MATH 114

Word Problems


1.0 hours lecture per week.
Associate Degree Applicable.
Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in MATH 123 or MATH 127.

This course presents strategies for successfully solving word problems such as distance, mixture, work and others at the elementary and intermediate algebra level. This course is intended to help students with word problems in MATH 123 and MATH 127.


Student Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
 1. Set up and solve the following types of problems algebraically:
        ·    integer problems
        ·    mixture problems
        ·    coin problems
        ·    geometry problems
        ·    motion problems
        ·    work problems