I have seen this term "word problem" several times in the Math section. What does it mean exactly? It has nothing to do with words, right?
2006-11-03 07:45:41 · 4 answers · asked by Steiner 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
A "word problem" is actually a math problem stated using actual words (as in english, japanese, etc) instead of mere mathematical symbols (2, -6.25, x, y, + , / , z, etc). More often than not, word problems relate mathematical concepts to real world situations, for example, instead of just saying x - 5, one could phrase this as "my height is 5 inches less than yours". In a word problem, a person's objective is to translate the words into mathematical symbols so that he/she will come up with an equation or inequality or systems of equations or inequalities and then solve these. So, yes, word problems have to do with words AND mathematics. That's what make them sooooo interesting!
2006-11-03 08:06:53 · answer #1 · answered by Ann R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A word problem is a math problem that is described verbally, rather than just with numbers. For example, this is a word problem:
A girl is 3 years less than half her sister's age. In 6 years, she will be half her sister's age. How old is she now?
To solve a word problem, you need to figure out how to represent mathematically what is being described, and use principles of mathematics to find the solution. In the above example, you have two equations:
g = s/2 - 3
g+6 = (s+6)/2
Using algebra, you can solve for g and s in those two equations, and find out the ages of both sisters (3 and 12).
2006-11-03 08:04:26 · answer #2 · answered by PM 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What shapes do you get whilst you cut up the rectangular with a diagonal? Two trangles. Since we all know the subject is a rectangular, that suggests the entire aspects are same (hence, if you recognize one part, you recognize the entire aspects). So now you could have a trangle with 2 aspects same to 60 toes. You can now use Pythagorean's theorem: A (squared) + B(squared) = C (squared) A and B are your 2 aspects and then you definitely simply remedy for C. Good success!
2016-09-01 06:42:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's simply the statement of a problem. For example, if I have $5.00 and want to buy candy that costs $1.29 per pound, how many pounds can I buy? That's a word problem because it's a sentence. To solve the problem you'd write equations that express the problem and solve.
2006-11-03 08:05:11 · answer #4 · answered by modulo_function 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋