Use Mental Arithmetic to Solve Problems

Use the Talking Arithmetic Tutor to make arithmetic problems at any of the difficulty levels. Students can use mental arithmetic to predict what answers and solutions to problems will be by following these steps:

1) Show a problem.
Put an arithmetic problem on the screen that the student could successfully solve with pencil and paper. This problem should probably be easier than the types of problems the student is currently learning to solve.

2) Answer the problem.
The student should try to answer the problem without using a pencil and paper. The student should either say the answer or write it down for comparison later.

3) Solve the problem.
Click Start or Single Step to have the tutor show the solution.

4) Compare the answer with the student's answer.
Look at the answer and see if the student answered correctly.

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