Polynomial Word Problems Worksheets

How to Solve Polynomial Word Problems? Solving word problems is more than understanding what the words mean in a problem. It's about understanding what context those words exhibit. However, when you understand polynomials in the form of word problems, things can get a bit complicated. However, it's nothing you can’t solve! Let’s discuss how we can solve them. First of all, we must understand that there are different kinds of word problems. Those who will only ask you to add or subtract are quite straightforward, with some unknown variables to keep in mind. However, there are other kinds of word problems that have shapes involved in them, thus making it easier for us to solve them. Let us consider an example: Jacob has a rectangular garden of area 3x - 5 feet by 2x + 8 feet. He decided to place a fence around the perimeter of the garden. Now, if the per foot price of the fence is $5, what is the cost of the total fencing? The next step is to figure out how to use these variables. For instance, in this scenario, the total fencing of the garden is the perimeter around the garden. The last step is to create a problem to find out the perimeter and then the cost of fencing. Perimeter of a rectangle= 2b + 2h, Perimeter of a rectangle= 2(2x + 8) + 2(3x - 5), Perimeter of a rectangle= 4x + 16 + 6x - 10, Perimeter of a rectangle=10x + 6. Now, to find the total cost of the fencing, where we will multiply 5 with the perimeter. Cost of fencing=2(10x + 6), Cost of fencing=50x + 30.

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Did you know that if you took one billion decimals of pi and printed them in ordinary type, they would stretch from New York City, to the middle of Kansas? Wow!