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Simple word problem puzzle

If we teach this way to our children, it encourages them, and enables them to explore their own minds, and use critical thinking to evaluate solutions to problems. It also encourages them to check their answers, and not just blindly accept “whatever works.” [...]

Tasty Word Problem

A curious reader asked:

Pizza Plus sold a total of 580 pizzas ($6 each) and calzones ($8 each) during Sunday’s football game. How many of each item did Pizza Plus sell if the total sales were $3,734?

I’ve never been good at these things. Please help me to understand this. Thanks!!

(Not Just) A Geometry Word Problem

A reader recently sent in this problem:

Help, how do you solve this???

The area of a rectangle is 624cm2. The base is 8 less than 5 times the height. What is the perimeter?

I can not find out how to do it on line. I have a number of similar [...]