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Noemi K. (United States of America)

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This translates to "

8
+ y "

This translates to "

x – 4 "

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quadratic
of or relating to the second power

Quadratic
word problems , such as projectile motion
and max/min questions.
geometric
characterized by shapes and lines in design and decoration

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 ".

Created on 四月 9, 2010