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How To Find The Answer (Mathematical Problem Solving)

Reel Number: 221167-05

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1949

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 11:21:12

TC Ends: 11:31:29

Duration: 00:10:17

How To Find The Answer (Mathematical Problem Solving) Coronet Instructional Films Teenage boy, Alan, in hardware store wants to buy a lathe; notes payment plan details from sign. Dialogue w/ narrator, works out number of payments & interest. 11:23:41 Amusing scene w/ teenage girl, Bonnie, receiving telephone call from mother who has found some cheap material & wants her to check it will be enough for new curtains. Bonnie has trouble working out calculations. Bonnie to camera “I think I have all the facts I need...” - narrator points out she’s geting confused between yards and feet. 11:25:39 Title: ‘Working out the Problem’ Another example, Harry trying to work out how many boxes of tiles needed to cover floor. He shows calculations in notebook, visualises room divided into 9” squares, more mathematical sums. List of steps to take in working out a problem. 11:30:28 Shots of Harry, Alan & Bonnie using this procedure to solve their individual problems. Mathematics; Home Economics; Problem Solving; Educational Film; Teenagers;

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