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Question 806617: Hello I am needing help understanding word problems for arithmetic reasoning, what is the easiest way to set up equations for arithmetic word problems?
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Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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depends on the word problem
but there are key words
"more than" often means add
"less than" often means subtract
"times" usually means multiply

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Let represent the set of all ways to set up equations for word problems. Let be the statement: "Method is easy. Then



In other words, there are no easy ways.

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