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There are five steps in solving GED Math Word Problems. It is important to understand each step and practice each step until you thoroughly understand it.

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GED Word Problem Procedures

Step One: Understand the problem: After reading the problem once or twice, identify the question within the GED Math Word Problem. What are you being asked to find?

Step Two: Decide what information you need to solve the problem: Identify numbers and other important information.

Step Three: Choose the best operation/s to solve the problem: Will you add, subtract, multiply, or divide. Perhaps it will be a multi-step problem and you will need to use more than one operation.

Step Four: Solve the Problem: Write an equation, draw a picture, use a formula to help you solve the problem.

Step Five: Check your answer: Ask yourself, "Does it make sense?"