A two-step equation is an algebraic equation that takes you two steps to solve. You’ve solved the equation when you get the variable by itself, with no numbers in front of it, on one side of the equal sign.

A multi-step-word problem is like a puzzle with lots of pieces. Multi-step word problems are math problems that have more than one operation. An operation is addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. Multi-step word problems can have any combination of these operations.

Multi-Step Word Problems Examples. Robert had 16 marbles. His brother gave him 3 more bags of marbles. If each bag contained 5 marbles, how many marbles does Robert have now?

Plan, Understand, Solve, and Look back.

• 5 Steps to Solving the Problems With Your Problem Solving.
• Step 1: Pin the Problem.
• Step 2: Identify the Issues.
• Step 3: Generate Hypotheses and Prioritize Proving Them.
• Step 4: Conduct Your Analysis.
• Step 5: Advance Your Answer.

1. A type of problem faced by individuals involving complexity of choices as well as short-term and long-term implications. Learn more in: Personalized Decision Support Systems. Routine Problems appears in: Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence.

: not routine : not of a commonplace or repetitious character a nonroutine situation an extended shutdown necessary for nonroutine repairs.

Typically, routine maintenance activities are allowed to be performed in-house, whereas, non-routine are most often performed by specially trained outside specialists.