word problem
Trains leaving different stations
A word problem is a mathematical exercise presented as a narrative rather than as numbers and symbols: If a train leaves Chicago at 60 mph and another leaves New York at 80 mph...
The challenge lies in translating the story into equations.
Word problems are a staple of math education, often remembered with dread for their contrived scenarios.
Mathematical equality assertion
- algebraMath using symbols
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
- variableProne to fluctuation
- solveFind the answer
calculation · unknown · formula · multiplication · division · addition · subtraction · fraction
Rail vehicle or instruct
- distanceSpace between two points
- rateMeasured speed or charge
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- ageDuration of existence
coins · mixture · work · tank · interest · profit · combined · pool
Exercise page for students
- textbookAcademic subject manual
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- quizBrief informal test
- testEvaluative examination
exam · grade · curriculum · lesson · classroom · student · teacher · practice
Difficult to handle
- confusingCausing mental uncertainty
- challengingHard to accomplish
- frustratingCausing irritation, blocking progress
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
anxiety · reading comprehension · interpretation · setup · multistep · complex · dread · stumped
equation
Mathematical equality assertion
- algebraMath using symbols
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
- variableProne to fluctuation
solve · calculation · unknown · formula · multiplication · division · addition · subtraction · fraction · percentage
train
Rail vehicle or instruct
age · coins · mixture · work · tank · interest · profit · combined · pool · speed
worksheet
Exercise page for students
test · exam · grade · curriculum · lesson · classroom · student · teacher · practice · drill
tricky
Difficult to handle
- confusingCausing mental uncertainty
- challengingHard to accomplish
- frustratingCausing irritation, blocking progress
struggle · anxiety · reading comprehension · interpretation · setup · multistep · complex · dread · stumped · stuck
- math problemsequation, proof, derivation, differential equation, linear equation
- examination questionsmultiple choice, essay question, true or false, fill in the blank, short answer
- test partsanswer sheet, questions, instructions, directions, multiple choice
- group theorygroup, generators, relations, symmetric, dihedral
- Decidabilitydecidability, busy beaver
- logic puzzlessudoku, skyscraper, tapa, cave, corral
word problemcomputation
Mathematical processing work
equation · calculation · math drill · formula · algebraic expression
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