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This board helps players review Math · Problem solving skill through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Key Words, One-Step Problems, Multi-Step Problems, Fractions & Percents, Reasoning. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Key Words

    What operation often matches the word total?

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    Addition

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  • One-Step Problems

    Mia has 14 stickers and gets 9 more. How many does she have?

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    23

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  • Multi-Step Problems

    Sam buys 3 notebooks for $4 each and a pen for $2. What is the total?

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    $14

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  • Fractions & Percents

    What is 1/4 of 20?

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    5

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  • Reasoning

    What should you do after solving to see if an answer makes sense?

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    Check it

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Key Words

$100 — What operation often matches the word total?
Addition
$200 — What operation often matches the word difference?
Subtraction
$300 — What operation often matches groups of equal size?
Multiplication
$400 — What operation often matches sharing equally?
Division
$500 — What should students identify before solving a word problem?
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One-Step Problems

$100 — Mia has 14 stickers and gets 9 more. How many does she have?
23
$200 — A box has 36 pencils split into 6 groups. How many per group?
6
$300 — There are 8 bags with 7 apples each. How many apples?
56
$400 — A book has 120 pages and Lee reads 45. How many are left?
75
$500 — A movie starts at 2:15 and lasts 90 minutes. What time does it end?
3:45

Multi-Step Problems

$100 — Sam buys 3 notebooks for $4 each and a pen for $2. What is the total?
$14
$200 — A class has 24 students. Half bring lunch and 5 buy salad. How many are left?
7
$300 — A team scores 12, 15, and 18 points. What is the average?
15
$400 — A store sells 8 packs of 6 cookies, then gives away 10. How many remain?
38
$500 — A runner goes 2.5 miles daily for 6 days. How far total?
15 miles

Fractions & Percents

$100 — What is 1/4 of 20?
5
$200 — What is 2/3 of 30?
20
$300 — A $40 jacket is 25 percent off. What is the discount?
$10
$400 — If 3/5 of 45 students ride the bus, how many ride?
27
$500 — A recipe uses 3/4 cup sugar. How much for double the recipe?
1 1/2 cups

Reasoning

$100 — What should you do after solving to see if an answer makes sense?
Check it
$200 — What is estimating used for before solving?
Reasonableness
$300 — What word means extra information not needed to solve?
Irrelevant information
$400 — What type of model can show equal groups or arrays?
Diagram
$500 — What is working backward from the answer called?
Working backward

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