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II (103): Practice & Study Guide course
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Number Sense & Operations
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Prime & Composite Numbers
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: GCF & LCM
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Place Value & Comparing Numbers
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Rounding
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Operations With Decimals
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Operations With Fractions
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Rational Numbers
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Ratio & Proportion
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Percents
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Exponents
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Scientific Notation
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Representing Mathematical Concepts
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Statistics & Data
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Patterns & Algebraic Functions
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Equalities & Inequalities
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Geometry Concepts
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Measurements
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Graphing
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Area, Perimeter & Volume
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Life Sciences
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Plants, Biomes & Genetics
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Physical Science
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Solar System
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Earth Science
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Scientific Inquiry
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: The Arts
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Health & Fitness
- NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II Flashcards