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How to solve algebra word problems
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New York : Prentice-Hall, 1987
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9780668065740

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A diverse collection of handy desk references designed to help students, business professionals, and all readers become more productive in school, the workplace, and everyday life.A fresh approach to attacking common algebra word problems. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.


Table of Contents

Forewordp. 1
1 Translating English Terms Into Algebra Symbolsp. 3
2 Translating English Statements Into Algebra Equationsp. 8
3 Solving Equationsp. 10
4 Distance, Rate, and Timep. 14
5 Coin Problemsp. 23
6 Mixture Problemsp. 30
7 Investment Problemsp. 45
8 Work Problemsp. 52
9 Attendance Problemsp. 64
10 Lever Problemsp. 67
11 Age Problemsp. 70
12 Ratio Problemsp. 75
13 Proportionp. 78
14 Inequalitiesp. 83
15 Solving Problems with Two Variablesp. 92
16 Word Problems Review Testp. 117
17 Problems Involving Quadratic Equationsp. 147
18 Trigonometric Word Problemsp. 160
19 Probabilities, Permutations, and Combinationsp. 168
Table of Squares and Square Rootsp. 181
Table of Values of Trigonometric Functionsp. 182