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Real World Venn Diagrams

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Passy

Image Source: http://farm3.static.flickr.com Venn Diagrams are diagrams containing circles that show the logical relations between a collection of sets or groups. They are used in many areas of life where we need to categorize or group items, as well as … Continue reading →

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Three Circle Venn Diagrams

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Passy

Image Source: istockphoto Purchased by Passy’s World Three circle Venn Diagrams are a step up in complexity from two circle diagrams. In this lesson we first look at how to read three circle diagrams. We then look at some word … Continue reading →

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Venn Diagram Word Problems

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Passy

Image Source: http://img.izismile.com Venn Diagram Word Problems can be very easy to make mistakes on when you are a beginner. It is extremely important to: Read the question carefully and note down all key information. Know the standard parts of … Continue reading →

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Equations Word Problems

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Passy

Image Source: http://content5.videojug.com Many word problems in Mathematics involve writing an equation and then solving it to obtain a number answer. First we need to know how to translate the words into Algebra. If you are not sure about how … 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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