By the time that students have reached the middle school level they are starting to get a handle on algebra, and they have all but mastered the basic word problem. The crunch arrives when those two worlds collide. Algebraic word problems can be challenging, but if you follow a well thought out process you should be good to go. I always start working with middle school word problems by spending almost an entire class on help students identify what is being asked of them in the problem itself. This seems like a waste of time but pays off huge dividends when it becomes automatic for students. It is also helpful during that time that you work on identifying keywords that elude to the type of math operations that are required to complete your problem.
In these worksheets, your students will solve word problems that involve breaking things down into parts. These problems are for students working at the middle school level. Students will solve real-world problems involving money, diving food into parts, etc. There are 24 worksheets in this set. The worksheets are broken down into sets focusing on specific topics, with 6 worksheets in each set. In some worksheets, students will be presented with word problems that they need to write an equation for and then solve. One set of 6 worksheets features advanced word problems. Students may require extra paper to write and solve their equations. This set of worksheets contains lessons, step-by-step solutions to sample problems, and both simple and more complex problems. It also includes ample worksheets for students to practice independently. Most worksheets contain between eight and ten problems. When finished with this set of worksheets, students will be able to solve word problems that involve breaking things into parts. These worksheets explain how to solve story based problems that involve breaking things into parts. Sample problems are solved and practice problems are provided.