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When solving math problems, students should be encouraged to follow a general problem solving procedure. This is summed up as follows:

1. Read the problem carefully. The first and most important step is to read the problem carefully to understand what you're asked to find out and what information you have been given. Underlining the important information is also useful so you have all the important numbers/facts to hand.

2. Choose a strategy and make a plan.

3. Carry out the plan and solve the problem.

4. Check the working out and make sure that your solution is actually answering the question.

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There are a number of strategies that can be used to solved math problems, as follows:

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The guess and check strategy can be helpful for many types of problems. When students use this strategy, they will make a reasonable guess, based on the information that they have been given and then check to see if their guess is correct. the guess should get closer and closer to answer, until the correct answer is found.

Make a guess and test to see if it satisfies the demands of the problem. if it doesn't , alter the guess appropriately and check again. keep doing this until you find a solution

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Creating a diagram can help mathematicians to picture the problem and find the solution. To create a diagram, the problem must be read carefully and the information that has been given to them in the question drawn into the diagram. They can then work out the solution from the diagram that has been drawn

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Using a table is a good way to sort out and organize the information that has been given in the question. The information that has been set out in the table will hopefully lead students to the correct solution.

Making a list is a strategy that will help students sort out the information that has been given in the problem. Once the students can see all of the possibilities for the solution, they can then attempt to solve the problem more easily.

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This strategy requires students to use the information they have been given in the question to eliminate possible solutions to finally discover the correct solution.

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When students use this strategy they look for a pattern from the information that has been given. Once the pattern has been identified, the students can predict what will happen next and then continue the pattern to find the correct solution.

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Working backwards is an excellent strategy to use when the final outcome of the problem has already been given. Students just need to work out what the events were that occurred previously.

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Unlike exercises, there is never a simple recipe for solving a problem. You can get better and better at solving problems, both by building up your background knowledge and by simply practicing. As you solve more problem, you learn strategies and techniques that can be useful. But no single strategy works every tie.