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MAT 070-Algebra I-Word Problems Read and translate Comparisons Fixed rate and variable rate Objectives a Read and translate word Problems . b Solve Problems involving comparisons. c Solve fixed rate + variable rate word Problems . a Reading and translating word Problems Students taking Algebra frequently complain that the course would be easier if it were only in English. Yet the minute they encounter a word problem , they complain that it would be easier if they had an equation to solve. Reading Math is not like reading a Science Fiction novel. It is more like learning a foreign language. There are certain key words that are used for mathematical meanings. Addition ( ) English Words English Phrases Algebraic Translation sum The sum of a x 4. number and 4. more than 4 more than a x 4. number increased A number x 4.
Objective a: Reading and translating word problems 3 There are a couple of special words that you also need to remember. Double or twice a number means 2x, and triple or thrice a number means 3x. Example 1: Use the tables above to translate the following English phrases into algebraic expressions. Let x the unknown number. A) 5 more than a number.
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