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Children can then use their understanding of these different problem types to solve new problems, Fuchs said. There are other strategies for word-problem-solving, too.

For instance, the word “more” within a word problem may mean students need to add the numbers, but a slight variation, like “how many more,” could change the required operation to subtraction.

A Missouri school district is now making its math curriculum more gender inclusive, updating word problems and other language-based math equations with "they/them" pronouns. As presented in a ...