Definition of word problem
: a mathematical problem expressed entirely in words typically used as an educational tool
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The Roxana School District, on the other hand, called the word problems examples of poor judgment.
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Sanders also added in a three-minute-long word problem and her best Mariah Carey impersonation.
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The research involved controlled experiments such as pairing a fun activity (playing a game) with a work task (completing math and word problems).
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Could the Babylonians who lived in what is now Iraq more than 3,700 years ago solve a word problem like this?
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First Known Use of word problem
1903
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