Word Problems with Answers

This book includes 200 word problems with answers. Some tips and a few examples are provided in an Idea Center section at the back of the book. Several topics are included, such as:11 age problems15 rate problems3 mixture problems that do not involve liquids (these more tangible mixtures involve rocks or balls, which allow students to develop an understanding of how the mixture concept works)4 problems involving working together (or against)4 problems that are similar to the classic handshaking problemseveral problems that involve ratios or proportions7 problems that involve counting permutations or combinations10 problems that involve calculating the likelihood of an event occurringseveral problems that feature geometric shapes4 problems that require making predictions3 problems that involve other number systems, like base 3 or 9several counting problems10 comparison problems5 remainder problemsseveral problems that involve moneyseveral problems that involve fractions, decimals, or percentsand a variety of other word problemsThe author, Chris McMullen, Ph.D., has over twenty years of experience teaching math skills to physics students. He prepared this workbook of the Improve Your Math Fluency series to share his passion for word problems. Read more