Two-step word problems can be tricky! Try answering these questions to get started:

1. What is the question?
*Make sure you always know what you are trying to figure out.

2. What steps will get me the answer? (multiply, divide, add, subtract, or do a combination of these?)
*Always remember that math should make sense. Would your answer be reasonable?

3. What do I know?
*Make sure you understand what is happening in the problem. Reread each sentence until you understand the “story.”

Don’t forget to always show your work! 🙂