This workbook intends to provide a consistent and logical approach to setting up word problems. Thousands of students complain that it's understanding how to setup an equation from word problems that they have the most problems with, so this book focuses on this struggle. This workbook covers the overall strategy for solving any word problem and is intended for math students of all ages.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Common Sense

Chapter 2: Defining Quantities

Chapter 3: Reducing the Number of Variables

Chapter 4: Setting Up and Solving the Equations

Chapter 5: Units of Measurement

Chapter 6: Diagrams

Chapter 7: Trigonometry Problems

Chapter 8: Calculus Problems

Exercises

Appendix

Answer Keys