Problem Solving

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be able to solve
it immediately. One good way to help you solve the problem is to draw a picture.
One example of this strategy is suppose you received a problem asking you how
many diagonals a heptagon has. The plan is very obvious. Draw a heptagon and
then draw its diagonals.
Another strategy is trial and error. Trial and error is a problem
solving strategy that everybody uses at one time or another. In trial and error,
you try an answer. If the answer is an error, you try something else. You keep
trying until you get the correct answer.This is a good strategy to use if the
problem only has a few possible answers.
Another good problem solving strategy is to make a table. Some times it
helps a lot to make one. A table is just an arrangement of rows with columns.
Making a table is just one way of organizing information that you know. Below is
an example of a table:

Number if minutes talked
Cost of phone call
1
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