Category Archives: Word Problems

Subtraction Equations

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Passy

Image Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org In the image above, we have photographically reversed the picture of the basketballs. We did this to emphasize that working with equations involves making things the opposite to what they are currently. For equations which have a … Continue reading →

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Translate Word Equations

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Passy

Image Source: http://www.martincwiner.com Translating word problems into Algebra requires us to know how various words translate into mathematical symbols such as + – X and / . If the word problems only have numbers, then it is easy to translate … Continue reading →

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