6.5 Step 1: Pick a friend or family member to be the character of your word problem. This friend or family member may do one of the following: * Drive a boat * Drive a jet ski Step 2: Select a current speed of the water in mph. Step 3: Select the number of hours (be reasonable please) that your friend or family member drove the boat or jets ski against the current speed you chose in step 2. Step 4: Select the number of hours that your friend or family member made the same trip
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PROBLEM SOLVING QUESTIONS (4 points per question) 1. Below are the 2007 and 2008 year-end balance sheets for Tran Enterprises: Assets: 2008 2007 Cash $ 200‚000 $ 170‚000 Accounts receivable 864‚000 700‚000 Inventories 2‚000‚000 1‚400‚000 Total current assets $3‚064‚000 $2‚270‚000 Net fixed assets 6‚000‚000 5‚600‚000 Total assets $9‚064‚000 $7‚870‚000 Liabilities and equity: Accounts payable $1‚400‚000 $1‚090‚000 Notes payable 1‚600‚000 1‚800‚000 Total current liabilities
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1. Define the problem This is often where people struggle. They react to what they think the problem is. Instead‚ seek to understand more about why you think there’s a problem. Define the problem: (with input from yourself and others). Ask yourself and others‚ the following questions: 1. What can you see that causes you to think there’s a problem? 2. Where is it happening? 3. How is it happening? 4. When is it happening? 5. With whom is it happening? (HINT: Don’t jump to "Who is causing the
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Essay topic: Compare and contrast the generate-and-test‚ the means-end analysis‚ and the reasoning-by-analogy approaches to problem solving. Give examples of each and apply at least one to current research. How does one go about solving problems? There are many different methods but three in particular that are of interest to psychologists in the field of cognition. These three approaches are the generate and test approach‚ the means-end analysis approach and the reasoning-by-analogy approach
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Art of Problem Solving www.artofproblemsolving.com Resources for high-performing math students and their teachers David Patrick patrick@artofproblemsolving.com June 20‚ 2012 Bay Area Circle for Teachers David Patrick (AoPS) www.artofproblemsolving.com BACT 2012 1 / 12 History www.artofproblemsolving.com Founded in 2003 Created to provide resources and a community for high-performing math students and their teachers and parents. David Patrick (AoPS) www.artofproblemsolving
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SOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS Performance Standard (16EUS/17B).C Draw a picture of an environmental problem in the community and a picture of a possible solution(s) and write a short explanation of the importance of the solution(s) for the community: • Knowledge: identify a community environmental problem and possible solutions; • Comprehension: analyze the connection between the problem and the solutions and the importance of it to the local community; and • Communication: draw a picture that is
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Amber Scoubes Mr. Burton English 1010‚ Period B-2 12-17-2013 Solving a Local Problem The Hazards of Driving Many people take for granted their ability to drive. When we drive‚ we are putting ourselves in dangerous situations. At some point‚ one small mistake in judgement can cause serious injury or even death to another person. This is a power no human should yield. The only reason that driving is necessary is to better our lives and to make things much simpler and easier to do. Driving is
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Problem Solving and Searching IT Elect 104 (Chapter 3) Some text and images in these slides were drawn from Russel & Norvig’s published material Problem Solving Agent Function Problem Solving Agent * Agent finds an action sequence to achieve a goal * Requires problem formulation * Determine goal * Formulate problem based on goal * Searches for an action sequence that solves the problem * Actions are then carried out‚ ignoring percepts during that period
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A JOINT INITIATIVE OF THE HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL P E L -0 5 6 JU N E 1 2 ‚ 2 0 0 8 ST A C E Y C H I L D RE SS GEO FF M A RIETTA A Problem-Solving Approach to D esigning and Implementing a Strategy to Improve Performance The job of school d istrict lead ership team s is to solve system -level p erform ance p roblem s. Grad u ation rates‚ achievem ent d ifferences betw een racial and ethnic grou p s‚ college read iness‚ and early grad e literacy are bu t
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hall. Before leaving‚ he noticed that the professor has written two mathematical problems on the white board. Therefore‚ he wrote them down in his notebook and left the hall. When he came back home‚ he started solving those problems. They were very hard. Therefore‚ he went to the university’s library‚ picked up some references and started working them out again. After 4 days‚ he was able to solve the first problem but he was feeling very angry with his professor for giving them such a hard assignment
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