Transcript The GUESS Format

The G.U.E.S.S. Format
This is NOT the guess and check method.
Each letter represents a step in the
process of answering a problem.
G-Given
State the given information in the question.
example:
A girl is picking apples. She had 4 to start
with and then ate some along the way. How
many apples did the girl eat if she picked a
total of 7 apples?
G= 7 apples picked, started with 4
U-Unknown
State the unknown information in the problem.
example: (use problem on previous slide)
U= number of apples eaten
E-Equation
State the equation.
example:
let x represent the number of apples eaten.
x= 7-4
S-Solve
Solve the equation.
example:
Let x represent the number of apples eaten.
x= 7-4
x= 3
S-Statement
Give a concluding statement with the answer
to the problem.
example:
Let x represent the number of apples eaten.
x= 7-4
x= 3
Therefore, three apples were eaten.
As a Whole:
example:
A girl is picking apples. She had 4 to
start with and then ate some along the
way. How many apples did the girl eat
if she picked a total of 7 apples?
G=
U=
E=
S=
S=
7 apples picked, started with 4
number of apples eaten
x= 7-4
x= 3
Therefore, three apples were eaten.
Helpful Hints
•Word problems tend to have many different
words referring to one operation. Use the
table on the next slide to guide you when
faced with an unfamiliar term.
•In order to solve any problem, you must
always isolate the variable.
Just in Case
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Add
Subtract
Multiply
Divide
Plus
Minus
Times
Over
Increased
Decreased
Product
Quotient
More than
Less than
Doubled,
Tripled, etc.
Half,
Third,etc.