Multi-step problems: choosing operations
Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, deciding which operations and methods to use and why; solve multi-step problems in contexts
Teaching approaches
Gakuva’s recommended starting approach is selected. You can still compare every option.
1 approach
If your child is given a multi-step problem mixing different operations — like working out the total cost of several items at different prices — can they plan and carry out each step correctly?
Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, deciding which operations and methods to use and why; solve multi-step problems in contexts
Learning resources
Reviewed external links that reinforce this concept. They do not replace Gakuva’s teaching approach.
No reviewed resources for this concept yet.
The teaching approach above still stands. Curated practice links — and later lock-ranked options — will appear here as the shelf fills.
Explore the learning path
3 before · 2 after
Before
This concept
Check understanding
- Solve a three-step word problem involving a mix of all four operations
- Explain why particular operations were chosen for each step of a multi-step problem
- Identify and correct an error in a multi-step solution that used the wrong operation
“If your child is given a multi-step problem mixing different operations — like working out the total cost of several items at different prices — can they plan and carry out each step correctly?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Multiplication & Division
- Age range
- Ages 10–11