Introduction
How to work word problems
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- Interpreting phrases like "twice as much", "Janie's age 3 years from now", etc
- Identifying variables amidst verbiage
- What to do with unit labels (feet, hours etc).
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1. Numbers
Relationships among numbers
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- Find numbers given their sum and other relationships
- Consecutive numbers: sums and multiples
- Real world number problems
- Minimizing number of variables
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2. Time and Travel
Travel Related Problems
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- Trains (and other objects) moving
towards each other or in the same direction;
meeting, catching up
- Going and coming back
- Going against (and with) wind and current
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3. Mixtures
Mixing Mixtures
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- Problems related to mixing mixtures of various
concentrations.
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4. Quadratics
Learn to solve them
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- Areas...
- Learn to not use bad roots
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5. Linear Problems
Problems reducible to linear equations
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- 2 apples and 3 oranges cost , 1 apple
and 2 oranges cost .
- Customizable!
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6. Age Problems
Typical age-related problems
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- Combined age
- Relation of ages now and some time ago
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7. Finance Problems
Typical finance-related problems
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- Interest income
- Total amounts and partial investments
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8. Geometry Problems
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- Triangles, rectangles, spheres etc
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9. Miscellaneous Problems
More stuff
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- Realtors, etc
- Total amounts and partial investments
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More Coming
We'll have YOUR problems listed!
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- Write me and tell me what exactly is the word problem that you'd like to have solved.
- Try asking a question in our
Word Problems Forum. But please look first here.
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