If Ms. Smith’s 8th grade algebra class works through 10 word problems in an hour, and Ms. Jones’ class works through 10 equation problems during the same time, which class is likely to learn more math ...

Percentages are a way to represent a proportion of a number or a shape. Proportion tells you how much of one thing there is in relation to the whole. The word per cent means 'out of 100', so a ...

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...