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Schema-based Strategies for Solving Math Word Problems

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Visual Representation <strong>for</strong>Proportion <strong>Problems</strong>• Duff can make 8 cakes with 24 eggs. If heonly has to make 2 cakes, how many eggswill he need?8÷ 4 = 2If…Then 24 4 x8 cakes 2 cakes24 eggs x eggs24 (2) = 8 (x)• Now we can solve with equivalent fraction orcross-multiplication strategy.

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