Work Backwards — Reverse Engineering

Key idea: Solving by starting at the end

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   👀 What Do I See?

   Look at the problem about solving by starting at the end. What do you notice?

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   🤔 What Do I Know?

   What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?

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   💡 What's My Idea?

   Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?

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   ⭐ What Did I Learn?

   Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!

• 1Understand solving by starting at the end
• 2Apply problem solving to daily life
• 3Practice this skill through puzzles

Solution

An answer to a problem

Step

One part of solving a problem