WORD PROBLEM

JONAIRE M. MAPUTOL
 OBJECTIVE:
• Understand what is meant by a problem in
mathematics.

• Appreciate the importance of developing your

own problem solving skills.

• Have developed strategies to help understand a

problem, distinguishing between what is given
and what is to be found, determining an approach
and then apply it.

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 What is Problem
solving?
Problem solving is the
application of mathematical skills and
reasoning to problems encountered in
everyday life, such problems range from
the simple to the complex, it can be use in
our daily living .

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 The fundamentals of problem
solving

Understanding the Solving the problem. Checking the answer.

problem.
-We need to start by
-Solving a problem -Checking the answer is
reading (or listening and
involves exploring an integral part of
thinking to) the problem
different approaches problem solving; a
very carefully to make
problem is not really
sure they understand and finding one which
solved unless the
what they are being successfully solves the solution has been
asked to do. problem. checked or verified.

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 Strategies for Solving Problems
1. Read the problem.  4.Translate into an equation.
Make sure you understand all the words It may help to first restate the problem in one
and ideas. You may need to read the sentence, with all the important information.
problem two or more times. Then translate the sentence into an equation.

2. Identify what you are looking 5. Solve the equation using good

for. algebra techniques.
It’s hard to find something if you are not Even if you know the answer right away,
sure what it is! Read the problem again using algebra will better prepare you to solve
and look for words that tell you what you problems that do not have obvious answers.
are looking for! 6. Check the answer.
3. Name what you are looking for. Always check the problem and make sure it
Choose a variable to represent that makes sense.
quantity. You can use any letter for the  7. Answer the question.
variable, but it may help to choose one that Always answer the question with a complete
helps you remember what it represents. sentence.
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 Keywords in solving word
problems.
Addition: Multiplication:
• increased by • Of
• more than • times, multiplied by
• combined, together • product of
• total of • twice, triple,
• sum, plus • Total
• added to Division:
• comparatives ("greater than", etc.) • per, a
• out of
Subtraction: • ratio of, quotient of
• decreased by • equal pieces, split
• minus, less • Average
• difference between/of • Goes into
• less than, fewer than Equals:
• left, left over, after • is, are, was, were, will be
ratio of, • comparatives ("smaller than", etc.) • gives, yields
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quotient of • sold for, cost
 What are the different types
of word problem?
1. Relative Price and Cost
2. Solving Percentage %
3. Comparing Numbers
4. Length, Area, Volume (Linear)
5. Coins Or Money
6. Solutions And Mixtures
7. Ages
8. Rates of Doing Work
9. Distance, Velocity, Time
10. Cost, Revenue, Profit
11. Tickets Prices
12. Investments

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Market overview

$3 $2 $1
billion billion billion
Opportunity to build Freedom to invent Few competitors
Fully inclusive market Selectively inclusive market Specifically targeted market
Total addressable market Serviceable available market Serviceable obtainable market

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Market comparison

3B
Opportunity to build
Addressable market

2B
Freedom to invent
Serviceable market

1B
Few competitors
Obtainable market

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Our competition

Contoso Competitors
Our product is priced below that of other companies on the Company A - Product is more expensive
market
Companies B & C - Product is expensive and inconvenient to
Design is simple and easy to use, compared to the complex use
designs of the competitors
Companies D & E - Product is affordable, but inconvenient
Affordability is the main draw for our consumers to our to use
product

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Our competition
CONVENIENT

Competitor A CONTOSO

EXPENSIVE AFFORDABLE

Competitor C
Competitor D

Competitor E
Competitor B

INCONVENIENT

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 Growth strategy
How we’ll scale in the future

Feb 2020 May 2020 Oct 2020

Roll out product to high Release the product to the Gather feedback and
profile or top-level general public and monitor adjust product design
participants to help press release and social as necessary
establish the product media accounts

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Traction
Forecasting for success

GROSS NET $50,000

CLIENTS ORDERS
REVENUE REVENUE

$40,000
20XX 10 1100 $10,000 $7,000

$30,000
20XX 20 200 $20,000 $16,000

$20,000
20XX 30 300 $30,000 $25,000

$10,000
20XX 40 400 $40,000 $30,000
$0
1 2 3 4

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Two-year action plan

20XX FEB 20XX MAY 20XX  OCT 20XX

Draft blueprints Run focus groups Gather feedback

20XX FEB 20XX JULY 20XX DEC 20XX

Test design Launch design Deliver to client

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Financials
YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 DELTA

Income
Users 50,000 400,000 1,600,000
Sales 500,000 4,000,000 16,000,000
Average price per sale 75 80 90
Revenue @ 15% 5,625,000 48,000,000 216,000,000
Gross profit 5,625,000 48,000,000 216,000,000
Expenses
Sales & marketing 5,062,500 38,400,000 151,200,000 70%
Customer service 1,687,500 9,600,000 21,600,000 10%
Product development 562,500 2,400,000 10,800,000 5%
Research 281,250 2,400,000 4,320,000 2%
Total expenses 7,593,750 52,800,000 187,920,000

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Meet our team

Takuma Hayashi Mirjam Nilsson Flora Berggren Rajesh Santoshi

President Chief Executive Officer Chief Operations Officer VP Marketing

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Meet the full team

Takuma Hayashi Mirjam Nilsson Flora Berggren Rajesh Santoshi

President Chief Executive Officer Chief Operations Officer VP Marketing

Graham Barnes Rowan Murphy Elizabeth Moore Robin Kline

VP Product SEO Strategist Product Designer Content Developer

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 Cash Angel investments
Liquid cash we have Amount obtained through
on hand other investors

Property
Revenue obtained
from property
rentals

Shares
Number of shares
converted into USD

Angel Investments Property

Funding
Shares Cash

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 Summary
At Contoso, we believe in giving 110%. By using our next-
generation data architecture, we help organizations virtually
manage agile workflows. We thrive because of our market
knowledge and great team behind our product. As our CEO
says, "Efficiencies will come from proactively transforming
how we do business."

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Thank You
Mirjam Nilsson
206-555-0146
mirjam@contoso.com
www.contoso.com

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