6.9 Writing Sensible Word Problems

Number & Operations for Teachers

Chapter/Section	Chapter Six: Decimals & Percents: Operations & Connections *6.9 Writing Sensible Word Problems*
Objective	Write word problems that motivate and facilitate operations with decimals and percents.
Overview	When word problems involve decimals and/or percents, special care must be taken to avoid strange or ambiguous part/whole relationships.
Readings	Writing Sensible Word Problems
Homework	Exercises
Links	Investigate Base Blocks Decimals, Percentages, and Pie Chart at the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/topic_t_1.html