How Do You Turn a More Complicated Expression into Words?

How Do You Turn a More Complicated Expression into Words?

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This tutorial shows you how a mathematical expression can be turned into words. The best part? You can be super creative with the statement you make up! Check out the example statement created in this tutorial, and then make up your own!

Keywords:

  • problem
  • expression
  • word problem
  • translate algebra to words
  • translate
  • interpret
  • interpret algebra
  • more than 1 variable
  • write an expression

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