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SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS
APPLICATIONS OF EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS
To solve an exponential or logarithmic word problems, convert the narrative to an equation and solve the equation.
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FIRST GRADE MATH
WORD PROBLEMS:
Mary has 25 cents and the doll she wants is 30 cents. How much more does Mary need to buy the doll?
20 cents..... 5 cents
Ms. Jackson wants the class to take a school trip to the zoo. Each ticket costs $1.00 and there are 25 children going. How much money will Ms. Jackson need for all the children?
$20.00..... $25.00
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1. Which dog gained the most weight between birth and the age of one month?
2. How much weight did he gain during this time?
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Natural and Whole Numbers.
A student at St. F. X. decided to become his own employer by using his car as a taxi for the summer. It costs the student $693.00 to insure his car for the 4 months of summer. He spends $452.00 per month on gas. If he lives at home and has no other expenses for the 4 months of summer and charges an average of $7.00 per fare, how many fares will he have to get to be able to pay his tuition of $3280.00?
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Uncle Henry was driving to Halifax when he spotted a big green gorilla on the side of the road. He screeched to a stop, jumped out of his car. He saw the outline of a number on the gorilla. He couldn't quite see the number, but he knew it was a 4 digit number. And:
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How many addition signs should be put between digits of the number 987654321 and where should we put them to get a total of 99?
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Three ducks and two ducklings weigh 32 kg. Four ducks and three ducklings weigh 44kg. All ducks weigh the same and all ducklings weigh the same. What is the weight of two ducks and one duckling?
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How To Solve Word Problems?
Words and Math? Many of us find any type of math word problem daunting regardless of the application. It seems that no matter how many times we read through the problem, we still are unsure of what it is saying, what it is asking, and how to begin.
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The six faces of a cube are lettered A through F. Here are three views of the cube.
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Andrew Earle's Word Problem
Andrew's hummer can go a maximum of 220 km/h. His father's house is 7,284 km away. Andrew drives at a constant speed of 90 km/h making sure he doesn't break the speed limit.
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On this page you will find Math Problems that are fit for Primary School kids [Grade 7 / 12 year olds] . Some of it might be a bit to dearing, but we like to put our kids in dearing situations..... and please, do remember, we must rather use these problems, or any other, to teach our children, and not just to keep them busy. We want to invite you to take part in this project by using the form below or by visiting our Project Page or E-Mail us. Also ...
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"Rate" Problems and Principles
by Rick Garlikov
Rate x Time = Distance Problems
One of the students on a math-help forum wrote:
> Plane A leaves los Angeles for York @ 500 mph, at the same time
> plane b leaves from York for Los Angeles @650mph. Assume the distance from
> los Angeles to York is 3000 miles, find how long it will take them to meet.
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> (2.6 hours)
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TORY PROBLEMS
nderstanding story problems is like understanding people: no single strategy works for all. Nevertheless, a few common themes can be found. The common themes are largely the result of the writing styles of text authors, so when you leave the classroom to solve problems in the outer world, expect far more variety than you see in our classroom! See general suggestions?
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Elizabeth visits her friend Andrew and then returns home by the same route. She always walks 2km/h when going uphill, 6km/h when going downhill and 3km/h when on level ground. If her total walking time is 6 hours, then what is the total distance she walks in km?
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The Adams family was going to buy a car for $5800. The car dealer offered the Adams family two options for buying the car. They could pay the full amount in cash, or they could pay $1000.00 down and $230.00 a month for 24 months on the installment plan. How much more would they pay for the car on the installment plan?
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1,513 passengers perished out of the 2,220 passengers aboard the Titanic. How many passengers survived? _________________________
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Notes for College Algebra and Geometry
These are Notes for College Algebra and Geometry prepared by M. Maheswaran, Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin - Marathon County.
CONTENTS
Solving Applied ("Word") Problems.
Solving Absolute Value Inequalities
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