Amazon Customer Reviews

This is a great little book: good examples, to the point, explanations are clear.
Word problems organized by type or category.
I have used this book with many tutored students, helping them get over the fear of word problems, showing them the few manageable techniques for solving all word problems, and helping them build self confidence.
I have even given this book as a gift to several people, because solving word problems can be a fun passtime. Wish I had written it.

DSM

My beginning algebra teacher recommended this book as a way to become comfortable with word problems. I worked through the book over two weeks and by the end I was not daunted by word problems anymore, in fact, they became fun puzzles. The explanations are light-hearted and to the point.

I am studying for the OAT QR section and this book is a godsend. If you have no confidence in your math skills especially when it comes to word problems, this book will solve all your problems (no pun intended)! Each chapter addresses a specific problem type and thoroughly presents different variations of the same exact problem. It has plenty of practice problems for you to hone your new skills and detailed, step-by-step answers at the end of each chapter.

I baught this book for my son and he is a 7th Grader. My son could have easily read and learned the book by himself but to support him I read and learned solving problems with him.

I wish this kind of book was available when I was in Jr.High/High school. Word problems have been simplified and categorized in such a way that you will not forget the solution approach for the rest of your life.

Thanks to writers for writing this book.

-DC

This is an excellent book on how to solve all of the common algebra word problems, such as mixture, distance, coin, and age problems, etc. There are numerous examples of each type of problem. What is really great is that the author shows you how to model the problems with easy to understand diagrams. It would be hard to find a better written book in my opinion.