Word Problems with Answers (Unabridged‪)‬

This book includes 200 word problems with answers. Some tips and a few examples are also provided. Several topics are included, such as:


11 age problems
15 rate problems
Three 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)
Four problems involving working together (or against)
Four problems that are similar to the classic handshaking problem
Several problems that involve ratios or proportions
Seven problems that involve counting permutations or combinations
10 problems that involve calculating the likelihood of an event occurring
Several problems that feature geometric shapes
Four problems that require making predictions
Three problems that involve other number systems, like base three or nine
Several counting problems
10 comparison problems
Five remainder problems
Several problems that involve money
Several problems that involve fractions, decimals, or percentages
And a variety of other word problems


The author, Chris McMullen, PhD, has over 20 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.