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Word Problems: Examples

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This translates to "

8
+ y "

This translates to "

x – 4 "

Remember?

Quadratic
word problems , such as projectile motion
and max/min questions.

The following links lead to explanations and examples
of some basic types of word problems that you can expect to see in your classes:

"Age" problems , involving figuring
out how old people are, were, or will be "Area/volume/perimeter"
problems , involving very basic geometric formulas "Coin"
problems , involving figuring out how many of each type of coin you have "Distance"
problems , involving speeds ("uniform
rates"), distance, time, and the formula " d
= rt ".