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Purplemath: Translating Word Problems: Key Words ActivityPurplemath: Translating Word Problems: Key Words Activity
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Purple Math
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9th - 10th
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Math
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Lexile Measures
830L
Activity

Purplemath: Translating Word Problems: Key Words

Curated by ACT

Use this lesson to get a clear explanation of how to translate word problems into mathematical equations. Included is a table for common phrases and their mathematical symbols. Use the examples as guides for working on your own problems. When finished, there are links for more specific types of word problems, such as age and coin problems.

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Concepts

algebraic expressions, expressions, solving equations, translating, writing expressions

Additional Tags

algebra, algebra expressions, algebra practice, expressions from sentences, translating expressions, translating sentences, translating word problems, variable expression equate, writing algebraic expressions, purplemath, variables, expressions, equations, equations and inequalities

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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