Problem
If the cost of a 4-minute telephone call is $0.24, then the cost of a 15-minute call at the same rate is:
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So What?
Wrong answers on Word Problems can involve putting the variables in the wrong order.
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Fact:
Wrong answers on Word Problems can involve putting the variables in the wrong order.
What this means to me:
Make sure to translate each piece of information into Math as you go. Don't just read the whole question and then look at the choices, because then it's easy to fall for a wrong choice that flips around the order of the variables. For example, if Jane got five more home runs than Sam, the equation would be J = S + 5, not S = J + 5.
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