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8 11 |  |  |\n|  | This material may be reproduced for licensed classroom use only and may not be further reproduced or distributed. |  |  |  |  |\n| part-part-whole mat | Fold | A diagram used to visually organize the facts from a word problem. |  | Part Part ? 3 Whole 27 | Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education |\n|  | This material may be reproduced for licensed classroom use only and may not be further reproduced or distributed. |  |  |  |  |\n| unknown | Fold | A missing number in an equation.\u003Cbr>9 + ? = 10\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>unknown\u003Cbr>|  |  | Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education |\n|  | This material may be reproduced for licensed classroom use only and may not be further reproduced or distributed. |  |  |  |  |\n\n\n| | Fold\u003Cbr>Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education\u003Cbr>This material may be reproduced for licensed classroom use only and may not be further reproduced or distributed. |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | Fold\u003Cbr>Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education\u003Cbr>This material may be reproduced for licensed classroom use only and may not be further reproduced or distributed. |\n|  | Fold\u003Cbr>Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education\u003Cbr>This material may be reproduced for licensed classroom use only and may not be further reproduced or distributed. |","cbCaiiAGUjhZItAr","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiAGUjhZItAr","pdf",256427,"English","# Mathematics Problem Solving Strategies\n## Bar Diagram\n## Part-Part-Whole Mat\n## Unknown Numbers","[{\"question\":\"What is a bar diagram in the context of problem-solving?\",\"answer\":\"A bar diagram is a problem-solving strategy that uses bar models to visually organize facts and information from a word problem.\"},{\"question\":\"How is a part-part-whole mat used?\",\"answer\":\"A part-part-whole mat is a diagram used to visually represent and organize the components of a word problem to help identify relationships between parts and the whole.\"},{\"question\":\"How is an unknown defined in an equation?\",\"answer\":\"An unknown is defined as a missing number in an equation, typically represented by a question mark or variable, such as in the example 9 + ? 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