How to Find the Answer (Mathematical Problem Solving)

Duration: 11

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1949

Creator: Coronet Films

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Alan wants to buy a lathe on the installment plan, Bonnie has to measure windows to see how many yards of material are needed for draperies, and Harry must figure out how many boxes of tile he will need to cover the kitchen floor. Pictures each as he solves his problem, and stresses the procedure--decide what data you need, obtain and organize the data, estimate the result, perform the needed operations, and check your answer., Encourages a systematic attack on mathematical problems both in and out of school. In so doing, it offers students an exercise that can be utilized in solving problems in any subject.

Complete Record: Alan wants to buy a lathe on the installment plan, Bonnie has to measure windows to see how many yards of material are needed for draperies, and Harry must figure out how many boxes of tile he will need to cover the kitchen floor. Pictures each as he solves his problem, and stresses the procedure--decide what data you need, obtain and organize the data, estimate the result, perform the needed operations, and check your answer., Encourages a systematic attack on mathematical problems both in and out of school. In so doing, it offers students an exercise that can be utilized in solving problems in any subject.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.