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Equations - Word ProblemsWord Problems can be tricky. Often it takes a bit of practice to convert theenglish sentence into a mathematical sentence. This is whatwe will focus on herewith some basic number Problems , geometry Problems , and parts few important phrases are described below that can give us clues for how to setup a problem . A number(or unknown, a value, etc) often becomes our variable Is(or other forms of is: was, will be, are, etc) often represents equals (=)xis5becomesx= 5 More thanoften represents addition and is usually built backwards,writing the second part plus the firstThree more than a number becomesx+ 3 Less thanoften represents subtraction and is usually built backwards aswell, writing the second part minus the firstFour less than a number becomesx 4Using these key phrases we can take a number problem and set upand equationand 28 less than five times a certain number is 232.

Linear Equations - Word Problems Word problems can be tricky. Often it takes a bit of practice to convert the english sentence into a mathematical sentence. This is what we will focus on here with some basic number problems, geometry problems, and parts problems. A few important phrases are described below that can give us clues for how to set

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