Math Word Problems For Dummies
Chapter One
Getting Comfortable
with Math Speak
In This Chapter
* Introducing terminology and mathematical conventions
* Comparing sentence and equation structure for more clarity
* Using pictures for understanding
* Looking to tables and charts for organization of information
Mathematicians decided long ago to conserve on words and explanations
and replace them with symbols and single letters. The only problem
is that a completely different language was created, and you need to
know how to translate from the cryptic language of symbols into the language
of words. The operations have designations such as +, -, ?, and ?.
Algebraic equations use letters and arrangements of those letters and numbers
to express relationships between different symbols.
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