Crack the Code: How to Solve Maths Word Problems

Your child can do the sums.

Give them 120 ÷ 60, and they answer in a second.

Hide the same sum inside three lines of a story, and they freeze.

That is not a Maths problem. It is a reading problem wearing a Maths uniform. Nobody ever showed them how to read a word problem.

This book does.

Inside:

• The 5 Core Steps: a simple roadmap from confusing words to a clear answer
• The Table Method and bar models: two ways to organise any question so nothing gets missed
• The Careless Mistake Defense System: 12 traps that steal marks while reading and solving, and the 4 Shields that stop them
• The Keyword Dictionary: which words mean add, subtract, multiply, or divide, and when a keyword lies
• The 8 common types of word problems: ratio, percentages, speed–distance–time, work and rate, and more
• 17 practice questions in 3 levels, with step-by-step worked solutions
• A chapter just for parents: five questions to ask, and what to say instead of “be more careful”
• A printable toolkit: a Word-to-Maths Cheat Sheet and a Word Problem Checklist for the desk

Who it’s for: students aged 11 to 15 (IGCSE, IB, O-Level and similar), and the parents who sit next to them at the kitchen table.

What you get: a 54-page PDF, downloaded instantly. It reads easily on a phone, tablet, or printed out.

One honest thing: this book is not a magic wand. Reading it once won’t change a grade. Using it, question after question, will.

Written by Sai Vaidya, founder of ImproMaths. Electronics engineer turned Maths teacher, teaching since 2013.

Fixing the foundation, not just the topic.