Question 157289
Word problems are tricky.  The only way to master this skill is to DAILY practice word problems.

Buy a book or take one out of your local library that explains how to best solve word problems.

Visit the link below for great steps in solving word problems:

http://www.hawaii.edu/suremath/howTo.html

If you have any word problem that gives you a hard time, write to me at
midwood_trail@hotmail.com or just post them here.